ANNOUNCEMENT – May 26 Presentation for US Patent and Trademark Office on Preventing Counterfeit Food and Beverages

ANNOUNCEMENT – May 26 Presentation for US Patent and Trademark Office on Preventing Counterfeit Food and BeveragesBy •

EVENT: Presentation – Preventing Counterfeit Food and Beverages, by Dr. John Spink, for US Patent and Trademark Office hosted Webinar Series: IP Discussions for ARIPO Member States and Observers May 26, 2021, 8:30 to 11:30am ET Free REGISTER HERE: https://web.cvent.com/event/ca9852ae-c075-4597-b372-9f1161ee0475/summary There are many global organizations fighting one aspect […]

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Ten Year Review: Challenges of IP Enforcement for Food and Ag Products

Ten Year Review: Challenges of IP Enforcement for Food and Ag ProductsBy •

Ten years ago, I published my first peer-reviewed, refereed, scholarly journal article. While submitting and publishing is much easier after you have momentum and a history of twenty-nine journal articles and twenty published chapters… the first couple of articles are difficult even to get considered, let alone published.

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NEW PUBLICATION: Food Fraud Victimization of Online Consumers

NEW PUBLICATION: Food Fraud Victimization of Online ConsumersBy •

Are consumers setting themselves up to get defrauded? (Yes.) Can the food industry modify food fraud prevention strategies to help consumers avoid get cheated? (Yes.)  With two of my Criminology professor colleagues, we explored in this new article “routine activities” theory to strengthen “the role consumers play in

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Review: Product Fraud Criminology Theories and Food Fraud Prevention Resources

Review: Product Fraud Criminology Theories and Food Fraud Prevention ResourcesBy •

This is a review of our past food fraud prevention-related criminology research that was published in Criminology scholarly journals. This research started in 2006 based on my MSU Packaging Science PhD research titled “Analysis of Counterfeit Risks and Development of a Counterfeit Product Risk Model.” This model became

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NEW COURSE – Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan MOOC, Co-Developed with the Organic Trade Association

NEW COURSE – Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan MOOC, Co-Developed with the Organic Trade AssociationBy •

The food fraud prevention MOOC programs have expanded to include the new Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan MOOC (free, Massive Open Online Course). This was co-developed under a project with the Organic Trade Association. It covers all organic products, not just foods. Anyone who produces, purchases, or

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TAKE THE SURVEY – Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance Confidence

TAKE THE SURVEY – Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance ConfidenceBy •

Your participation in this brief, anonymous survey will contribute valuable insight to compliance discussions in our future research. The survey is a gap analysis that helps define the level of implementation and confidence in the Food Fraud Prevention Strategy compliance requirements. Addressing food fraud is a requirement for

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