As Codex Alimentarius is getting close to publishing food fraud definitions and focusing on reducing vulnerabilities, the World Trade Organization (WTO) will become more of a priority. Food fraud can harm public health, but an incident can also massively disrupt trade, including for impoverished nations. Reference: WTO, World …
REVIEW – Food Fraud in the WTO Report on Trade and Food Standards Read More »
Attached you will find our response to the US Codex Delegation’s request for public comments to the Codex Alimentarius (CODEX) Electronic Work Group (EWG) on Food Fraud. The most recent draft discussion paper remained focused on defining the core food fraud concepts and emphasizing prevention. To review our …
Codex and Food Fraud: Public Comments for Their Electronic Working Group, Fifth Draft Read More »
This new free report focuses on food technology providers and food manufacturing test development and monitoring. This paper provides insight into how the food authenticity-related concepts of testing, monitoring, and verification can be applied effectively within the overall framework of food fraud prevention. LGC, and specifically Selvarani Elahi, …
Below you will find a link to the pre-meeting preview of my recent presentation at the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) annual conference in Dublin. It is fantastic to see food fraud prevention becoming a common conference topic. Participation in events like this is very …
I just completed a video interview for a news organization. While I am always enthusiastic about the subject, I was very boring and not newsworthy. I kept talking about the monotonous routines of ‘plan-do-check-act’ that keep adapting to reduce the ever-changing food fraud opportunities. I used the example …
EXCERPT – Fire Prevention and Ben Franklin (Why Food Fraud Prevention Should be Boring) Read More »
Last week, this Constituent Update was published: ‘FDA Releases Data on Economic Adulteration in Honey.’ This blog post will review the report and provide actionable intelligence for your possible response. A later post of Part 2 will address how your food fraud prevention strategy should incorporate this new …
We are honored that the World Health Organization (WHO) used and cited our definitions of both food fraud and food defense. It is significant that food fraud has become a topic inherent in food safety and food control systems. WHO Global Food Safety Strategy for 2022-2030 report – …
Our Definition Cited in the WHO’s New Global Food Safety Strategy for 2022-2030 Read More »
I am honored to have been asked to develop the new Food Fraud Prevention section of the Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts (4th Edition), published by the Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA). I was first invited to connect with this group by Wendy Maduff, Ph.D. …
ANNOUNCEMENT – New Food Fraud Section in the PTNPA Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts Read More »
