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• February 20, 2024 Government activity – public health, criminology, supply chain resilience – is primarily judged on quantitative outcomes such as the number of illnesses or crime events. The most efficient preventive measure is to ensure that risk assessments and prevention plans are in place… including for food fraud prevention. [NOTE: […]
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• January 10, 2023 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 »
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• November 8, 2022 This invited article was for a special issue of Science Direct on the current state of food safety. This 2019 publication is now free to download. The food fraud prevention update includes a practical recommendation for ‘How to Start?’ and ‘How Much is Enough?’ Link to the free
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• October 25, 2022 When we approach food fraud prevention through a criminology lens, there are often simple and direct countermeasures to apply. Everyone knows what food fraud is, right? But what are the characteristics from a criminology perspective? This Criminology Blog Series provides insights. My PhD dissertation research was on anti-counterfeit
Criminology Blog Series – Identifying the Problem Read More »
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• September 13, 2022 This is just one of the most recent headlines or warnings from the food industry. Food Fraud is not only as big of a problem as it was after the melamine and horsemeat incidents, but the years of supply chain disruptions have also morphed and evolved into new
“Food Supply Chains are Susceptible to Fraud and Adulteration ‘More Than Ever’” Read More »
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• August 1, 2022 This criminology blog series was inspired by questions that have come up recently, including: ‘Has COVID led to more food fraud?’ and ‘What is the impact of inflation on food fraud?’ While there is no statistically significant data yet, can you afford not to act to prevent food
Criminology Blog Series – Introduction to Crime Prevention (not Crime ‘Catching’) Read More »
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• July 5, 2022 Food crimes – including food fraud and food defense – are non-traditional food safety problems. I presented on food fraud prevention for this lecture series, but also watched every minute of the other presentations from this very experienced group. Access the lecture series: Food Crime Prevention Masterclass (2021).
ANNOUNCEMENT – Food Crime Prevention Lecture Series by the SSAFE Organization Read More »
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• June 21, 2022 How is a food safety manager addressing cybersecurity like going to your doctor? In both cases, you are accountable for setting the appointment and clearly defining your concerns. Your primary care doctor will conduct the initial assessment and forward you to specialists. You are not expected to be
PRESENTATION -Cybersecurity and the Role of the Food Safety Manager Read More »
