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TAKE THE SURVEY – Update 2021 – Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance Confidence

TAKE THE SURVEY – Update 2021 – Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance ConfidenceBy •

SURVEY OPEN: Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance Confidence survey 2021. We’re evaluating the implementation progress as we’re entering the fourth year of GFSI compliance requirements. A key focus will be the maturity of the prevention strategies and adoption of management systems. Please participate and share when applicable. SURVEY […]

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FDA Public Meeting on Food E-Commerce (Part 7): A Country-Level Vulnerability Assessment Example

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Every food company has experienced the rapid evolution of e-commerce. While B2C e-commerce is a broad category, the FDA Public Meeting emphasizes “e.g., produce and meal kit subscription services, ghost kitchens, dark stores.” FDA also mentioned types of delivery models, “e.g., third-party delivery, autonomous delivery models.” This post

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EXCERPT – Food Fraud Prevention Textbook – Fraudsters and Counterfeiters as Competitors

EXCERPT – Food Fraud Prevention Textbook – Fraudsters and Counterfeiters as CompetitorsBy •

Attached is an excerpt from my 2019 Food Fraud Prevention textbook that presents the consideration of fraudsters or counterfeiters as just another market competitor. To clarify, this is to consider the selection of countermeasures and control systems that reduce the business opportunity for the criminal fraudster. When considering

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FDA Public Meeting on Food E-Commerce (Part 6): Definitions for “Produce and Meal Kit Subscription Services, Ghost Kitchens, Dark Stores.”

FDA Public Meeting on Food E-Commerce (Part 6): Definitions for “Produce and Meal Kit Subscription Services, Ghost Kitchens, Dark Stores.”By •

Every food company has experienced the rapid evolution of e-commerce. While B2C e-commerce is a broad category, the FDA Public Meeting emphasizes “e.g., produce and meal kit subscription services, ghost kitchens, dark stores.” FDA also mentioned types of delivery models, “e.g., third-party delivery, autonomous delivery models.” This post

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FDA Public Meeting on Food E-Commerce (Part 5): Supply Chain Mapping and Hot Spot Analysis

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How to start addressing food e-commerce risks? E-commerce is a food safety concern. FDA is asking about the risks. How to start? Start simple with a basic supply chain map and then conduct criminology hot spot analysis. The steps are outlined here with links to examples. This is

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FDA Public Meeting on Food E-Commerce (Part 2) – Food E-Commerce Vulnerabilities (Book Excerpt)

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What is food e-commerce? What are the food e-commerce vulnerabilities?  Below is an excerpt from my Food Fraud Prevention textbook that reviews e-commerce and product fraud risks. This excerpt provides insight for the upcoming US FDA New Era in Smarter Food Safety public meeting on food e-commerce. Link

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FDA Public Meeting on Food E-Commerce – Review and Registration Link

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(Part 1 of a multi-post series) Participate in the FDA direction on food e-commerce. This is a review of the Federal Register announcement earlier today about the FDA food safety/e-commerce public meeting on October 19, 2021.  The event addresses e-commerce and new business models based on supply chain

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