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

By John W. Spink, PhD • April 19, 2021

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

By John W. Spink, PhD • June 30, 2020

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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The Impact of the Horse Meat Scandal on the Food Industry

By John W. Spink, PhD • March 5, 2013

The horse meat Food Fraud incident exposes a big vulnerability in the supply chain: all the best analytics and logistical optimization doesn’t help if the product is bad. While many fraudsters are unsophisticated and opportunistic, others thoroughly examine the entire network from re-packaging through quality control testing. Both

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