{"id":5337,"date":"2023-11-14T09:22:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.foodfraudpreventionthinktank.com\/?p=5337"},"modified":"2023-11-14T09:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:22:29","slug":"presentation-china-international-food-safety-and-quality-conference-cifsq-food-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.foodfraudpreventionthinktank.com\/presentation-china-international-food-safety-and-quality-conference-cifsq-food-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESENTATION \u2013 China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (CIFSQ) \u2013 Food Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I recently presented for the fourth time at the CIFSQ conference on \u2018Trends Update and the Emerging Science of Food Fraud Prevention.\u2019 I reconnected with hosts Dr. Junshi CHEN and Dr. Yongning WU (both of the Chinese National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment \u2013 CFSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference: Presentation – Trends Update and the Emerging Science of Food Fraud Prevention, By Dr. John W Spink, Food Fraud Prevention Academy, at China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (CIFSQ), Beijing [Virtual Presentation], November 3, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PDF of my presentation: Trends Update and the Emerging Science of Food Fraud Prevention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference website: http:\/\/www.chinafoodsafety.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Engagement in China<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It was great to interact again with the conference planning committee. Dr. Yongning WU (Chief Technical Officer, Chinese National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center – CFSA) and Dr. Junshi CHEN (Chief Scientific Advisor, CFSA). Dr. WU was the lead author of our co-authored Food Fraud Chapter in Food Safety in China: Past, Present, and Future. Dr. CHEN is one of the editors. Dr. CHEN stated that this book was created to be the most widely adopted and influential resource for the Chinese food industry and scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure: Book Cover Image of Food Safety in China: Past, Present, and Future (in Chinese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure: Attendees at a Planning Meeting for the 13th<\/sup> Chinese Five Year Plan regarding the Food Safety Focus Area: (left to right: Dr. John W SPINK, Dr. Junshi CHEN, and Dr. Yongning WU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Presentation: Food Fraud Prevention as a Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I was invited to present again at this conference for the fourth time. This year, my presentation was \u2018Trends Update and the Emerging Science of Food Fraud Prevention.\u2019 I summarized some of our recent research and activity. A key is that even though there are so many intense and different types of food supply chain disruptions, the impact on food fraud is really just variations of already known vulnerabilities. If there is a broad focus on all types of fraud and for all products \u2013 with a management system process to review global events \u2013 then we need to just follow the same methods. My second key point is that, over time, food fraud prevention is becoming a science. From the first entry for the word \u2018science\u2019 from Webster\u2019s dictionary, science is defined as \u201cknowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths, or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method.\u201d The food fraud prevention system of knowledge includes unique terminology and specialized methods, and it has been developed using the scientific method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (CIFSQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The CIFSQ event has been one of the world\u2019s leading food safety conferences. I am honored to have been one of seven speakers from the USA out of 153 total speakers. China has had such high growth over the last ten or twenty years that the focus on protecting the food supply chain has been very active. I am sorry to have only presented online since the days spent at the conference have always been absolutely incredible in terms of my learning from speakers and also talking to the attendees. Thinking back to previous conference events, this event was also a great place to meet my other international colleagues, even US-based folks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Takeaway Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n