Food Fraud Prevention Academy

New Blog Post -- for the Food Authenticity Network (FAN): We often adjust our processes or methods to fit new problems... but sometimes forget to review the foundations or basics. International Standard are, well, interntional and a widely standard method. ISO 31000 Risk Managment is the -- THE -- simplest starting point. I will next review the likelihood concept in more detail and then no risk assessment is complete without the consideration and definition of the consequence. JWS. Selvarani Elahi MBE John Points Sterling Crew Food Authenticity Network #foodfraud

COURSE: ok, you conducted a vulnerability assessment... but how do you define the difference between a medium and high (on a scale of very low, low, medium, high, and very high). At what point does a vulnerability become "intolerable" (above your risk tolerance)? #foodfraud These are simple questions that are often nearly impossible to define UNLESS you consider the enterprise risk management (Erm/ Coso). DESCRIPTION: This advanced course in the Food Fraud Prevention training series provides an introduction to resource-allocation decision-making based on the COSO Enterprise Risk Management system. A key to efficient implementation of a food fraud prevention strategy is translating the food fraud vulnerability into the ERM assessment system. ERM, or an ERM-like system, is a compliance requirement in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for US public companies (and some form of the system is usually required by all private and international companies.) The content begins with an introduction to ERM and COSO and then presents examples that apply directly to food fraud. Next, the content provides “how to start” and “how much is enough” guidance for implementation, including case study examples. The case study examples offer step-by-step “how to start” guidance. https://lnkd.in/giJxbRqy

COURSES: Food Fraud Prevention MoocLive Webinar A: Overview MOOC and VACCP MOOC – January 20, 22, 27 & 29, 2025. This includes the Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment course. The format is four, 2-hour live webinars (and includes 1 on 1 office hours meeting with me). Jws. # foodfraud https://lnkd.in/ga-Qx-ge

Our criminology/ product counterfeiting article (very niche) hit a nice milestone of 25 citations in GoogleScholar. That is not a lot but it increases my "h-index" which is a metric that judges scholarly research publication impact. An h-index of 25 means that I have 25 scuikarly articles that have been cited in other journal articles at least 25 times. Jws. #foodfraud Justin Heinonen, Ph.D. https://lnkd.in/d9RAsWR

I love waking up on the morning and reviewing GoogleScholar alerts for new aricles that cite our scholarly publications. This cites: The economics of a food fraud incident–Case studies and examples including Melamine in Wheat Gluten, Authors: Douglas C Moyer, Jonathan W DeVries, John Spink, Publication date 2017. This is the 141st cite of this article. Jws. #foodfraud Doug Moyer, PhD https://lnkd.in/g-jPvEF8

New blogpost on the FAN website: It has been great to be asked to cover some more fundamental concepts such as definitions. After ten years of research, some topics should be reviewed in more detail (eg, plan vs strategy). The foundation has not changed so we are still on a clear path. Jws. #foodfraud Selvarani Elahi MBE John Points John G. Keogh Quincy Lissaur Luis N. Seán Leighton

New Post: Earlier this month, IFS published its new Product and Food Defense Guideline Version 2. I was noted as a contributor, especially in cybersecurity. Their guideline has many practical applications that will help you achieve compliance, including the risk assessment section and the focus on TACCP. Jws. #foodfraud #fooddefense

Food Fraud & Enterprise Risk Management (Erm/ Coso): Online course starting in two weeks (2 hrs each over four days). These sessions address the final -- and often most under-addreswd -- step if determining the risk tolerance level. The Food Fraud Initial Screening (FFIS) helps determine "how bad is bad" and "how much is enough for countermeasures. Jws. #foodfraud

GREAT NEWS! Our article was recognized as 'one of the most cited' in the very highly ranked Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety journal (actually, it is the 4th out of 389 journals in Food Science!!!). JWS. Lead Author: Dr. Bert Popping Co-authors: Neil Buck, Diána Bánáti, Paul Brereton, Steven Gendel, Nevena Hristozova, Sandra Chaves, Samin Saner, Me, Charon Willis, and Daniel Wunderlin #foodfraud #foodauthenticity