Food Document Fraud Prevention MOOC (FDFP)
NEW MOOC COMING SOON – Register below for the Free Introductory Webinar!
Instructors:
John W. Spink, PhD, Director of the Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank LLC,
and Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Roy Fenoff , PhD, Certified Document Examiner & Associate Professor, The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina)
This foundational course in the Food Fraud Prevention training series provides a structured introduction to food document fraud — one of the most critical yet historically under-defined facilitating mechanisms in modern food supply chains. The course was developed in response to demand from both the private and public sectors for standardized definitions and a practical process for identifying and managing document-related vulnerabilities. The foundation of the course is a three-part process: inventorying the documents used across a food supply chain, assessing the vulnerability and risk associated with each document type and format, and building a prevention strategy that targets the most significant exposure points. These activities are organized across five lessons covering supply chain document types, the five document formats (e.g. physical, digital, hybrid, multi-factor, and the newly defined phantom document) document risk assessment, prevention strategy development, and an applied scenario exercise. Together, these lessons build a broad and thorough foundation of understanding that increases capacity and capability-building in food fraud prevention, and positions attendees to participate productively in more advanced workshops and annual review activities.
This course is highly recommended as a supplement to the Food Fraud Prevention: Advanced Criminology MOOC (FFCA) and the Supply Chain Management and Procurement MOOC (SCMP), where document-related concepts arise but are not the primary focus.
The topic of food document fraud emerged from recurring practitioner conversations, including discussions such as at GFSI and INTERPOL/Europol Operation OPSON meetings, where attendees noted growing concern about the challenge of assessing the authenticity and completeness of supply chain documents.
Register and Submit Your Questions for this Introductory Webinar:
- The first version of this new MOOC will be conducted in a free, live online webinar.
- The Part 1 and Part 2 program dates are Tuesday, August 03, 2026, and Thursday, August 05, 2026.
- This webinar will be conducted live from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (10:00 a.m. New York; 7:00 a.m. Pacific; 4:00 p.m. Central Europe).
- Include your Food Document Fraud questions on the Registration form.
- The webinar will be recorded and provided to the registered attendees at the end.
- This will be used to generate the new on-demand MOOC’s content, which will be added to the Food Fraud Prevention Academy free training, and will be available for enrollment here after the webinar is complete.
REGISTER TO RECEIVED THE FREE WEBINAR LINK PRIOR TO THE START DATE: