Seminars, Workshops & Webinars
Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank Professional Education

DURATION: 2 days
LOCATION: East Lansing, Michigan (Virtual option available)
COST: $1500 ($750 October Introductory Rate)
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: Suppliers**
Summary: If you sell products or services into the food industry then – at least to some degree – you have a food fraud compliance requirement. This seminar provides a simple and direct focus on the compliance requirements for suppliers to the food industry.

DURATION: 1 day
LOCATION: East Lansing, Michigan (Virtual option available)
COST: $950
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: Brand Owners*
Summary: An introduction for those who are new to food fraud prevention. This seminar is recommended to prepare for the Food Fraud Implementation Method Workshop that follows.

DURATION: 2 days
LOCATION: East Lansing, Michigan
COST: $1,950
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: Brand Owners*
Summary: A structured approach to meeting the compliance requirement for VACCP (a Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment and a Food Fraud Prevention Strategy.) This workshop builds upon the previous Food Fraud Overview Seminar and feeds into the Food Fraud Annual Update Workshop that follows.

DURATION: 1.5 days
LOCATION: East Lansing, Michigan
COST: $1,500
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: Brand Owners*
Summary: A one-stop activity to complete the annual compliance requirement to update your Food Fraud Prevention Strategy. This workshop is an update of trends and best practices, as well as a way to set your annual action plan.

DURATION: 4 two-hour webinars
LOCATION: Live Webinar
COST: $250
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: All
Summary: A live, interactive webinar version of our on-demand asynchronous MOOCs, led by Dr. Spink, that covers the overview of food fraud prevention and then the details of a Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment and a Food Fraud Prevention Strategy (which together are VACCP).

DURATION: 4 two-hour webinars
LOCATION: Live Webinar
COST: $250
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: All

DURATION: 4 two-hour webinars
LOCATION: Live Webinar
COST: $250
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: All

DURATION: 4 two-hour webinars
LOCATION: Live Webinar
COST: $250
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John W. Spink, PhD
ATTENDEES: All
*Brand Owners: employees/staff of companies that produce or sell a food product.
**Food Industry Suppliers: Suppliers to the food industry of non-food products or manufacturing-related services. This includes food manufacturer attendees who provide these services to their own company (e.g., the packaging department of a food manufacturer).