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Dr. John Spink is an Assistant Professor (Fixed-Term) in the Department of Supply Chain Management in the Eli Broad Business College at Michigan State University (USA) where he redeveloped and teaches all sections of "Introduction to Supply Chain Management" and a section "Procurement and Supply Chain Management."
Since 2013 he has been the Director of the Food Fraud Initiative. Previously he was an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice in the College of Social Science at MSU from 2009 to 2013 and then from 2013 to 2019 as an Assistant Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicines support food safety activities with a focus on food fraud prevention. From 2005 to 2019 he developed and taught graduate courses including Packaging for Food Safety, Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (Food Fraud), and Quantifying Food Risk. He is widely published in leading academic journals including "Defining the Public Health Threat of Food Fraud," "Defining the Types of Counterfeiters, Counterfeiting, and Offender Organizations," "Introduction of the Food Fraud Initial Screening Method (FFIS). His 2019 publication Food Fraud Prevention was the first textbook on the topic.
His leadership positions include product fraud related activities with "ISO 22000 Food Safety" and "TC292 Security Management/ Fraud Countermeasure," GFSI Food Fraud Think Tank, and U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP). Global activities include engagements with the European Commission, INTERPOL and Operation Opson, New Zealand MPI, Codex Alimentarius, WHO/FAO, and served as an Advisor on Food Fraud to the Chinese National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA). Before returning to MSU to start his PHD in 2006 he spend 11 years at Chevron Corporation, 2 years at a $100 million start-up company, and then as an independent consultant. The Chevron experiences included package plant manager with 30 direct report employees at $7 million budget, sales manager leading 600% growth while achieving the highest margin, technical representative creating 8% growth in a shrinking market, new business development, consulting, and as a business manager of a $100 million joint venture.
/// Personal MSU Biography: 4th Generation MSU Alumni, 3rd Generation Legacy Land-Grant University Faculty Member (Father/ Gordon Spink at MSU and Great Aunt/ Florence Taylor at Penn State), Lifetime MSU Alumni Association (1991),and Lifetime MSU Varsity Club Member (1989) (Soccer 1986-1988, Regional All-American Goalkeeper 1987).
Cadieux, B, Goodridge, LD, & Spink, J (2019). Gap analysis of the Canadian food fraud regulatory oversight and recommendations for improvement, Food Control Journal, 00(00), pages 00-00 Food Control (SJR 1.502, ISI #; Percentile 95% & 13/255 in food science) [Submitted October 25, 2018, Accepted January 25, 2019]; Co-author Affiliation: Cadieux & Goodridge – McGill University (Canada).
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Spink, John, Elliott, Christopher, Dean, Moira, Speier-Pero, Cheri, (2019). Fraud Data Collection Needs Survey, NPJ Science of Food, 3(1), Pages 1-8 [Available on-line May 16, 2019] (SJR is pending, ISI pending; rank & position in food science pending); Co-author Affiliation: Elliott & Dean – Queen’s University Belfast (NI, UK), Speier Pero – MSU Supply Chain Department/ Business.
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Spink, John, Elliott, Christopher, Dean, Moira, Speier-Pero, Cheri, (2019). Fraud Data Collection Needs Survey, NPJ Science of Food, 3(1), Pages 1-8 [Available on-line May 16, 2019] (SJR is pending, ISI pending; rank & position in food science pending); Co-author Affiliation: Elliott & Dean – Queen’s University Belfast (NI, UK), Speier Pero – MSU Supply Chain Department/ Business.
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Spink, John, Elliott, Christopher, Dean, Moira, Speier-Pero, Cheri, (2019). Fraud Data Collection Needs Survey, NPJ Science of Food, 3(1), Pages 1-8 [Available on-line May 16, 2019] (SJR is pending, ISI pending; rank & position in food science pending); Co-author Affiliation: Elliott & Dean – Queen’s University Belfast (NI, UK), Speier Pero – MSU Supply Chain Department/ Business.
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Spink, John, Hegarty, P. Vincent, Fortin, N.D., Elliott, Christopher T., & Moyer, D.C. (2019). The Application of Public Policy Theory to the Emerging Food Fraud Risk: Next Steps, Trends in Food Science & Technology (TIFS), 85 (March 2019), 116-128. (SJR 2.334, ISI #; 99% & 3/255 in food science), Co-author Affiliation: Hegarty & Fortin – MSU Agriculture & Law, Elliott – Queen’s University Belfast (NI, UK), Moyer – MSU Department of Public Health
Managing Risk and Disruption in Your Supply Chain December 21, 2022 Outlet: Food Safety magazine John Spink, fixed-term faculty of supply chain management and director of the Food Fraud Initiative, will present a webinar titled “Managing Risk and Disruption in Your Supply Chain” on Feb. 1, expanding on his presentation at the 2022 Food Safety Summit, announced Food Safety magazine.
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Supply Chain Management: A Year in Review October 9, 2022 Outlet: Food Safety magazine John Spink, fixed-term faculty of supply chain management and director of the Food Fraud Initiative, authored an article at Food Safety magazine reflecting on the past year in supply chain.
Food Safety Summit Day 3 Wrap-Up May 13, 2022 Outlet: Quality Assurance & Food Safety John Spink, fixed-term faculty of supply chain management, spoke at the Food Safety Summit on May 12 and described food safety as a supply chain management problem, according to a summary published in Quality Assurance and 1 other outlet
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Cybersecurity and what it means to the food safety professional April 14, 2022 Outlet: Food Safety News John Spink, fixed-term faculty of supply chain management, will speak on cybersecurity and food fraud at the Food Safety Summit on May 9–12 in Rosemont, Illinois, according to a preview published at Food Safety News. The article was also published at 5 other outlets
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Complexity of Food Allergen Management Requires Global Collaboration April 1, 2022 Outlet: Food Safety Tech Research from John Spink, fixed-term faculty in the Department of Supply Chain Management, and Cheri Speier-Pero, associate dean for undergraduate programs and Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Information Systems, developing a food fraud prevention cycle roadmap was cited in an article at Food Safety Tech. The article was also published at TechRegister.