Why Create a Food Defense Plan How could you create havoc in the food supply system Do you have workers who may have a grudge Think like an individual that would like to harm your operation ID: 776366
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Are you Responsible for Keeping the Food Supply Safe?
Slide2Why Create a Food Defense Plan?
Slide3How could you create havoc in the food supply system?
Do you have workers who may have a grudge?Think like an individual that would like to harm your operation.
Slide4Today’s Presenters
Carol Lorenzen Ph.D.
Mary K. Hendrickson Ph.D.
Bob Weaber Ph.D.
Slide5Welcome and Introductions
Slide6Course Overview
Vulnerability AssessmentCountermeasure DevelopmentWriting a Food Defense PlanDeveloping a Response Plan
Slide7US Food Supply
Safest in the world?RecallsSpinachTomatoesPeanut butterMelamine
Slide8The U.S. government has declared the food and agriculture sector to be one of 17 critical national infrastructures vulnerable to intentional attack.
Slide9Why Would Missouri Food and Agriculture Be a Target?
Missouri ranks 2nd in the nation for number of farmsMissouri ranks 6th in number of food processorsMissouri ranks 14th in restaurant sales
Slide10What Type of Harm Could Occur?
Intentional delivery of a harmful biological or chemical agent to the food supply system could cause:
Physical harm (illness or mortality)
Economic disruption
Direct
Indirect
International
Political unrest
Psychological harm –loss of confidence in food supply
Slide11Case Study: Melamine
Contaminated Wheat Gluten→ pet food Cats and dogs fall ill and some dieMassive recall of pet foodContamination was intentionalWaste pet food fed to hogs in 7 states56,000 hogs quarantined
Slide12Who Do Consumers Believe is Responsible for Food Defense?
Stinson et al., 2008
Slide13Percent of Consumers Believing a Product Likely to be Intentionally Contaminated
Stinson et al., 2008
Slide14So, How do we Protect the Food Supply?
Develop a Food Defense PlanDetermine VulnerabilityDevelop CountermeasuresWrite a Defense PlanPrepare a Response Plan