Step three in developing a food defense plan

 All vendors providing processed foods to
USDA federal feeding programs must be in compliance with the Food Defense System.

 Vulnerability assessment
 Map of facility
 Operational documents
 HACCP plan
 SOP or GMP
 BQA or PQA plans

 Designate a food defense coordinator to develop, implement and maintain the Food
Defense Plan
Courtesy of Food Technology magazine, from "Defending the Food
Supply," August 2005, Vol. 59, No.8.
Food Technology is a publication of the Institute of Food Technologists, www.ift.org
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 Describe each vulnerability specifically.
 Decide if the vulnerability is practical to address.
 Determine a countermeasure.

 Decide who will be responsible to implement the countermeasure.
 Choose a reasonable timeline for implementation.
 Initial and date plan when implementation of countermeasure is completed.

 Review and revise the plan to accommodate new and newly elevated risks
 Train the employees regarding their effort in:
 Prevention
 Detection
 Response

 Test the countermeasures after implementation
 Make unannounced entrances at various checkpoints
 Check locks in vulnerable areas
 Perform a mock recall
 Test inventory procedures

 Re-evaluate the plan annually or as products, processes or facilities change.
 Copies of the plan should be kept on-site and off-site.