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Do you have workers who may have a
grudge?
Think like an individual that would like to
harm your operation.
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By the end of the training you will be able to
tell neighbors why you and they need a food
defense plan.
By the end of the day you will be able to write
a food defense plan for your business and
have a draft plan in hand.
By the end of the day you will be able to write
a response plan for your business and have a
draft plan in hand.
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Vulnerability Assessment
Countermeasure Development
Writing a Food Defense Plan
Developing a Response Plan
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Safest in the world?
Recalls
 Spinach
 Tomatoes
 Peanut butter
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Melamine
The U.S. government has declared
the food and agriculture sector to
be one of 17 critical national
infrastructures vulnerable to
intentional attack.
Missouri ranks 2nd in the nation for
number of farms
● Missouri ranks 6th in number of food
processors
● Missouri ranks 14th in restaurant
sales
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1.
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
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Contaminated Wheat Gluten→ pet food
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Cats and dogs fall ill and some die
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Massive recall of pet food
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Contamination was intentional
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Waste pet food fed to hogs in 7 states
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56,000 hogs quarantined
Stinson et al., 2008
Stinson et al., 2008
Stinson et al., 2008
Develop a Food Defense Plan
● Determine Vulnerability
● Develop Countermeasures
● Write a Defense Plan
● Write a Response Plan