REGULATORY SERVICES
Emergency Contacts
- If you believe that your food has been exposed to a biological, chemical, physical, or nuclear agent, or if you believe an intentional terrorist threat will occur or is occurring that is related to food products, please contact your local police or click here for other law enforcement agencies (or check your local telephone directory).
- If you are unable to reach the local police department, you may contact the State Police Domestic Terrorism Hotline at 1.866.488.8554.
** Please note that because any terrorist act is a criminal activity, the local police department needs to be notified first of any terrorist threats or incidents in regards to food. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services stands ready to assist local, state, and federal authorities should a terrorist threat or event affecting food occur.
Should you have questions or concerns about the above protocol, you may contact the VDACS Food Safety and Security Program at 804.786.2035.
Other Emergency Contacts:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
24-hour emergency number
301.443.1240
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Technical Service Center
1.800.233.3935
Recognizing and Reporting Potential Terrorist Activities
Food Security Questions and Answers
Certification of Foreign Workers
Virginia's Food Security Guide
Guidance for Industry Food Producers, Processors,
Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Guidance for Industry Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Guidance for Industry Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors Food Security Preventative Measures Guidance
Guidance for Importers
and Filers
FSIS Security
Guidelines for Food Processors
FSIS Safety and Security Guidelines for the Transportation and Distribution
of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products
(Spanish
Version) Pautas de Inocuidad y Seguridad para el Transporte y la Distribución
de Carne, Aves, y Productos de Huevo
(Quarterly Food Safety & Security Newsletter)
December 2007
March 2006