Food Defense Resources
Preparedness & Response • Assessment • Legislation • General Information • Training
Preparedness & Response
FDA - Office of Emergency Operations (301) 443-1240
FSIS Technical Service Center (800) 233-3935
FDA Food Defense Guides http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defguids.html
Lessons Learned Information Sharing https://www.llis.dhs.gov/index.do
Homeland Security State Contact List http://www.dhs.gov/xgovt/editorial_0291.shtm
United States Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
National Security Strategy http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss/2006/index.html
National Response Plan http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/committees/editorial_0566.shtm
Food Security Incident Guidelines (Tennessee Department of Agriculture) http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/security/fsig.html
Counter-Terrorism Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) www.crcpd.org/Homeland_Security/Food_Emergency_Response_Network.pdf
eLEXNET (Electronic Laboratory Exchange Network) (Member log-in required) https://www.elexnet.com/elex/
OSHA Evacuation Planning Matrix http://www.osha.gov/dep/evacmatrix/index.html
FEMA Are you ready? (Preparedness Document) www.fema.gov/pdf/areyouready/terrorism.pdf
EPA Homeland Security Strategy http://www.epa.gov/homelandsecurity/htm/ohs-sp.htm
Drinking Water Security & Emergency Preparedness http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/drinkwater/pdfs/drinkingH2Ofactsheet.pdf
Terrorist Threats to Food: Guidance for Establishing and Strengthening Prevention and Response Systems (WHO) www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/general/en/terrorist.pdf
National Food Service Management Institute "Responding to a Food Recall" www.nfsmi.org/Information/recallmanual.pdf
Ohio Department of Agriculture - Retail Food Preparedness Guide http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/foodsafety/RetailFoodDefensePreparednessGuide.stm
Assessment
Food Defense Assessment Tool and Resource List Developed by The Institute of Food Technologists
under contract with the Education Team of the National Center for Food
Protection and Defense, this assessment tool aids in the understanding
of food defense issues and best practices. The resource list is
composed of governmental and non-governmental food defense related
websites.
Assessment Tool [PDF]
Resource List [PDF]
Risk Assessment for Food Terrorism and Other Food Safety Concerns http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/rabtact.html
FSIS Industry Self-Assessment Checklist for Food Security www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Self_Assessment_Checklist_Food_Security.pdf
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Food Security http://www.nraef.org/foodsecurity/
AIB (American Institute of Baking) Food Security Assessment https://www.aibonline.org/auditservices/foodsafety/foodsecurityaudits/
IDFA (International Dairy Foods Association) Biosecurity http://www.idfa.org/membonly/login/login.cfm?requestedDocument=/membonly/reg/biosecur.cfm (IDFA, MIF, NCI and IICA member log-in required)
FDA The Bioterrorism Act of 2002 http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html
Guidance Documents http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsbtact.html
ALERT http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alert.html
USDA/FSIS/APHIS The Guide for Security Practices in Transporting Agricultural and Food Commodities http://www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity/aftcsecurguidfinal19.pdf
FSIS Food Security Directives http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/5000_Series-Program_Services/index.asp
USPS Security of the Mail http://www.usps.com/communications/news/security/welcome.htm
HAZMAT GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPORTING ANTHRAX AND ANTHRAX-CONTAMINATED OBJECTS AND MATERIALS http://hazmat.dot.gov/training/rmgmt/guide_anthrax.htm
How to Transport Infectious Substances http://hazmat.dot.gov/training/rmgmt/InfectSubstances.pdf
Password Security (University of Michigan) http://www.umich.edu/~policies/pw-security.html
Legislation
Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9) http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/20040203-2.html
Bioterrorism Act of 2002 http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html
Overview of Bioterrorism Act Establishment and Maintenance of Records Final Rule http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsbtac25.html
Federal Anti-Tampering Act http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fedatact.htm
General Information
FDA Food Protection Plan One-Year Progress Summary - December 2008
FDA 2008 Sector CIKR Protection Annual Report for the Food and Agricultural Sector
USDA 2008 Sector CIKR Protection Annual Report for the Food and Agricultural Sector
FDA: Food Defense and Terrorism http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defterr.html
Countering Bioterrorism and Other Threats to the Food Supply (foodsafety.gov) http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/bioterr.html
Center for Veterinary Medicine and Counterterrorism http://www.fda.gov/cvm/counterterror.htm
FEMA Terrorism http://www.fema.gov/hazard/terrorism/index.shtm
CDC (Lists of biological and chemical agents) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/index.asp
ASTDR (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html (ToxFAQ info sheets) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls/index.html (minimum risk levels)
Food Marketing Institute http://www.fmi.org/foodsafety/bio_security.htm
Disaster Response http://www.fmi.org/foodsafety/disaster.htm
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Threat to the United States http://www.nipp.org/Adobe/Toxin%20Weapons2.pdf
Early Warning Systems for Hazardous Biological Agents in Potable Water http://www.ehponline.org/realfiles/docs/2000/108p993-995foran/foran-full.html
Recovery from Terrorist Attacks: A Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs http://carper.senate.gov/acrobat%20files/RLfiles/RL31125.pdf
Training
Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) - Training courses http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/training.htm
The Early Responders Distance Learning Center of St. Joseph's University http://erdlc.sju.edu/
Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/pubs/food.html
FDA/USDA ORA on-line food security course http://www.fda.gov/ora/training/orau/FoodSecurity/default.htm
FEMA independent study http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
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