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Are you Responsible for Keeping the Food Supply
Safe?
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.
Today’s Presenters
Carol Lorenzen Ph.D.
Mary K. Hendrickson Ph.D.
Bob Weaber Ph.D.
Welcome and Introductions
Course Overview
Vulnerability AssessmentCountermeasure
DevelopmentWriting a Food Defense
PlanDeveloping a Response
Plan
US Food Supply
Safest in the world?Recalls
Spinach Tomatoes Peanut butter
Melamine
The U.S. government has declared the food and agriculture sector to
be one of 17 critical national infrastructures vulnerable to
intentional attack.
Why Would Missouri Food and Agriculture
Be a Target?● Missouri ranks 2nd in the
nation for number of farms● Missouri ranks 6th in number
of food processors● Missouri ranks 14th in
restaurant sales
What Type of Harm Could Occur?
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
Case Study: Melamine
Contaminated Wheat Gluten→ pet food
Cats and dogs fall ill and some die
Massive recall of pet food
Contamination was intentional
Waste pet food fed to hogs in 7 states
56,000 hogs quarantined
Who Do Consumers Believe is Responsible for Food Defense?
Farmers 12%
Manufacturers & Processors
27%
Transporters & Distributors
9%Retailers
10%
Consumers11%
Government31%
Stinson et al., 2008
Percent of Consumers Believing a Product Likely to be Intentionally
Contaminated
Stinson et al., 2008
So, How do we Protect the Food Supply?Develop a Food Defense Plan
● Determine Vulnerability● Develop Countermeasures● Write a Defense Plan● Prepare a Response Plan