Agricultural Terrorism Readings
(Center for State Homeland Security (CSHS))
This page contains links to informative news items.
http://cshs-us.org/CSHS_AgriculturalTerrorismReadings_88C5423CF9054BB5BB3A7C04D6BD6C61.htm
Bioterrorism Act of 2002
(Food & Drug Administration (FDA))
This site contains the complete text, in both HTML and PDF formats, of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which was signed into law on June 12, 2002. Title III concerns Safety of Food and Drug Supply; links to it and specific sections are located on the main page.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/Bioact.html
Businesses & Partners
(United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety & Inspection Service)
This site provides information on compliance assistance, cooperative agreements, guidance for state/local agencies, regulations/directives/notices, and much more.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Businesses/index.asp
CARVER+ Shock Software Tool
(U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA))
CARVER+Shock is an “offensive targeting prioritization tool adapted from the military for use in the food industry. The tool can be used to assess vulnerabilities within a system or infrastructure to an attack.”
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/vltcarv.html
Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement
Although specifically aimed at law enforcement professionals, this site provides links to many government resources on food terrorism, defense, and efforts to protect the U.S. food supply.
http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/
Counterterrorism
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
This page contains links to a variety of topics, including a section on food safety for both humans and animals.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
Countering Bioterrorism and Other Threats to the Food Supply
This Web site serves as “the gateway to Government Food Safety Information.” It provides links to a broad array of federal, state, and international sites about food safety and bioterrorism.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/bioterr.html
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
(Department of Homeland Security)
View seventeen (17) sector-specific plans, including those for Food/Agriculture and for Water.
http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1189168948944.shtm
DHS’ Roles in Food in Defense and Critical Infrastructure
(Department of Homeland Security)
This report examines actions taken by DHS in support of food defense.
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_07-33_Feb07.pdf
Emergency Preparedness and Response
(Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA)
This page within the APHIS Web site details how this agency functions during an emergency situation. Contact information is provided, as are links to specific documentation.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/emergency_response/
FAZD Center
(National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD), Texas A&M University (TAMU))
The mission of the FAZD Center is to protect the United States “from exotic and engineered animal diseases that threaten public health and economic stability.” It is specifically charged with creating “products that defend the U.S. from the intentional use of animal-borne diseases to cause catastrophic harm.” Users will find links to Web portals, publications, news, and White Papers on related topics. The lead organization is Texas A&M University working with state and national partners.
http://fazd.tamu.edu/
FDA Industry Systems Help Desk
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA))
This site and its help desk staff are available to answer both technical and computer-related questions about the Prior Notice System Interface (Web site) and general questions on registration of food facilities. Contact information and links to forms are provided.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~furls/helpf.html
FERN: Food Emergency Response Network
The Food Emergency Response Network “integrates the nation’s food-testing laboratories at the local, state, and federal levels into a network that is able to respond to emergencies involving biological, chemical, or radiological contamination of food.” It is a joint project of the CDC, FDA, and the USDA. Most of the site requires a login but there are pages intended for the public.
http://www.fernlab.org/
Food and Agriculture ISAC
(Food Marketing Institute)
ISAC is the Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a partnership of food industry associations, which is coordinated by the Food Marketing Institute. There is a large section on the site devoted to food safety & defense, including information on recalls and regulatory links, as well as food safety training and conferences.
http://www.fmi.org/isac/
Food Defense Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA))
This is a handy chart, complete with embedded links, which can help to decipher fed-speak and its reliance on acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsdefs.html
See also the “Food Defense Terms and Abbreviations” page, with links to specific Web sites at:
http://www.fda.gov/ora/training/Satellite/Announcements/fd_list.html
Food Defense and Emergency Response
(USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)
This resource is divided into broad subcategories, such as surveillance, response, preparation, & prevention, and links to a variety of documents and other resources.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Defense_&_Emergency_Response/index.asp
Food Defense and Terrorism
(U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
This site contains links to information on food safety legislation, as well as basic information on food dense programs, consumer information, and training materials.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defterr.html
FoodNet – Foodbrone Diseases Active Surveillance Network
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
This is the Web site for “the principle foodborne disease component of the CDC’s Emerging Infections Program (EIP).” It is a collaborative project of the USDA, CDC, FDA, and ten EIP sites noted on the site. It contains information about surveillance, reports, studies, conferences, publications, and references and resources.
http://www.fernlab.org/
Food Protection
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
This site provides links to both CDC and non-CDC electronic documents which provide information on food safety practices, including threats through terrorism.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/ETP/food.htm
Food Protection Education Database, FPEdb
(National Center for Food Protection and Defense)
This is a keyword-searchable database that provides users with links to educational resources.
http://www.foodprotectioneducation.org/index.php
see also the Center’s home page at
http://www.ncfpd.umn.edu/index.cfm
Food Safety
(Lawson Terrorism Information Center, Oklahoma)
This site contains links from a bibliography of items which focus on food safety and federal regulations. Each item contains a descriptive abstract plus a link to the full-text article, as well as searchable subject descriptors (useful for re-running a search to locate related information.)
http://www.terrorisminfo.mipt.org/Food-Safety.asp
Food Safety Information Center (FSIC)
(U.S. National Agriculture Library (NAL))
The goal of this Web site is “to provide food safety information to educators, industry, researchers, and the general public.” It provides information on emergency preparedness and management.
http://foodsafety.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=16&tax_level=1
Food Safety Threats
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC)
Provides links to specific organisms/agents and diseases.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/food/
FoodShield
(National Center for Food Protection and Defense)
FoodShield is a “Web-based platform designed to create community between the various laboratories and regulatory agencies that make up our nation’s food and agricultural sectors. Through secure, integrated resources such as detailed agency profiles, departments of agriculture and health as well as laboratories have the ability to communicate and coordinate with their peers in other states.” It is organized into broad tabs, such as recalls, contacts, education, events, associations, and resources.
http://www.foodshield.org/
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Information on hazards and control guides for seafood, juice, dairy, and other land foods.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.html
Initial Assessment of Food System Biosecurity Threats
(CIDRAP – Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, University of Minnesota)
This site has useful information on planning for detection and response; discovery of abnormal physical characteristics in a food item, unusual illnesses among employees or consumers, and much more, all related to our food system.
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/biosecurity/food-biosec/threats/assess.html
National Select Agent Registry
The National Select Agent Registry Program “oversees the activities of possession of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products.” Users will be able to access a variety of information resources, as well as use electronic application/form packages.
http://www.selectagents.gov/
Protecting the Food Supply: FDA Actions on New Bioterrorism Legislation
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA))
Find details on various rules and regulations, along with a variety of related quick links.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsbtact.html
Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness E-Library and Resource Center
(Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR))
This site presents brief annotations and links to e-resources which deal with a variety of hazardous situations, including threats to food and water safety and agro-terrorism.
http://www.neha.org/research/terrorism/resources.html
Terrorist Threats to Food
(World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
This is an electronic version of a document prepared at a joint meeting of these two organizations. It outlines food safety regulations and the development of programs in support of protection against food sabotage.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/004/ab513e.htm
Terrorist Threats to Food – Guidelines for Establishing and Strengthening Prevention and Response Systems
(World Health Organization)
Contains an executive summary of the document, plus a link to a printable copy of the full text.
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/fs_management/terrorism/en/
“Times Topics”
(The New York Times)
The New York Times oublishes a section called “Times Topics.” These are located in a keyword-searchable index. Users should try “food contamination and poisoning,” along with “terrorism,” “biological and chemical warfare,” along with more general medicine and health topics. A “News Tracker” service is available to registrants and sends e-mail notices and RSS feeds on relevant issues.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/l/lead/index.html?query=FOOD%20CONTAMINATION%20AND%20POISONING&field=des&match=exact
www.FoodSafety.gov: Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
This Web site presents information in broad categories, such as consumer advice, foodborne pathogens, industry assistance, and national food safety programs. It also contains videos and information in specific languages.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/ |
