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SECOND
THIRD
AFDO, State and Local Perspectives
FOURTH
• Unintentional
and Contamination
• Intentional
Sub-Primary Focus
Food Defense = Prevention Focus on
Intentional Contamination Threats
• Terrorism
• (International and Domestic Groups)
• Disgruntled Employee,
Customers, Competitors
• Economic Sabotage
• Criminals
DEFINING
FOOD
SAFETY
ENSE
Food defense has been defined as “a
collective term to encompass activities
associated with protecting the nation's
food supply from deliberate or
intentional acts of contamination or
tampering. This term encompasses other
similar verbiage (i.e., bioterrorism,
counter-terrorism, etc.) (FDA, 2008).”
Food Defense Concerns Are Real
Threats Are Real
http://cns.miis.edu/cbw/foodchron.htm
The impact of a major agricultural/food-related
disaster in the U.S. would be enormous and could
easily extend beyond the immediate agricultural
community to affect other segments of society. It is
possible to envision at least three major effects that
might result—mass economic destabilization, loss
of political support and confidence in government,
and social instability. (Chalk, 2001)
“An enemy bent on victory at
any cost could and will make
the food supply of a populace
a main target”
(ShoahEducation.com, 2003).
Psychological Fears
• Probability of intentional contamination of the food supply
is thought by some to be low
Proposed Rule:
Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentio
nal Adulteration
• Monitoring
Focus On Specific Section Of Rule
• Corrective actions
• Verification
• Training
• Recordkeeping
AFDO
STATE
3
AND LOCAL
REGULATORY
PERSPECTIVES
Perspectives
• How does the new rule on intentional adulteration apply
to the retail regulator and retail industry
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Final Added Overall Thoughts
Needs and Beliefs:
• A focused and combined regulatory approach to food
safety/defense efforts can be established for the sector,
retail and manufactured
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA514142
Gary W. Elliott, MA, REHS
South Carolina
Department of Health and
Environmental Control (DHEC)
elliotgw@dhec.sc.gov
(803) 896-0733