Food Supply Protection and Homeland Security

Contents......Page 6
Acronyms......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Prologue......Page 14
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE......Page 20
THE ONGOING THREAT......Page 22
IS TERRORISM IN THE BARNYARD REALLY POSSIBLE?......Page 28
“FOOD AND AGRICULTURE” [REPRINTED FROM CBO, 2004]......Page 31
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS): THE AGROTERRORISM THREAT......Page 40
FARM-TO-FORK FOOD PRODUCTION AND AGROTERRORISM......Page 43
TERRORISM......Page 48
AGROTERRORISM......Page 53
VOCABULARY OF HATE......Page 54
DEFINITION OF TERMS......Page 55
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)......Page 72
USDA AGENCIES AND OFFICES......Page 74
USDA HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORTS [REPRINTED FROM USDA, 2004B]......Page 77
OTHER EFFORTS......Page 88
APHIS......Page 89
CHAPTER 4 The Bioterrorism Act and the FDA......Page 102
21 CFR PART 170.3 FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION: DEFINITIONS......Page 103
TITLE III SUBTITLE A - PROTECTION OF FOOD SUPPLY......Page 109
POSSIBLE PATHOGENS IN AN AGROTERRORIST ATTACK......Page 116
FDA FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY PROGRESS: A 10-POINT PROGRAM......Page 120
THE 10-POINT PROGRAM (REPRINTED FROM FDA, 2003)......Page 121
BOTTOM LINE ON FDA’S APPROACH TO PROTECTING OUR FOOD SUPPLY......Page 130
CHAPTER 5 Foot-and-Mouth Disease: The Primary Threat......Page 132
FARM SECURITY......Page 138
PHYSICAL ASSET MONITORING AND CONTROL DEVICES (REPRINTED FROM SPELLMAN, 2007)......Page 142
SECURITY PLAN GUIDANCE-VOLUNTARY CHECKLIST......Page 163
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE......Page 166
FARM-SECURITY RESOURCES AND REFERENCES......Page 171
CHAPTER 7 From Farm to Fork: Transportation Issues......Page 176
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES......Page 177
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DRIVERS......Page 178
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR COMPANIES......Page 181
CHAPTER 8 Modified FDA Bad Bug Book......Page 186
CONTENTS OF THE BAD BUG BOOK......Page 188
CLASSIFICATION......Page 190
KINGDOMS OF LIFE......Page 191
BACTERIA, PROTOZOA, AND VIRUSES: THE BASICS......Page 192
BAD BUGS......Page 196
Index......Page 252
About the Author......Page 258