3. ● Do you have workers who may have a grudge? ● Think like an individual that would like to harm your operation.

5.  By the end of the training you will be able to tell neighbors why you and they need a food defense plan.  By the end of the day you will be able to write a food defense plan for your business and have a draft plan in hand.  By the end of the day you will be able to write a response plan for your business and have a draft plan in hand.

6.  Vulnerability Assessment  Countermeasure Development  Writing a Food Defense Plan  Developing a Response Plan

7.  Safest in the world?  Recalls  Spinach  Tomatoes  Peanut butter  Melamine

8. The U.S. government has declared the food and agriculture sector to be one of 17 critical national infrastructures vulnerable to intentional attack.

9. ● Missouri ranks 2 nd in the nation for number of farms ● Missouri ranks 6th in number of food processors ● Missouri ranks 14 th in restaurant sales

10. 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

11.  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

12. Stinson et al., 2008

16. Develop a Food Defense Plan ● Determine Vulnerability ● Develop Countermeasures ● Write a Defense Plan ● Write a Response Plan