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This outreach effort focuses on preventative measures taken to protect the food supply from intentional contamination by chemical, biological, or radiological agents that are unlikely to be naturally present.
Specifically, measures covered by the outreach initiative include:
• Educational tools to facilitate food defense awareness in the workplace
• Identification of vulnerable points in food processes/systems
• Development and application of mitigation strategies to reduce vulnerabilities identified
• Creation and implementation of food defense plans to support prevention efforts and provide food sector entities with a response plan should an act of intentional contamination occur .
• Provide a model, and encourage the development of effective joint investigations, partnering not only law enforcement and public health officials, but stakeholders from the food industry as well.
This one-of-a-kind outreach initiative has been conducted in numerous countries to great success and welcomes additional opportunities to continue building capacity and sustainability for food defense globally.
