Food Defense
Registration of Food Facilities
Biennial Registration Renewal for Food Facilities began at 12:01 AM on October 22, 2012. The updated food facility registration system is accepting food facility registration renewals.
Extension Disaster Education Network
Reducing the Impact of Disasters Through Education
Self-Inspection Checklists
National Food Processors Association Security Checklist
USDA FSIS, Revised April 2005
Government Agencies
Download site for FDA food defense self-assessment prioritization software tool
FDA works with other government agencies and private sector organizations to help reduce the risk of tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions on the food and cosmetic supply.
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, reinforced the need to enhance the security of the United States. Congress responded by passing the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which was signed into law June 12, 2002.
USDA Bioterrorism page
This guide provides an easy, practical and achievable three-step method for creating a food defense plan. USDA FSIS. 2007
ALERT initiative is intended to raise the awareness of state and local government agency and industry representatives regarding food defense issues and preparedness.
This site is intended to increase the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
2006 Guidelines to help agricultural producers enhance security at the farm level.
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors - Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Registration of Food Facilities
Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Other Sites of Interest
Directory of PA State Health Officials
Anti-agricultural biowarfare and bioterrorism differ significantly from the same activities directed against humans; for instance, there exist a variety of possibilities for economic gain for perpetrators, and the list of possible perpetrators includes corporations, which may have state-of-the-art technical expertise.
Humanitarian Resource Institute
Biosecurity is defined as a series of management practices designed to minimize or prevent the importation of infectious agents onto a farm.
