Food Protection Food Safety and Food Defense David W. K. Acheson, M.D.

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1 Food Protection Food Safety and Food Defense David W. K. Acheson, M.D. Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2 Outline Challenges Facing FDA Integration of Food safety and Defense Current Activity in Food Defense ALERT CARVER Software Tool SPPA Next Steps 2

3 Challenges FDA faces increasing challenges and risks to the nation s s food system Increased globalization of the food supply Changing consumer expectations for all foods 24/7 365 days per year Changes in farming, manufacturing and processing practices Outdated infrastructure relative to increasing complexities Terrorism leading to increased concern of a deliberate attack on the food supply Challenges in tracking food rapidly when a problem does arise 3

4 Import Volume History vs. Import FTE History 4

5 Types of Imported Goods Devices and Rad Health 28% <1% Biologics Animal Drugs and Feed Human Drugs 2% 2% FOODS Cosmetics 9% 59% 5

6 Cross-Cutting Themes Make decisions based on risk Farm to table approach Consider both domestic and imported products Integrate food safety with food defense 6

7 Common Themes Food Safety and Food Defense Similar Approaches Common Resources Industry Regulators Common Tools Methods 7

8 Common Themes Food Safety and Food Defense Detection at the local level Sick people Sick animals Detection of tampering Focus for prevention is local Farm/processing facility/warehouse/retail Same responders 8

9 Important Differences Food Defense Unnatural contamination Familiar agents in unfamiliar places Need to think outside the box Role of law enforcement 9

10 Integration Food Safety and Food Defense Awareness Risk Based Decision-Making Understanding Vulnerabilities Mitigation Strategies Communication Scientific Infrastructure IT Infrastructure 10

11 Food Defense Goals To prevent an attack if possible To respond rapidly and efficiently if needed To recover rapidly and restore consumer confidence in the food supply 11

12 Current Food Defense Activity Raise Awareness ALERT Identify Vulnerabilities CARVER Software Tool SPPA Determine Mitigation Strategies Conduct Research 12

13 A.L.E.R.T. How do I ALERT the operators of the establishments to make them more aware of Food Defense issues? 13

14 ALERT Five Main Principles 1. What do you know about the foods arriving at your establishment? 2. How do you maintain security in your establishment? 3. What do you know about people with access to your establishment? 4. Do you keep track of food security issues in your establishment? 5. What would you do if you were threatened? 14

15 ALERT See for more information 15

16 Operational Risk Management Food Assessment Process Identify Agents Identify Foods Identify Food/Agent Scenarios 16

17 ORM Model Assess Level of Risk PROBABILITY SEVERITY Very High High Medium Low Very Hi h High Medium Low Very L RISK LEVELS Higher Risk Lower Risk 17

18 Attributes of Target Vulnerability assessments show four factors consistently associated with foods at higher risk of terrorism: Large Batches large number of consumers Uniform Mixing contaminate all servings in batch Short Shelf Life Ease of Access minimal time to identify problem and intervene accessible targets are more attractive 18

19 CARVER Software Tool Institute of Food Technologists Contract Subcontract with Sandia National Laboratories Develop a software-based system to undertake CARVER Use of questions Drop down menus Rank vulnerabilities Provide to industry and others free of charge 19

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23 Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism (SPPA) Key Findings

24 Criteria List Aquaculture production Cattle stockyard/sale barn Beef cattle feedlot Citrus Production Corn farm Dairy farm Poultry farm Rice mill Seed production Soybean farm Swine production Veterinary biologics Deli meat processing Grain elevator/grain export handling facility Ground beef processing Hot dog processing Import facilities Processed poultry Liquid eggs processing School kitchens Retailers processing meat Warehouses/Distribution Center Animal foods/feeds Baby food Deli salads Dietary supplements Flour Frozen entrees Fruit juice Gum arabic High fructose corn syrup Honey Ice cream Infant formula Milk Peanut butter Produce Seafood Soft drinks Spices Vitamins Bottled water Yogurt Stadium Food Service Breakfast cereals Conducted Received or Scheduled 24

25 Deliverables/Outcomes Working notes are developed and approved by industry participants and distributed to all attendees Classified report from each site visit details critical nodes, vulnerabilities, possible mitigation strategies, and potential warnings and indicators Information gathered will be shared with the Food and Ag Sector First summary report now available online Identify and validate R&D initiatives related to the food and agriculture sector First summary report now available online 25

26 Commonalities of Identified Threat Indicators Employees, visitors, vendors, and contractors observed in areas where they have no legitimate reason to be Someone expressing an unusual interest in the production process Employee health patterns, such as unusual absence or attendance patterns and illnesses related to particular job functions or work areas Delays in deliveries, deviations from delivery schedules, or evidence of product tampering 26

27 Summary The food supply in the U.S. is one of the safest in the world Overall food borne illness and outbreaks rates unchanged Recent spate of outbreaks have caused loss of consumer confidence in food safety Changes in recent years have resulted in a need to refocus food protection strategy Greater emphasis on prevention 27

28 The Future Food Safety Food Protection Risk Based Farm to Table Domestic and Imports Science Infrastructure Strong IT Food Defense 28

29 Questions? 29