Step three in developing a food defense plan

 All vendors providing processed foods to USDA federal feeding programs must be in compliance with the Food Defense System.

 Vulnerability assessment  Map of facility  Operational documents  HACCP plan  SOP or GMP  BQA or PQA plans

 Designate a food defense coordinator to develop, implement and maintain the Food Defense Plan Courtesy of Food Technology magazine, from "Defending the Food Supply," August 2005, Vol. 59, No.8. Food Technology is a publication of the Institute of Food Technologists,

 Describe each vulnerability specifically.  Decide if the vulnerability is practical to address.  Determine a countermeasure.

 Decide who will be responsible to implement the countermeasure.  Choose a reasonable timeline for implementation.  Initial and date plan when implementation of countermeasure is completed.

 Review and revise the plan to accommodate new and newly elevated risks  Train the employees regarding their effort in:  Prevention  Detection  Response

 Test the countermeasures after implementation  Make unannounced entrances at various checkpoints  Check locks in vulnerable areas  Perform a mock recall  Test inventory procedures

 Re-evaluate the plan annually or as products, processes or facilities change.  Copies of the plan should be kept on-site and off-site.