FDA Food Defense Tools and Resources 1

Tools & Resources Developed under voluntary food defense framework Based on FDA current thinking and best practices Alternate approaches, tools, and resources available 2

Tools & Resources Preventive Measures guidance CARVER + Shock Vulnerability Assessment software Mitigation Strategies database Food Defense Plan Builder (FDPB) Food Defense 101 and ALERT training Employees FIRST training Food-Related Emergency Exercise Boxed Set (FREE-B) 3

Preventive Measures Guidance Food producers, processors and transporters Importers and filers Retail food stores and food service establishments Dairy farms, transporters, processors Cosmetic processors and transporters 4

CARVER + Shock Vulnerability Assessment Software 5

FDA Mitigation Strategies Database 6

Food Defense Plan Builder 7

Background FDA/USDA international workshops Microsoft Excel version field tested and used by government, industry, and academic partners internationally Industry outreach/technical assistance FSMA 8

Food Defense Plan Builder User-friendly, stand-alone desktop application Guides users through the steps to develop a food defense plan –Company information –Broad mitigation strategies –Vulnerability assessment –Focused mitigation strategies –Emergency contacts –Action plan 9

Company Information 10

Broad Mitigation Strategies 11

Vulnerability Assessment 12

Mitigation Strategies 13

Emergency Contacts 14

Action Plan 15

Food Defense Plan 16

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Employees FIRST Training Employee training program designed to educate front line workers FIRST line of defense in preventing intentional contamination of the food supply 19

FREE-B Stealthy Situation - cluster of illness is associated with a foodservice establishment How Sweet It Is(n’t) – traceback investigation after product testing shows that a food product contains excessive levels of a contaminant, as well as a recall of contaminated food Wilted Woes - epidemiological investigation process - unintentional contamination of produce with E. coli O157:H7. High Plains Harbinger - intentional infection of cattle with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) virus Insider Addition - intentional aspect of contamination of a raw meat product at the processor with a chemical agent 20

Comments? Adequacy of FDA’s tools and resources (including training) to assist industry Need for revision? Need for new tools and resources? FDA’s tools and resources are available free of charge at: 21