Protecting the Food Supply
Intentional food contamination resulting from a terrorist attack differs significantly from traditional accidental food contamination. Are food safety measures sufficient for food defense?
The attack on September 11, 2001, motivated the United States government to evaluate the infrastructures that support our way of life to determine which are most vulnerable to a terrorist attack. The food and agriculture sector was one of 17 singled out. This was followed by the passage of legislation (the Bioterrorism Act of 2002) that significantly expanded government authority to prevent, detect, and respond to an attack.
When the target is the food supply, the goal of a terrorist would be to …
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