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Food Defense Food Defense Tabletop Food Defense Food Defense Tabletop Tabletop Tabletop Exercise: Exercise: Schools as a Target Schools as a Target Presented by Presented by Presented by Presented by National Food Service Management I nstitute National Food Service Management I nstitute National Food Service Management I nstitute National Food Service Management I nstitute 1

What I s Food Defense? FOOD DEFENSE is defined as the protection of food products from intentional adulteration by biological, i t ti l d lt ti b bi l i l chemical, physical or radiological agents In contrast FOOD SAFETY is defined as In contrast, FOOD SAFETY is defined as the protection of food products from unintentional contamination by agents unintentional contamination by agents 2

Why Target the NSLP? Why Target the NSLP? Why Target the NSLP? Why Target the NSLP? NSLP NSLP offers: offers: – Vulnerable population Vulnerable population V l V l bl bl l ti l ti – Major emotional impact of harming Major emotional impact of harming children children – Very large numbers of servings per day Very large numbers of servings per day l l b b f f d d – Very large batches of single food dispensed in Very large batches of single food dispensed in any given day any given day i i d d – Transportation of foods Transportation of foods – Approximately 1/3 of the U.S. population Approximately 1/3 of the U.S. population l l / / f h f h l l attends, works for, or has children in schools attends, works for, or has children in schools

Who? Who? Who? Who?  Terrorists T T Terrorists i t i t  Activists  Activists Activists Activists  Disgruntled insiders Disgruntled insiders 4

How? How? How? How?  They can choose: They can choose: –A contaminant A contaminant A contaminant A contaminant –A food A food –A place A place 5

FDA Vulnerable Foods FDA Vulnerable Foods  Produce Produce Produce Produce  Infant formula Infant formula  Canned food Canned food  Breaded food Breaded food  Honey Honey H  Baby food Baby food  Peanut butter Peanut butter  Milk Milk  Seafood, cooked Seafood, cooked  Yogurt Yogurt  Deli salad Deli salad  Ice cream Ice cream  Fruit juice Fruit juice  Soft drinks Soft drinks  Flour Flour  Water, bottled Water, bottled Water, bottled Water, bottled Food Defense: FDA ’ s Role in Protecting America ’ s Food Supply; International Symposium on Agroterrorism; May 3, 2005; LeeAnne Jackson, PhD; FDA

Where Are We Vulnerable? Where Are We Vulnerable? Where Are We Vulnerable? Where Are We Vulnerable?  Opportunity for Opportunity for attack attack at at several levels several levels – Crops Crops Crops Crops – Livestock Livestock – Processing Processing Processing Processing – Distribution Distribution – Storage – Storage Storage Storage – Transportation Transportation – Foodservice Foodservice Foodservice Foodservice

Central Kitchens as a Target Central Kitchens as a Target Central Kitchens as a Target Central Kitchens as a Target  4 factors make certain operations a 4 factors make certain operations a more likely target: more likely target: y y g g – Large Batches Large Batches Large Batches Large Batches – Uniform Mixing Uniform Mixing – Short Shelf Short Shelf- -Life Life – Easy Access Easy Access y

Central Kitchen Central Kitchen Vulnerabilities Vulnerabilities  High High- -risk areas in Central Kitchen operation: risk areas in Central Kitchen operation: – Transport Transport – I ngredients – I ngredients I ngredients I ngredients  Measuring liquid and dry Measuring liquid and dry – Mixing and Cooking Mixing and Cooking– – large batch large batch – Storage S Storage  Dry Dry  Cooler Cooler  Freezer Freezer

Central Kitchen Central Kitchen C C Counter Measures Counter Measures t t M M Highlights: Highlights: i hli h i hli h  Dual control D D Dual control – 2 people always present l l t t l l 2 2 people always present 2 l l l l t t  Retrofit open systems (kettles mixers)  Retrofit open systems (kettles, mixers) Retrofit open systems (kettles mixers) Retrofit open systems (kettles, mixers)  Restrict access in critical areas; secure Restrict access in critical areas; secure ; when not in use when not in use  Develop Policies and Procedures D D Develop Policies and Procedures l l P li i P li i d P d P d d

Warehouse Vulnerabilities Warehouse Vulnerabilities Warehouse Vulnerabilities Warehouse Vulnerabilities  Personnel  Personnel Personnel Personnel  Receiving Receiving  Storage/Access Storage/Access

Counter Measures: Counter Measures: Personnel Personnel  Screening Screening  Daily work schedules  Daily work schedules Daily work schedules Daily work schedules  Identification Identification  Training Training  Unusual behavior Unusual behavior Unusual behavior Unusual behavior

Counter Measures: Counter Measures: Receiving Receiving  Request locked and sealed Request locked and sealed vehicles/containers vehicles/containers vehicles/containers vehicles/containers  Look for evidence of tampering or Look for evidence of tampering or counterfeiting counterfeiting t t f iti f iti  Reject suspect food Reject suspect food eject suspect ood eject suspect ood  Establish pick Establish pick- -up and delivery up and delivery schedules schedules schedules schedules

Counter Measures: Counter Measures: Storage/ Access Storage/ Access Storage/ Access Storage/ Access  Establish product tracking Establish product tracking procedures procedures procedures procedures  Secure and limit facility access Secure and limit facility access  Investigate missing or extra Investigate missing or extra stock/chemical stock/chemicals stoc /c e stoc /c e ca ca s  Secure hazardous chemicals Secure hazardous chemicals

We All Have a Part in We All Have a Part in Food Defense Food Defense  Your Part: Your Part: –Train Train –Plan Plan –Drill Drill Drill Drill –Repeat Repeat

Train Train Train Train Food Defense Training: Food Defense Training: Food Defense Training: Food Defense Training:  Include food defense in food safety Include food defense in food safety and facilities security training and facilities security training d f d f iliti iliti it it t t i i i i  Heighten employee awareness Heighten employee awareness  Be proactive rather than reactive Be proactive rather than reactive  ALERT and FIRST ALERT and FIRST - - FDA materials FDA materials 16 16

FI RST I nitiative – for front line staff for front line staff  F ollow company food defense plans and procedures  I nspect your work area and surrounding I k d di areas  R ecognize anything out of the ordinary  R ecognize anything out of the ordinary  S ecure all ingredients, supplies, and finished product product  T ell management if you notice anything unusual or suspicious

Plan Plan Plan Plan C Components of a food defense plan: Components of a food defense plan: C t t f f f f d d f d d f l l  Assessment of operation Assessment of operation  Identification of strategies Identification of strategies  Implementation Implementation  Coordination with state/county/district Coordination with state/county/district  Includes training schedule and drills or Includes training schedule and drills or tabletop exercises tabletop exercises 19 19

Definition of Tabletop Definition of Tabletop E E Exercise (TTX) Exercise (TTX) i i (TTX) (TTX)  Tabletop  Tabletop Tabletop Exercise (TTX Tabletop Exercise (TTX Exercise (TTX)-- Exercise (TTX) --A A A tabletop exercise involves key tabletop exercise involves key personnel discussing simulated personnel discussing simulated personnel discussing simulated personnel discussing simulated scenarios scenarios in an informal setting. in an informal setting. TTXs can be used to assess plans, TTX TTXs can be used to assess plans, TTX b b d t d t l l policies, and policies, and procedures.* procedures.* 20 20 * https * https:// ://hseep.dhs.gov/support/HSEEP_101/pdf hseep.dhs.gov/support/HSEEP_101/pdf

Drill Drill Drill Drill Why Conduct a Table Top Exercise (TTX)? Why Conduct a Table Top Exercise (TTX)? Dispels the myth “ It can It can ’ t happen here t happen here ”  Dispels the myth  Provides good first step to exercise plans and Provides good first step to exercise plans and Provides good first step to exercise plans and Provides good first step to exercise plans and identify strengths and gaps identify strengths and gaps  Defines stakeholder roles and responsibilities for Defines stakeholder roles and responsibilities for food safety/food defense food safety/food defense  Establishes your contacts in the event of a real Establishes your contacts in the event of a real incident incident 21 21