Emergency Contacts for Pennsylvalia Food Processors
Compiled by the Penn State Department of Food Science 4/29/08
http://foodsafety.psu.edu/FoodDefenseList08Aprr2.pdf

Registration of Food Facilities
Penn State Guidance on FDA Registration Requirements for Manufacturers of Food for Human or Animal Consumption
http://foodsafety.psu.edu/bioterror/FDA_Registration.htm

Self-inspection checklists

Conduct your own self-audit
National Food Processors Association Security Checklist
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/ENVIRONMENT/community/foodsurveillance/resource_docs/food_processors_checklist.pdf

Industry Self-Assessment Checklist for Food Security
USDA FSIS, Revised April 2005
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Self_Assessment_Checklist_Food_Security.pdf

Government Sites

CARVER + SHOCK
Download site for FDA self-assessment prioritization software tool
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodDefense/CARVER/default.htm

ALERT - The Basics
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defterr.html

The Bioterrorism Act of 2002
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, reinforced the need to enhance the security of the United States.
Congress responded by passing the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which was signed into law June 12, 2002.
http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Legislation/ucm148797.htm

Keeping America's Food and Agriculture Safe
USDA Bioterrorism page
http://www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity

Developing a Food Defense Plan for Meat and Poultry Slaughter and Processing Plants
This guide provides an easy, practical and achievable three-step method for creating a food defense plan. USDA FSIS. 2007
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Food_Defense_Plan.pdf

FDA Food Defense and Terrorism: Alert - The Basics
ALERT initiative is intended to raise the awareness of state and local government
agency and industry representatives regarding food defense issues and preparedness.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodDefense/Training/ALERT/default.htm

CDC bioterrorism site
http://www.bt.cdc.gov CDC Responds: Risk Communication and Bioterrorism December 6, 2001
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/bio1206.asp

Pre-Harvest Security Guidelines and Checklist
2006 Guidelines to help agricultural producers enhance security at the farm level.
http://www.usda.gov/documents/PreHarvestSecurity_final.pdf
March 2006

Food Producers, Processors, Transporters, and Retailers:
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
http://www.fda.gov/Food/Guidance

GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY
Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
http://www.fda.gov/Food/Guidance

GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY
Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors - Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
http://www.fda.gov/Food/Guidance

GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY
Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Registration of Food Facilities
http://www.fda.gov/Food/Guidance

GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY
Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments:
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
http://www.fda.gov/Food/Guidance

Industry Sites

Heads Up for HACCP from National Meat Association
http://www.nmaonline.org/files/headsup10.15.01.htm

National Meat Association Addresses Biosecurity in Teleconference
http://www.nmaonline.org/files/pr10.11.01.htm

Other Sites of Interest

Penn State On-the-Farm Biosecurity Resources
http://www.vetsci.psu.edu/Ext/Biosecurity/BioMain.htm

Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/bwc/agr/main.htm

Agrodefense Information Resource
(Humanitarian Resource Institute)
http://www.humanitarian.net/eidnet/fmd/agroterrorism.html

Agro-Terrorism
(Monterey Institute of International Studies, Center for Nonproliferation Studies)
http://cns.miis.edu/research/cbw/agromain.htm

Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense:
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org

Emergency Response Pages: CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Page
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

Pennsylvania Department of Health Preparedness & Response Page
http://webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=171&Q=229813

Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense:
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org

Contacts and Procedures for Health Emergencies:
Directory of PA State Health Officials
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fed_state/State_Directory_Files/pennsylvania.html

Notification Procedures for State and Local Public Health Officials
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/EmContact/Protocols.asp