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Industry Self-Assessment Checklist for Food Security (PDF | 123 KB)USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Improving the quality of security in daily operations through areas such as storage, processing, water and ice supply, mail handling and personnel security is critical to food defense planning and management. These guidelines include a checklist covering these sections in effort to enhance food security within various establishments.
Developing a Food Defense Plan for Meat and Poultry Slaughter and Processing Plants (PDF | 218)USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Developed in consultation with very small, small, and large meat and poultry processors, this guide provides an easy, practical, and achievable three-step method for creating a food defense plan.
Food Defense: Your Responsibility - A Guide to Food Defense for Food Processors and Distributors (PDF | 125 KB)California Department of Health Services. Food and Drug Branch.
Implementing a food defense plan reduces the risk of intentional contamination of food supply. Distributors and food processors are targeted in effort to increase awareness and preparedness of intentional terroism on food supply and are provided with an outline critical for food defense training. Topics include physical security, transportation security, crisis management and security and dafety of water, ice, products and supplies.
FSIS Security Guidelines for Food ProcessorsUSDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Guidance in developing a specific security plan. Purpose is to provide protection for consumers and industries from food contamination, in effort to protect public health.
Food Defense AuditsAmerican Institute of Baking International.
Audit that evaluates the level of food defense in a food facility. Areas of assessment include food defense programs, outside, grounds/roof, employee and visitor programs, material receiving, facility operations, finished goods/storage.