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Cyber threats and current landscape put food defense on agenda

By Joe Whitworth on June 16, 2022

Cyber-attacks and ransomware are among the major novel threats to food firms, according to speakers during a panel discussion about food fraud and defense.

Tim Lang, Jennifer van de Ligt and Jon Woody spoke about…

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UK helps food, beverage businesses defend against attacks

By News Desk on November 22, 2017

Businesses involved in the food and beverage industries need to understand what motivates people to sabotage their products, according to the latest version of a 58-page guidance document issued by the government of the United…
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Possible breach of food defense leads to recall of chicken products

By News Desk on June 18, 2016

Minnesota’s GNP Company, based in Cold Spring, late Saturday recalled approximately 55,608 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service…
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FSIS: Slightly More Processing Plants Adopt Food Defense Plans

By News Desk on October 24, 2014

The number of food processing plants in the U.S. with a food defense plan rose from 83 percent to 84 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to the latest Food Defense Plan Survey conducted by…
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IAFP Interview: Kennedy on Food Security and Fraud

By James Andrews on August 27, 2014

Shaun Kennedy, director of the Food System Institute and professor at the University of Minnesota, recently sat down with Food Safety News to discuss a number of topics related to food security and food fraud.
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IAFP 2013: FERN's Goal is Quick Response to Food Contamination

By James Andrews on August 5, 2013

Federal and state health officials investigating foodborne illness outbreaks and other food safety emergencies in recent years have received help from an increasingly prolific network of laboratories designed to respond to biological, chemical and radiological…
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FDA Unveils New Tool to Help Industry Craft Food Defense Plans

By News Desk on May 14, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday released a new tool to help the food industry defend against an act of intentional food contamination. According to FDA, the Food Defense Plan Builder, available online…
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Live Food Defense Workshop Webinar Available Today

By News Desk on April 17, 2012

foodsafetysummit-logo-320.jpgToday at the Washington D.C. Convention Center the Food Safety Summit hosts an “Interactive Food Defense Workshop with Government and Industry Representatives” from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Those not able to attend the Food…
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Food Defense Workshop to Feature Government and Industry Representatives

By News Desk on March 24, 2012

The Food Safety Summit is hosting an Interactive Food Defense Workshop

with Government and Industry Representatives as part of the educational

program at the Washington D.C. Convention Center from April 17th -19th.  

This Tuesday session…

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GAO: Lack of Coordination for U.S. Food Defense

By Helena Bottemiller on September 16, 2011

The federal government is not efficiently managing or utilizing resources in the defense of the nation’s food system, according to a new Government Accountability Office report, released on the heels of the 10th anniversary of…

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