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Reports
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Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness. March 2007.
- This Congressional Research Service (CRS) report discusses agriculture as a target, federal recognition of agroterrorism threats, possible pathogens in an agroterrorist attack, countering the threat, and issues for Congress.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL32521.
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Review of Customs and Border Protection's Agriculture Inspection Activities. February 2007.
- This report is “one of a series of audit, inspection, and special reports prepared as part of” the Department of Homeland Security's “oversight responsibilities to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the department. This review assessed how well U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) communicated and cooperated with USDA on issues relating to agriculture inspection policies and procedures; complied with established procedures for agriculture inspections of passengers and cargo; and accurately tracked agriculture inspection activities.”
Source: Department of Agriculture, United States (All by Source | Source Website)/Department of Homeland Security, United States (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: OIG-07-32.
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Public Health
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3.
Implementation of the Food Security Provisions of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act. June 2004.
- This hearing discusses "the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002" and "will focus on the food and safety provisions contained in the act."
Source: Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House (All by Source). Report Number: 108-114. Large File: 1+ Mb.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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4.
Hitting America's Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry. March 2004.
- "This study aims to expand the current debate on domestic homeland security by assessing the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and exploring the likely outcomes of a successful attack."
Source: RAND (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9: Defense of United States Agriculture and Food. January 2004.
- This Presidential Directive establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.
Source: White House, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Homeland Security :
Presidential Decision Directives
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6.
Bioterrorism: A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply. November 2003.
- This statement, by Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director Natural Resources and Environment, discusses the potential vulnerabilities of the food supply and agriculture sector to deliberate contamination and summarizes four recent GAO reports identifying a range of problems with federal oversight.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-04-259T.
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Food and Drug Administration's Strategic Action Plan - Protecting and Advancing America's Health: Responding to New Challenges and Opportunities. August 2003.
- This report is a "roadmap for how [the Food and Drug Administration is] meeting the new public health challenges that [the Food and Drug Administration faces], and how [the FDA is] helping to bring new 21st century knowledge about medicines and foods to the greatest number of people who can safely benefit from them."
Source: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Public Health
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FSIS Safety and Security Guidelines for the Transportation and Distribution of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products. August 2003.
- These voluntary guidelines from the Food Safety and Inspection Service provide a list of safety and security measures to prevent intentional and unintentional contamination of meat, poultry, and egg products through all phases of distribution.
Source: Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (All by Source | Source Website).
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Ensuring the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply. July 2003.
- This report, submitted by FDA Commissioner Mark D. McClellan to Secretary Thompson, highlights the department's progress in making the food supply safer and more secure, in 10 critical focus areas.
Source: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Public Health
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10.
Homeland Insecurity: Building the Expertise to Defend America from Bioterrorism. July 2003.
- This report by the Partnership for Public Service (www.ourpublicservice.org), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to excellence in civil service, describes the declining number of biodefense experts in the U.S. government. With many retirements and insufficient recruitment efforts, the shrinking number of federal geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and epidemiologists makes the nation more vulnerable to a biological attack. The report also discusses agricultural terrorism, the October 2001 anthrax attacks, and lessons from Dark Winter, a bioterrorism exercise cosponsored by MIPT.
Source: Partnership for Public Service (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Anthrax :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Homeland Security :
Lessons Learned :
Public Health :
Smallpox
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FSIS Security Guidelines for Food Processors. May 2003.
- These voluntary guidelines from the Food Safety and Inspection Service were developed to meet the particular needs of meat, poultry and egg processing plants and to assist Federal and State inspected plants in identifying ways to strengthen their biosecurity protection.
Source: Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (All by Source | Source Website).
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Food-Processing Security: Voluntary Efforts Are Under Way, But Federal Agencies Cannot Fully Assess Their Implementation. February 2003.
- In this report, GAO examined "whether FDA and USDA have sufficient authority under current statutes to require that food processors adopt security measures; what security guidelines FDA and USDA have provided to industry; and what security measures food processors have adopted."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-03-342.
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Agricultural Terrorism
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13.
Agroterrorism: Options in Congress. July 2002.
- "This report examines the potential threats to America's agriculture from a deliberate biological attack, describes the current defense structure and capabilities available to respond to agroterrorism, and analyzes current congressional proposals to address the threat of biological weapons to U.S. agriculture."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL31217.
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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14.
Mad Cow Disease: Improvements in the Animal Feed Ban and Other Regulatory Areas Would Strengthen U.S. Prevention Efforts. January 2002.
- "This report makes recommendations to USDA and FDA to, among other things, strengthen enforcement of the feed ban, develop a coordinated strategy to identify resources needed to increase inspections of imported goods, and alert consumers when products may contain central nervous system tissue."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-02-183. Large File: 1.8+ Mb.
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Agricultural Terrorism
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Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. 2002.
- This act addresses the following areas: National preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies, enhancing controls on dangerous biological agents and toxins, protecting safety and security of food and drug supply, drinking water security and safety, and additional provisions.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Domestic Legislation :
Legal Material :
Public Health
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16.
Terrorism, infrastructure protection, and the U.S. food and agricultural sector. October 2001.
- "This testimony aims to expand the current debate on public infrastructure protection and bio-terrorism by assessing the vulnerabilities of agriculture and the food chain to a deliberate act of agro-terrorism. For the purposes of this testimony, agroterrorism will be defined as the deliberate introduction of a disease agent, either against livestock or into the food chain, for purposes of undermining stability and/or generating fear."
Source: RAND (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism
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Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001. 2001.
- This act addresses the following areas: National Goals for Bioterrorism Preparedness, Improving the Federal Response to Bioterrorism, Improving State and Local Preparedness, Developing New Countermeasures Against Bioterrorism, and Protecting the Safety and Security of the Food Supply.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Domestic Legislation :
Legal Material
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18.
Food Safety: Agencies Should Further Test Plans for Responding to Deliberate Contamination. October 1999.
- Report to the Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate's Committee on Governmental Affairs about the preparedness of federal food safety regulatory agencies for acts or threats of deliberate food contamination, including terrorism.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO/RCED-00-3.
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Public Health
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Fact Sheets
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19.
Agroterrorism - Why We're Not Ready: A Look at the Role of Law Enforcement. December 2006.
- Based on a 21 month study, this research sheet addresses some potential threats of agroterrorism, advocating that "specialized training for law enforcement is needed", as well as, "joint planning and operational exercises". It stresses these measures are needed if we are "to be ready to respond to such a crime, if it occurs". Additionally, it purports that partnerships are "the best way to prevent an agroterrorism attack and the only way to contain one".
Source: Department of Justice, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Agricultural Terrorism
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Understanding The Dangers of Agroterrorism. June 2006.
- This fact sheet was issued by Wisconsin's Department of Health and Family Services. It defines agroterrorism, relating some of the dangers that can arise from this type of attack. Additionally, it provides information for first responders and the community to help them better prepare for a situation involving agroterrorism should it occur. The use of exercises is encouraged to help better prepare communities and consumers by increasing their knowledge and ability in preventing and responding to this type of terrorist attack.
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Agricultural Terrorism :
Public Health
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