This volume addresses a wide range of issues related to food terrorism, food security and safety in a comprehensive and up-to-date survey. Emerging issues in Food Chain Security relevant to all countries and stakeholders are summarized, including relevant technical information relating to the various strands. These include: risk assessment and vulnerability; food defence strategies; awareness and response aspects. The analyses, based on practices and strategies evolved in different countries, yield an objective and scientific treatment of this vital area.
Author(s): Hami Alpas, Beyazit Çrakolu
Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 158
Cover......Page 1
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series......Page 3
Food Chain Security......Page 4
ISBN 9789048195602......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
2. Activities......Page 14
3.1. First Pilot Study Meeting: October 2–3, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey......Page 15
3.2. Second Pilot Study Meeting: May 21–22, 2004, Liege, Belgium......Page 16
3.3. Third Pilot Study Meeting: March 10–11, 2005, Antalya, Turkey......Page 17
3.5. Fifth Pilot Study Meeting: May 4–5, 2006, Helsinki, Finland......Page 18
3.6. Sixth Pilot Study Meeting: January 26–27, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal......Page 19
3.8. The Eight Pilot Study Meeting Was Held on September 19–20, 2008 in Antalya, Turkey......Page 20
5. Conclusions......Page 21
Acknowledgements......Page 23
1. Introduction......Page 24
2.2. A High Level of Scientific and Social Uncertainty......Page 25
2.3. Invisibility of the Risks......Page 26
2.5. Democratic Feature of the Damages......Page 27
3. Modern Risk and Vulnerability......Page 28
4.1. Networks and Vulnerability......Page 29
4.2. Irreconcilable Demands......Page 32
5. Conclusion......Page 34
References......Page 35
1. Introduction......Page 36
2.1. Characteristics of a Contaminant......Page 37
2.2.1. Bacterial Contamination......Page 38
2.3.1. Direct Contamination......Page 39
2.3.3. Deliberate Contamination......Page 40
2.4. Physical Contamination......Page 42
3.1.1. Bacterial Pathogens......Page 43
3.1.3. Pathogenic Viruses......Page 44
3.2. Chemicals......Page 45
3.4. Access to the Food......Page 47
4. Controls......Page 48
4.1. HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points)......Page 49
4.1.1. Manufacturing and Distribution......Page 50
4.1.2. Retail......Page 52
4.2. Detection......Page 53
4.3. Investigation and Containment......Page 54
4.4. Traceability and Recall......Page 55
References......Page 57
1.1. Definitions......Page 62
1.3. Perception......Page 63
2. Military Food System Unique Challenges......Page 64
3. Food Defence Strategies......Page 65
3.4. Conclusion Vision......Page 66
4.1. Introduction......Page 67
4.2. Food Servings......Page 68
4.4. A New Technology......Page 69
References......Page 70
1. Introduction......Page 72
2. Elements Concerning the Food Production and Consumptionin Romania......Page 73
3. Work Methods......Page 74
4. Participant Romanian Companies from the Food Sector......Page 77
5. Risks and Vulnerable Points for Food Security in Romania......Page 79
6. Risk Management......Page 80
7. Romanian Data in Comparison with Other Countries......Page 83
8. Concluding Remarks......Page 88
References......Page 91
1. Why the Food Safety Is Important?......Page 92
2.2. Legal Basis (www.rospotrebnadzor.ru)......Page 93
2.3.1. Ability to the Turn and Advancement of Foodstuff, Materials and Products......Page 95
2.3.3. The Information on Quality and Safety of Foodstuff, Materials and Products......Page 96
3. Control for Safety of Foodstuff and Health of the Population......Page 97
3.1. New Food: GMOs......Page 98
4. Conclusion......Page 101
References......Page 102
1. Introduction......Page 104
3. Sector-Specific Agencies......Page 105
3.2. FDA Leadership for SSA Responsibilities......Page 106
3.3. CIKR Owners and Operators, Including Private and Public Entities......Page 107
4.1. CARVER+Shock......Page 108
5.1. ALERT......Page 110
6.1. Documents Issued by FDA......Page 111
6.2. Documents Issued by USDA......Page 112
8. Authorities from the Public Health Security and BioterrorismPreparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act)......Page 113
1. Organisation of Official Food Control and Inspectionin Germany......Page 116
2.1.2. Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)......Page 118
2.1.3. Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)......Page 119
2.1.4. Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)......Page 120
2.1.6. Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI)......Page 121
2.2.2. Intermediate Land Level......Page 122
2.2.6. Coordination and Communication Between the Federal Government and the Länder......Page 123
2.3. National Reference Laboratories......Page 125
1.1. Security of Supply in Legislation......Page 126
1.3. Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a Means to Secure Supply......Page 127
2.2. The Model Used for Food Chain......Page 129
2.3. Details of the Model......Page 130
2.4. Estimating Interdependencies......Page 131
2.5. Estimating Mean Times Between Failures and Durations of Failures......Page 132
3.1. Definition of the Indicators......Page 133
3.2. Functions Considered in Food Supply......Page 135
4.1. The Method......Page 136
4.2. An Example of Continuity Maturity Level Descriptionsin Food Logistics (Figure 6)......Page 137
5.2. Assumptions......Page 138
5.3. Calculation of Effect......Page 139
Acknowledgements......Page 140
References......Page 141
1. Introduction......Page 142
2. Food Safety in Portugal in the Last 2 Decades......Page 143
3. Traditional Foods......Page 144
4. Will Traditional Foods Easily Survive Increasingly StrictFood Safety Systems?......Page 147
4.1. European Legal Framework......Page 149
4.2. Looking at Traditional Foods in Europe......Page 150
4.3. Traditional Foods and Food Defense......Page 151
5.1. Regarding Traditional Food......Page 152
5.2. Regarding Food Defense......Page 153
5.3. The Future......Page 154
References......Page 155
Subject Index......Page 158
