Food Defense
Food Defense Policy and Actions
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 2006 Program Priorities
Workplan outlining CFSAN's high priority areas for 2006, including: Ensuring Food Defense; Ensuring Food Safety; (more) Deadline: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 |
May 3, 2006 |
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Division of Compliance Policy, Office of Enforcement, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Guidance for Records Access Authority Provided in Title III, Subtitle A, of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Final Guidance
Guidance regarding FDA's authority to access and copy records under the Bioterrorism Act. Deadline: Friday, November 18, 2005 Publication Month: November 2005 |
Nov 18, 2005 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Guidance regarding the kinds of preventive measures that might be useful to operators of food establishments in (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, March 21, 2003 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Guidance for food importing establishments, storage warehouses, and filers regarding preventive measures to help (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, March 21, 2003 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance: Final Guidance
Guidance for operators of dairy farms, bulk milk transportation operations, bulk milk transfer stations, and fluid (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, July 11, 2003 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
FSIS Security Guidelines for Food Processors
Guidelines for plants that produce meat, poultry, and egg products on improving security. Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Month: May 2002 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Keep America's Food Safe
Guidance for transporters, warehouses, distributors, retailers, and restaurants regarding ways to enhance their food (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Month: August 2003 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
FSIS Model Food Security Plans
Model food security plans for egg processing facilities, import establishments, and meat and poultry processing and (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Month: April 2005 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Final rule that confirms the interim final rule (68 FR 58894 as corrected in 69 FR 29428) regarding registration of (more) Deadline: Friday, October 7, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, October 3, 2005 |
Oct 7, 2005 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Establishment and Maintenance of Records (Edition 2): Final Guidance
Guidance document regarding the implementation of the Establishment and Maintenance of Records Final Rule. Deadline: Friday, September 9, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
Sep 9, 2005 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Bioterrorism Act
E-mail group for updates on FDA activities related to the Bioterrorism Act. Deadline: Monday, August 15, 2005 |
Aug 15, 2005 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
What You Need to Know About Administrative Detention of Food
Guidance for food manufacturers, processors, packers, transporters, importers, and exporters regarding the (more) Publication Month: November 2004 |
Apr 2, 2005 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
What You Need to Know About Establishment and Maintenance of Records
Guidance regarding the establishment and maintenance of records requirements under the Bioterrorism Act. Publication Month: December 2004 |
Apr 2, 2005 |
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Fraser, Leslye M. |
Overview of Bioterrorism Act Establishment and Maintenance of Records Final Rule
HTML or PowerPoint summary of 69 FR 71561. A table of contents and French and Spanish versions are available. Publication Date: Thursday, January 13, 2005 |
Jan 13, 2005 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Sending Gifts to Your Friends and Family: Prior Notice Policy
Explanation of FDA policy regarding prior notice for shipped gifts of food. Publication Month: December 2004 |
Jan 10, 2005 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Final rule requiring the establishment and maintenance of records under the Bioterrorism Act. Includes discussion of (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004 |
Dec 10, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Fact Sheet on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Establishment and Maintenance of Records
Questions and answers regarding the final rule that requires the establishment and maintenance of records under the (more) Publication Month: December 2004 |
Dec 10, 2004 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Draft Guidance for Records Access Authority Provided in Title III, Subtitle A, of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Draft Guidance
Draft guidance for industry and FDA staff regarding FDA's access to records under the Bioterrorism Act. The final (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004 |
Dec 10, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Importing Gift Packs and Prior Notice
Information regarding FDA's policy for the submission of prior notice for gift packs. Publication Month: November 2004 |
Nov 19, 2004 |
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Office of Regulatory Affairs, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration |
Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA Staff: Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Guidance document for FDA personnel regarding compliance policy for the interim final rule for Registration of Food (more) Publication Month: November 2004 |
Nov 5, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Prior Notice of Imported Foods: Sending Food through International Mail: Selected Excerpts from the Prior Notice Interim Final Rule, Guidance Documents, and Fact Sheets
This fact sheet discusses the application of the Prior Notice Interim Final Rule to various categories of food sent (more) Publication Month: October 2004 |
Oct 29, 2004 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Administrative Detention of Food for Human or Animal Consumption Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Final rule regarding the administrative detention of food that may present a threat to humans or animals. Includes an (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 4, 2004 |
Aug 23, 2004 |
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Federal Anti-Tampering Act
U.S. law regarding the consequences of tampering with consumer products. Publication Year: 2000 |
Aug 23, 2004 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Bioterrorism Act of 2002
This page provides access to information on the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, including the text of the act, plans for (more) |
Feb 27, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Registration of Food Facilities (Edition 4)
Questions and answers regarding implementation of the Registration of Food Facilities Interim Final Rule. Publication Month: August 2004 |
Jan 20, 2004 |
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Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration |
Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA Staff: Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Guidance document for FDA personnel regarding compliance policy for the registration of food facilities under Section (more) Publication Month: December 2003 |
Dec 23, 2003 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments
Guidance document that restates in simplified language the requirements for prior notice of imported food set forth (more) Publication Month: November 2003 |
Dec 17, 2003 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
What You Need to Know About Registration of Food Facilities
Guidance document that restates in simplified language the requirements for the registration of food facilities set (more) Publication Month: November 2003 |
Dec 17, 2003 |
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Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance to Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers
Guidance document that answers questions regarding the prior notice requirement of the Bioterrorism Act. Includes (more) Publication Month: December 2003 |
Dec 17, 2003 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
Guidance for operators of retail food stores and food service establishments on how to minimize the risk that food (more) Publication Month: November 2003 |
Dec 17, 2003 |
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Office of Regulatory Affairs, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security |
Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff: Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
This guidance document addresses FDAs and CBPs strategy for the enforcement of the interim final rule (more) Publication Month: November 2005 |
Dec 16, 2003 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
FDA and CPB Bolster Safeguards on Imported Food
Release regarding a memorandum of understanding signed by FDA and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2003 |
Dec 4, 2003 |
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European Commission |
US Bioterrorism Act
EC page regarding the U.S. Bioterrorism Act. Includes access to EC comments on certain measures of the act. |
Nov 17, 2003 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Interim final rule that requires the registration with the FDA of food facililties that manufacture/process, pack, or (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 10, 2003 |
Oct 14, 2003 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Interim final rule that requires prior notice to the FDA of food or feed imported or offered for import into the U.S. (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 10, 2003 |
Oct 14, 2003 |
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
FSIS Safety and Security Guidelines for the Transportation and Distribution of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
This document presents voluntary guidelines to prevent the contamination of meat, poultry, and egg products during (more) Publication Date: Monday, August 4, 2003 |
Aug 4, 2003 |
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Food Safety Department, World Health Organization |
Terrorist Threats to Food - Guidelines for Establishing and Strengthening Prevention and Response Systems
Document that provides guidance on food terrorism response and prevention programs. Includes background information (more) Publication Year: 2002 |
Feb 27, 2003 |
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Other Food Defense Resources
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Food and Drug Administration/U.S. Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Department of Agriculture/Federal Bureau of Investigation |
First Year Status Report, Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism Initiative
Report on the first year of the Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism (SPPA) Initiative and the status and (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 Publication Month: July 2006 |
Aug 9, 2006 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Food Defense and Terrorism
Web site consolidating CFSAN's materials on food defense and bioterrorism, including pages on FDA's "Food Defense (more) Deadline: Thursday, August 3, 2006 Publication Month: July 2006 |
Aug 3, 2006 |
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Office of Food Safety, Defense, and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Summaries of Competitive Food Defense Research Reports, 2005
Summary of vulnerability assessments with industry evaluating a variety of foods, including dairy products, fruit (more) Deadline: Saturday, July 1, 2006 Publication Month: June 2006 |
Jul 1, 2006 |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
EPA and DHS Announce New Cooperative Center of Excellence for Research on Microbial Risk Assessment for Homeland Security
Release regarding the new Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment (CAMRA) based at Michigan State University. (more) Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, October 24, 2005 |
Dec 5, 2005 |
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Industry Self-Assessment Checklist for Food Security
Checklist for use by food establishments in assessing the security of their operations. Includes a list of resources (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005 Publication Month: April 2005 |
Nov 3, 2005 |
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Food and Drug Administration/U.S. Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Department of Agriculture/Federal Bureau of Investigation |
SPPA Questions and Answers
Questions and answers regarding the Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism (SPPA) initiative. Deadline: Friday, October 21, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, September 23, 2005 |
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Risk Crisis Communication Project, North Dakota State University |
Risk Crisis Communication Project
Research and classroom materials highlighting the use of ethical, efficient communication during risk or crisis (more) Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2005 |
Oct 10, 2005 |
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The Impact of Risk Messages about Food Bioterrorism on Attitudes and Behaviors
Presentation given at the Research Presentation Symposium held November 18, 2004. Deadline: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
Aug 10, 2005 |
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Study of Nisin and Sublancin: A Strategy for Protection of the United States Food Supply from Pathogenic Bacterial Spores Introduced through Bio-terrorism
Presentation given at the Research Presentation Symposium held on November 18, 2004 on a study of nisin and sublancin (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
Aug 10, 2005 |
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Water Security Division, Environmental Protection Agency |
Water Security
EPA website related to the security of drinking water and wastewater infrastructures in the U.S. |
Jul 21, 2005 |
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BT Safety LLC |
BT Safety LLC: Building Technologies for Safety
Company that builds software systems and predictive modeling tools to facilitate rapid and effective response to food (more) |
May 19, 2005 |
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Archer, Douglas L., et al. |
The Food Recall Manual
"The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department of the University of Florida has assembled this manual to assist (more) Publication Month: December 2004 |
May 10, 2005 |
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U.S. Government Accountability Office |
Protection of Chemical and Water Infrastructure: Federal Requirements, Actions of Selected Facilities, and Remaining Challenges
Report of a study of security efforts in the chemical and water sectors. Includes discussion of federal security (more) Publication Month: March 2005 |
May 9, 2005 |
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Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners: Food Security
Links to resources from the CDC and other organizations related to food defense. |
Apr 27, 2005 |
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Food and Agriculture Information Sharing and Analysis Center |
Food and Agriculture ISAC: Information Sharing & Analysis Center
Partnership of food industry associations that works towards preventing terrorist attacks on foods and limiting the (more) |
Apr 27, 2005 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Food Safety Threats
This page links to FAQs and technical overviews on agents that could be intentional threats to food safety. |
Apr 19, 2005 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Botulism
Information and fact sheets on botulism, including information on infection control, laboratory testing, (more) |
Apr 19, 2005 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Brucellosis
Information and fact sheets on brucellosis, including information on laboratory testing, surveillance, and more. |
Apr 19, 2005 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Anthrax
Information and fact sheets on anthrax, including information on diagnosis, infection control, laboratory testing, (more) |
Apr 19, 2005 |
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Isaacson, Richard E.; Torrence, Mary; Buckley, Merry R. |
Preharvest Food Safety and Security
Report based on a colloquium held December 5-7, 2003, in Perthshire, Scotland. Includes discussion of current (more) Event Dates: Friday, December 5, 2003 - Sunday, December 7, 2003 Publication Month: February 2005 |
Apr 4, 2005 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Compliance Information: Registration
This page provides compliance information for the registration of food facilities under the Bioterrorism Act. Publication Date: Thursday, November 17, 2005 |
Sep 24, 2004 |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Homeland Security [USDA]
This page links to information on USDAs homeland security efforts as well as related resources for the food (more) |
Aug 24, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Food Safety and Terrorism
This page provides links to CFSAN resources related to food safety and terrorism. |
Aug 23, 2004 |
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Office of Regulations and Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Risk Assessment for Food Terrorism and Other Food Safety Concerns
Qualitative assessment of the risks from a terrorist attack on the food supply and from inadvertent food (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
Aug 23, 2004 |
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Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Food Security & Emergency Preparedness
This page links to consumer and industry information and guidelines, news, policy documents, and other resources (more) |
Aug 23, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Prior Notice Summary Information
Summary information and charts on prior notice submissions and compliance. Publication Month: April 2005 |
Aug 13, 2004 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Ricin
Information and fact sheets on ricin, including information on symptoms, diagnosis, laboratory information, and more. |
Jul 28, 2004 |
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Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration |
The Food and Drug Administration's Strategic Action Plan: Protecting and Advancing America's Health: Responding to New Challenges and Opportunities
FDA's Strategic Action Plan outlines FDA's objectives for efficient risk management, communicating health information (more) Publication Month: August 2003 |
Aug 22, 2003 |
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Thomas, Sharon; Kaplan, Stan |
On the Use/Applicability Of Bayes' Theorem to Food/Drug Safety
This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 26, 2002 |
Aug 19, 2002 |
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Chalk, Peter |
Terrorism, Infrastructure Protection, and the U.S. Food and Agricultural Sector
Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of (more) Publication Month: October 2001 |
Jun 11, 2002 |
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