Food Chain Security

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Food Chain Security Pilot Study: Findings and Recommendations

   • Hami Alpas

   Pages 1-10

3. Food Chain Security and Vulnerability

   • Sébastien Brunet, Pierre Delvenne, Frédéric Claisse

   Pages 11-22

4. The Contribution of Food Safety Management Systems to the Prevention of Deliberate Food Contamination

   • Madeleine Smith

   Pages 23-48

5. Issues of Food Chain Security and Case Studies in the Czech Army

   • Ales Komar, Pavlina Vasicka

   Pages 49-57

6. Food Chain Security in Romania

   • Liviu-Daniel Galatchi, Diana-Lacramioara Mihalache

   Pages 59-78

7. New System of Food Control in Russia

   • Irina V. Ermakova

   Pages 79-90

8. Food Chain Defense in the United States

   • LeeAnne Jackson

   Pages 91-101

9. Food Safety Strategies in the Federal Republic of Germany

   • Joachim Gaus

   Pages 103-112

10. Assessing Security of Supply: Three Methods Used in Finland

    • Hannu Sivonen

    Pages 113-128

11. Food Chain Defense and Its Potential Implications on Traditional Foods: The Portuguese Case

    • Alexandra Veiga, José Empis

    Pages 129-143

12. Back Matter

    Pages 145-145

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The pilot study on Food Chain Security was launched in 2003 by NATO Public Diplomacy Division Science for Peace and Security Section (SPS) under the leadership of Turkey. The purpose of the study was to study the safety and security of food stuffs in the face of their careless/ignorant handling as well as against expected terrorist attacks at the system which may destroy and/or degrade it at the source during distribution, processing and in the consumption phase. The study included the protective and response measures which may have to be taken to reduce the risk and mitigate the consequences of these threats to the food system. The final outputs of this pilot study were agreed to be mainly: To allow comparison between country partners To identify common weaknesses of the food systems As a result of the terrible September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States the nature of the terrorist threat appears to be more uncertain and diffused, therefore the terrorist threat against the food system which comprises production, processing, distribution, restaurants, and retail can be very diverse and unpredictable and involve chemical, biological, and radiological agents of various kinds. Preparing for all possible contingencies was not practical, so a “risk management approach” was used in this study based on risk management principles that acknowledge while risk generally cannot be eliminated, enhancing protection from known or potential threats can reduce it.

• Food terrorism
• amines
• food safety
• food security
• management
• safety
• quality control, reliability, safety and risk

• Food Engineering Dept., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

  Hami Alpas

• Acıbadem University School ofMedicine, Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey

  Beyazit Çırakoğlu

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