FoodSHIELD, HSIN, InfraGard, et. al.Information Systems & Food Defense
Shaun Kennedy – Deputy Director
Association of Food and Drug Officials Annual Conference
19 - June - 2007
Agenda
• Overview of some of the food defense challenges
• Information systems currently available or in development
• Observations moving forward
Grocery store worker accused of poisoning beefThursday, February 13, 2003 Posted: 5:04 PM EST (2204 GMT)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan -- A former supermarket employee was indicted on charges of poisoning about 200 pounds of ground beef with insecticide and sickening more than 40 people.
Food Contamination History
61 Students felled by rat poison in central ChinaMonday, September 29, 2003Dozens of elementary school students and teachers in Hunan Province were hospitalized after ingesting rat poison with their school breakfasts in an apparent deliberate mass poisoning, state media said Sunday.
Food Contamination History
Italy on alert for water poisonerTuesday, 9 December, 2003, 18:37 GMT
Italian police have launched a search to track down a mystery poisoner who has been injecting a soapy liquid into plastic bottles of mineral water.
Food Contamination History
Italy's sales of bottled water are likely to plummet
350 Iraqi Policeman Suffer Food PoisoningOctober 11, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Authorities arrested the head of the mess hall where at least 350 Iraqi policemen suffered food poisoning, and a military spokesman said Monday that it was likely the poisoning was intentional.
Food Contamination History
Food Contamination History
Fish meant for humans fed tainted foodPOSTED: 4:48 a.m. EDT, May 9, 2007(CNN) -- U.S. health officials said Tuesday that fish intended for human consumption were fed meal that was contaminated with the chemical melamine.But the officials said the fish doesn't pose any significant risk to human health.
U.S. officials say Melamine has been found in feed given to about 20 million poultry and thousands of hogs.
Food/Feed System Complexity:Tracking The Contaminant
China CoalPlant
GlutenPlant(s)
Xuzhou Anying Chem Nutra
Menu FoodsKansas
Menu FoodsNew Jersey
Menu FoodsCanada
Fish Farms Various PetFoods
Reclaimed/etc.Animal FeedPoultryFarms
SwineFarms
Food & Agriculture Challenges
• Most complicated of the 17 Critical Infrastructures/Key Resources (CI/KR)
• Substantially privately held infrastructure• Most globally distributed CI/KR• Information system needs span from agricultural
inputs to public health response systems to harden the infrastructure
baking sodawheat glutencalcium propionateenzymes
bleached wheat flour mono- and diglyceridesmalted barley flour diacetyl tartaric acid estersthiamine ethanolriboflavin sorbitolNiacin polysorbate 20folic acid potassium propionatereduced iron sodium stearoyl lactylateWater corn starchcorn syrup ammonium chloridesesame seeds ammonium sulfatesoybean oil calcium peroxideYeast ascorbic acidSalt azodicarbonamidecalcium sulfatecalcium carbonatecalcium silicatesoy flour
USDA inspected beef
Milk milkfatWater creamsodium citrate saltsodium phosphate sorbic acidartificial color cheese cultureacetic acid soy lecithinEnzymes starch Special SauceSoybean oil picklesdistilled vinegar wateregg yolks HF corn syrupsugar onion powdercorn syrup spicespice extractives saltxanthan gum mustard flourprop. glycol alginate sodium benzoatepotassium sorbate mustard brangarlic powder hydrolyzed proteinscaramel color paprikaTurmeric calcium disodiumEDTA
CucumberswaterVinegarSaltcalcium chlorideAlumnatural flavoringspolysorbate 80turmeric
Grill SeasoningSaltPeppercottonseed oilsoybean oil
Supply Chain ComplexityOne Burger Contains:
lettuce dehydrated onions
2.1 MillionU.S. Farms
? MillionForeign Farms
30,000 U.S.Processing Sites
94,000 ForeignProcessing Sites
19,000 DomesticPackers/Repackers
87,000 ForeignPackers/Repackers
935,000 RetailFood Outlets
224,000 RetailFood Stores
U.S. Global Food System
Fruit
Edible Prep
Meat GrainsSeafood
Fats/Oils
VegetablesAnimal
Products
Dairy
Meat/FishPrepCoffee/Tea/Spices
Cocoa PrepVeg/Fruit Prep Bev
Primary Origin of U.S. Imports
2006 USDA-FAS Data
Cured MeatPoultryCrustaceansFish
FrozenBeef
Offal
Sheep
Primary Origin of Fish/Meat
Pork
Live Fish
2006 USDA-FAS Data
Dead ScallopsSnails
Rock Lobster
Shrimp
Cuttle Fish
Mussels
Lobster
Primary Origin of CrustaceansLive
Scallops
Live Fish
Oysters
Octopus
Dead Crab
Fresh Crab
2006 USDA-FAS Data
Imported Shrimp Countries of Origin2006 USDA-FAS Data
AUSTRALIA DENMARK INDONESIA NICARAGUA SURINAMEBANGLADESH ECUADOR IRAN NORWAY TAIWANBELIZE EL SALVADOR ITALY PAKISTAN THAILANDBRAZIL FRENCH PACIFIC JAMAICA PANAMA TURKS & CAICOSBRUNEI GREENLAND JAPAN PERU UKRAINECAMBODIA GUATEMALA KOREA PHILIPPINES UAECANADA GUYANA MADAGASCAR PORTUGAL UNITED KINGDOMCHILE HONDURAS MALAYSIA SAUDI ARABIA VENEZUELACHINA HONG KONG MEXICO SINGAPORE VIETNAMCOLOMBIA ICELAND MOZAMBIQUE SPAIN YEMENCOSTA RICA INDIA NEW ZEALAND SRI LANKA
Surprising Primary Exports to U.S.2006 USDA-FAS Data
• Azerbaijan juices• Bangladesh crustaceans• Cambodia crust. prep.• Chad gums• Georgia wines• Haiti dates• Indonesia crustaceans• Iran juices• Israel baked goods
• Kazakhstan prepared fish• Lebanon fruit/nut prep.• Mongolia honey• Pakistan rice• Sri Lanka tea• Sudan gums• Venezuela crustaceans• Yemen coffee• Zimbabwe sugar
Food Defense Agencies
State/Local Agencies
Information System Needs
• Real time sharing of information across the infrastructure
• Rapid access to agriculture, food and public health data for prevention, response and recovery
• KISS to make sure it works for every user when they need it
Current Information Systems
• A wide array developed to meet specific stakeholder needs
• Private, public and academic systems in use/development with various levels of integration
• Complex food and agriculture make it difficult for one system meeting all needs
• Users design a master requirements document using industry templates or custom forms for vendors to complete
Vendor Expectation ManualPure Foods Guarantee Vendor QuestionnaireVendor Liability InsuranceSocial Awareness Warranty GMO Declaration BSE Warranty
Prop 65 Warranty
Organic CertificatesKosher Certificates
HACCP DocumentsBio Terrorism Documents
Sample Industry Templates
This module allows you to set requirements then search and report on your compliant and non compliant vendors.
Notification is sent to non compliant vendors with links to missing documents.
Vendor Requirements
• Users designs recall forms to handle company wide recall needs
Recall notifications sent via voice, email and faxReceipt ValidationRequested Action Validation Recalls can be determined by country, state, region, product, ingredient
Recall Management
HSIN Objectives (2007 SSP)
• Alerts/Broadcasting/Narrowcasting From DHS: A secure medium for DHS and sector leaders to transmit actionable alerts and warnings to a specific audience about threats to critical infrastructure.
• HSIN-CS Portal: The capability to store sensitive documents, including sophisticated imaging and maps. The portal enables real-time analysis of data and reporting tasks. It will provide a knowledge base that enables planning and coordination within the critical infrastructure sectors and eventually across these sectors.
HSIN Objectives (2007 SSP)
• Collaboration Tools: A peer-to-peer collaboration space for members to engage in real-time dialogue. Members can create their own private groups to discuss defined topics and collaborate on common documents.
• HSIN-CS Infrastructure: The underlying technology platform and network, upon which additional infrastructure can be added.
Observations Moving Forward
• Food and agriculture stakeholder groups each have unique primary information needs
• No one system will cover the needs of all stakeholder groups
• Information systems for emergencies must be familiar to the user
• An integrated suite of information systems the most efficient solution
Observations Moving Forward
• HSIN will be a primary DHS instrument• Creating the capacity to meet all of food &
agriculture’s needs unique to HSIN a challenge• HSIN as a portal of portals and “magic key” the
most efficient solution
Public Expects To Pay For Food Defense
113.3 112.0101.1
88.7
48.3
29.1
0
25
50
75
100
125
Food Bio/Chem OtherTrans
Power Monument Other
Percent of Spending toProtect Air Travel
Spending on air travel protection = 100
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