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ALERT
ASSURE Suppliers
How do you ASSURE that the supplies and ingredients you use are from safe and secure sources?
• Know your suppliers • Encourage your suppliers to use B.E.S.T. practices
• Request locked and/or sealed vehicles, containers, or railcars
• Supervise off-loading of incoming materials
LOOK Facility Security How do you LOOK after the security of the products and ingredients in your facility?
• Implement a system for handling products
• Track materials
• Store product labels in a secure location and destroy outdated or discarded product labels
• Limit access and inspect facilities
• Keep track of finished products
• Encourage your warehousing operations to practice food defense measures.
EMPLOYEES What do you know about your EMPLOYEES and other people coming in and out of your facility?
• Conduct background checks on staff
• Know who belongs in your facility
• Establish an identification system for employees
• Limit access by staff
• Prevent customer’s access to critical areas of your facility
REPORT Could you provide REPORTS about the security of your products while under your control?
• Periodically evaluate the effectiveness of your security management system
• Perform random food defense inspections
• Establish and maintain records (FL doc traceability)
• Evaluate lessons learned
THREAT What do you do and who do you notify if you have a THREAT or issue at your facility, including suspicious behavior? • Quarantine any product that you believe may have been affected
• Contact the Food and Drug Administration • Whenever possible, recall impacted product
The ALERT initiative is intended to raise the awareness of state and local government agency and industry representatives regarding food defense issues and preparedness. It is generic enough to apply to all aspects of the farm-to-table supply chain and is designed to spark thought and discussion with a variety of stakeholders. ALERT identifies five key points that industries and businesses can use to decrease the risk of intentional food contamination at their facility.
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