Food Defense Programs

Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism 

• Analysis of Results for FDA Food Defense Vulnerability Assessment and Identification of Activity Types
  April 2013

• SPPA Final Summary Report September 2005 - September 2008
  (also available in PDF - 256 KB)
  December 2008

• CARVER Assessments September 2005 - April 2008 Response Form
  December 2007

• SPPA Second Year Status Report July 2006 - September 2007
  December 2007

• SPPA Initiative First Year Status Report September 2005 - June 2006
  (also available in PDF - 569KB)
  July 2006

• SPPA Questions and Answers
  September 23, 2005

• Strategic Partnership Program - Agroterrorism (SPPA) Initiative
  A Joint Effort of the FBI, DHS, USDA, and FDA to Help Secure the Nation's Food Supply;
  August 2005

• Key Criteria for Site Visits
  August 2005

• FDA Joins Other Feds, States, Private Industry to Protect Against Agroterrorism
  July 26, 2005

   

Food Defense Field Assignments

• Special Event Food Defense Assignment (SEFDA) Report
  March 2013

• Special Event Food Defense Assignment (SEFDA) Report
  September 2008

• Protein Surveillance Assignment (PSA) Summary Report
  June 2008

• Food Defense Surveillance Assignment (FDSA) Summary Report
  November 2007

• Summary Report: FDA Security Surveillance Assignment; October - November 2004
  December 13, 2005 

Agriculture and Food Sector

Protecting the critical infrastructure and key resources of the United States–from both deliberate terrorist attack and destructive natural events - is essential to the Nation's security, public health, safety and economic vitality.  Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9) establishes a national policy to defend the food and agriculture system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.

• National Infrastructure Protection – Food and Agriculture Sector

  • Protection Plan: Agriculture and Food Sector Brochure
    (also available in PDF - 364KB) May 2007 

  • Fact Sheet (also available in PDF - 33KB) May 2007

• Food and Agriculture Sector Specific Plans and Annual Reports

  • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Sector-Specific Plan, May 2007 (PDF - 3.2MB)  

  • 2010 Food and Agriculture Sector Specific Plan (PDF - 3.16MB)

  • 2011 Sector Annual Report June 2011 (PDF - 11.9MB)

    • Attachment A – Coordinating Council Project Summary and Select 2010/2011 Accomplishments (PDF - 716KB)

    • Attachment B – Government and Sector Coordinating Council Membership (PDF - 375KB)

    • Attachment C – National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (PDF - 375KB)