Start Lesson 2: Recommended Reading and Resources

Optional reading:

• USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Defense Overview, Last Modified Dec 12, 2019, URL: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-defense-defense-and-emergency-response/food-defense-overview
• Presidential Policy Directive 8, National Preparedness (2011) – establishes a policy aimed at “strengthening the security and resilience” of the United States through “systematic preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the nation,” including acts of terrorism, cyber-attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-2004-book1/pdf/PPP-2004-book1-doc-pg173.pdf
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9, Defense of United States Agriculture and Food (2004) – establishes a national policy for defending our food and agriculture system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies, URL: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-2004-book1/pdf/PPP-2004-book1-doc-pg173.pdf
• Presidential Policy Directive 21, Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (2013) – establishes a national policy on critical infrastructure security and resilience and refines and clarifies the critical infrastructure-related functions, roles, and responsibilities across the Federal Government, as well as enhances overall coordination and collaboration, URL: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/presidential-policy-directive-critical-infrastructure-security-and-resil
• GFSI, Global Food Safety Initiative, GFSI Benchmarking Requirements, What’s Changing in Versions 7, 7.1 and 7.2, URL: https://mygfsi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GFSI-Fact-Sheet.pdf
• SQF, Tip Sheet 14, FOOD DEFENSE PLAN, URL: https://www.sqfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tip-Sheet-14-Food-Defense-Plan.pdf
• Bashura, Jason, P (2013).  FOOD DEFENSE, August/September 2013 The Expanding Umbrella of Food Defense, Food Safety Magazine, URL: https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/augustseptember-2013/the-expanding-umbrella-of-food-defense/
• Bashura J. P. (2020). Food defense—“Back to the basics”. Building the Future of Food Safety Technology, 85–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818956-6.00004-X, URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7348616/

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