Defensa Alimentariarevisión de herramientas y estrategias

Resumen

Food defense refers mainly to the intentional contamination of the food supply, thus threatening the safety of the agri-food chain, which can mean great risks and huge impacts. The prevention of food contamination and the reduction of the likelihood of deliberate contamination and knowledge of hazards are the first steps to build effective food defense strategies and require a recurring effort throughout the food supply chain. The intentional nature of these offensive risks that may originate in the internal or external environment of the food industry means that different factors must be considered and different tactics are required to move beyond common food security approaches. However, knowledge about basic food defense techniques remains limited. In the present study, basic food defense concepts are explored to delimit food vulnerability at the level of the manufacturer, suppliers and customers of the food industry, as well as the foundations of a sensitive surveillance system and communication training programs.