On guard PPT

1 OnGuard: Protecting America’s Food System An affiliation of land- and sea-grant professionals reducing the impact of disasters through education www.eden.lsu.edu Food! It’s Everywhere… Sometimes We Take Food for Granted! Sometimes We Don’t Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo - From Hurricane Katrina Take a Few Minutes… • Why we eat? • Why is food important? • What does food mean to you? Your family? • Pair and then “share” your thoughts… Food… 11 Sustains life 22 Growth 33 Defines our culture 44 Part of holidays, celebrations Conclusion What else? • Economic importance of food • “Comfort” food • Other? 10 Think About all of the Things That Must Happen… • • • To create an egg To get a bowl of fruit cocktail onto your table To prepare a meal of meatloaf, potatoes, and a fresh, green vegetable 69 Prompt Action is a Key! • If something does occur, prompt action by you, the consumer can save lives! • Report unusual characteristics of meat, poultry, and egg products to local health agency, the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888MPHotline (1-888-674-6854), or if appropriate, law enforcement 70 Additional Steps to Take • Save packaging materials • Write down the food type, the date, other identifying marks on the package, the location and store where the food was purchased, the time consumed, and when symptoms occurred • Seek treatment as necessary or immediately if in an atrisk group (the young, elderly, or ill) • If symptoms persist call your doctor immediately • Call your local health department if the suspect food was served at a large gathering, from a restaurant or other food service facility, or if it is a commercial product 71 Optional Activity • Review additional food tampering guidelines from FDA • Review the two cases that follow • Discuss the measures in place to protect consumers and the important steps consumers should take 72 Case Study #1 • Debbie shops at a popular local seafood market that brings in fresh fish from around the world every morning • As she is getting ready to grill some fresh Red Snapper that was flown in from New Zealand, she notices a large round “puncture” hole in one of the thick fish filets • Debbie suspects that it is from a large (thick) needle • What should she do? • What safeguards are in place to protect us from somebody injecting something bad into imported fish? 73 Case Study #2 • Bob and his family run a small dairy farm operation in the rural northeastern U.S • Early in the morning, after milking, Bob is cleaning up and notices several empty brown bags beside one of the feed bins near the barn • He quickly investigates The bags are piled together and a empty pesticide bags What should he do? • What are some of the potential consequences? 74 Also – For the People in our Audience Who Are Farmers… 75 water seed chemicals fuel labor $$$ transport storage feed info 76 Prevention - Biosecurity • Identify and secure vulnerable “nodes” • Keep out harmful agents • Hygiene (people, equipment, clothing) • Regulate visitors • Animal protocols (like quarantines) • Focus on workers and their role 77 Wrap Up Point #3 – It Takes a Team!! Food FoodIndustry Industry Our OurGovernment Government You You 78 Finally… • Are You Ready?? 79 As We Saw in Hurricane Katrina… • Food and water was an issue!! • Generally, it is assumed that citizens are the first line of defense • We must all plan to be “pioneers” for at least three days • While that’s frightening to think about, YOU are in the best position to help yourself in times of acute emergency in many cases • Preparedness can be a GREAT activity to bring families together! 80 Guidelines from the American Red Cross and Department of Homeland Security • • • • • • 3-day food and water supply Purchase food that requires no refrigeration, cooking, water, or special preparation Remember to include infant formula, pet food, and foods for family members with special dietary needs Have a manually operated can opener on hand Periodically use and refresh your supply Store it in a safe spot, in a sealed container, away from animals 81 Optional Activity • Review information from FEMA and the Red Cross related to a family emergency kit • Discuss the barriers and challenges in putting together a kit • Make a commitment or promise to others in your small group about assembling a kit • Set a date or deadline for your family to develop a kit 82 Questions? Comments? Discussion? 83 Photo and Slide Credits • • • • • • • • Select images and/or photos on this page are the copyrighted property of Jupiter Images, Inc and are being used with permission under license These images and/or photos may not be copied for use in other materials without permission from Jupiter Images, Inc Select images from FEMA, www.fema.gov Select images from USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Photo Unit (http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/) and the USDA Online Photo Center (http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opclibra.htm) PowerPoint template(apple and corn template) used with permission under paid license from PoweredTemplates Thank you to the Iowa State University Center for Food Security and Public Health for use of select materials Select food safety education materials used with permission and developed originally by Alice Henneman, Extension Educator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Cave images used with permission from University of Georgia, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Office of Global Programs Global food image used with permission by the University of Minnesota’s National Center for Food Protection and Defense [...]... articles were recovered 25 Most of Us Wonder Why? 11 Food system – MAJOR economic impact 22 Potential major public health concerns 33 A potential tool to instill fear, panic 44 Food system symbolic to U.S citizens Conclusion 26 Lessons from History • • • • • Poisoning water supplies, food storage Attacks on crops, animals Using manure and viper venom as a bioweapon Hurling corpses over fortress walls... stem rust spores stockpiled, 1951-69 1 ton of rice blast spores developed, 1966 Other crop targets: soybeans, sugar beets, sweet potatoes, cotton 1969, Richard Nixon closed the American offensive biological warfare program 29 First “Documented” Attack on our Food in Recent History 30 Michigan Hamburger Contamination – Jan 2003 • Former grocery store worker poisoned 250 pounds of ground beef with insecticide... 39, of Byron Center, pleaded guilty to a charge of poisoning food with the intent to cause serious bodily injury Prosecutors described him as a disgruntled employee 31 Contaminated Cattle Feed in Wisconsin 32 The Wisconsin Experience • • • • • Rendered products contaminated with chlordane Supplied to large feed manufacturer and to ~4,000 farms in four states Milk and products from farms contaminated... 696,947 Cancer: 557,271 Stroke: 162,672 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,816 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742 Diabetes: 73,249 Influenza/Pneumonia: 65,681 Alzheimer's disease: 58,866 Nephritis and other kidney diseases: 40,974 Septicemia: 33,865 U.S Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics – Leading... hazards or contamination that may occur during all stages of food production and handling-growing, harvesting, processing, transporting, preparing, distributing and storing.” 17 Dr Paul Mead and his Colleagues at the CDC: • “We estimate that foodborne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the U.S 18 Deaths Due to Foodborne Illness Salmonella Listeria... supplier Distribution Retail grocer or restaurant System 12 Small Group Assignment – Groups of 3-5 • Consider one or two specific food items from a memorable meal It could be today’s breakfast It could be a recent special event like a birthday dinner or holiday gathering – Draw out a simple diagram or picture to show how your food item originated and how it got to your plate 13 Consider These Things:... products from farms contaminated $4 million to dispose of products – 4,000 tons of feed, 500,000 pounds of fat Total cost >$250 million Who did it? Note: Incident at Ntl By-Products, rendering plant supplying product to Purina Mills 33 Wrap Up Point #2 • Despite having a bountiful and overall, a very safe food system, we do have some challenges They are: • Unintentional foodborne illnesses, which are very... Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics – Leading causes of death in U.S in 2002 21 We Will Talk More About Foodborne Illness Prevention in a Few Minutes 22 Intentional Threats to Our Food System • Seems unreal • We learned much after 9/11 23 Tommy Thompson – December 2004 • “For the life of me, I cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply because it is so easy to... Agent # of cases reservoir % food Norwalk-like viruses 9,200,000 man 40 Campylobacter spp 1,963,141 poultry 80 Salmonella, nontyphoidal 1,341,873 animal 95 Clostridium perfringens 248,520 soil, man, animal 100 Giardia lamblia 200,000 Man, animal 10 Staphylococcal 185,060 man 100 Toxoplasma gondii 112,500 cat 50 Shigella spp 89,648 man 20 Yersinia enterocolitica 86,731 pig 90 Escherichia coli O157:H7 62,458... Using catapults to launch hornet nests, beehives, and pots of scorpions 27 History • • • In our more recent history, agriculture and food was targeted by countries including the U.S WWII – Germany: Experimented with FMD, late blight, wheat rusts, Colorado beetle (1944) 1940-50’s – Soviet Union developed and stockpiled antiagriculture weapons • U.S program in (1941-42) – Newcastle, fowl plague, FMD, hog ... celebrations Conclusion What else? • Economic importance of food • “Comfort” food • Other? 10 Think About all of the Things That Must Happen… • • • To create an egg To get a bowl of fruit cocktail onto... Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics – Leading causes of death in U.S in 2002 21 We Will Talk More About Foodborne Illness Prevention in a Few Minutes 22 Intentional... Us Wonder Why? 11 Food system – MAJOR economic impact 22 Potential major public health concerns 33 A potential tool to instill fear, panic 44 Food system symbolic to U.S citizens Conclusion 26