Planning for Emergencies - Developing a Response Plan

1. Step four in developing a food defense plan Planning for Emergencies - Developing a Response Plan

2. Be Prepared • Having a food defense plan reduces the risk of intentional contamination, but cannot prevent it • Having a response plan can minimize the effects of an intentional contamination.

3. Develop a Response Plan • Plan for handling of contaminated product or animals • Emergency Planning • Facility Map • Emergency Contact Phone List • Supplier/Customer Contacts • Employee Emergency Information

4. Case Study: This Little Piggy • 1998, Malaysian pigs began dying • Oct. pig farm workers suffer an epidemic • Identified as new virus now called Nipah • Over a million pigs from nearly 1,000 farms were destroyed. • Pig production and number of swine farms were reduced by nearly half.

5. Handling of Contaminated Livestock • Animals must be quarantined until definitive diagnosis is made • Animals must be cared for during this time • Animals may need to be euthanized • Carcass disposal may need to occur • Decontamination of facility may need to occur

6. Handling of Contaminated Food Products • Retained or recalled product will need to be stored prior to disposal • Storage will need to be separate from non contaminated product • Prepare a plan for disposal, to be reviewed by FDA or FSIS and state authorities • FDA or FSIS will witness the execution of the plan

7. Containment and Disposal • Consider your operation and indicate where you plan to contain contaminated food products or livestock • Develop a recall plan in case food products are shipped before a contamination is discovered • Predetermine an area where livestock can be euthanized and carcasses disposed of

8. Emergency Planning • Gather these things together • Facility map • Emergency phone list • Supplier and customer contacts • Employee emergency contact information

9. Facility Map • Name, address, and phone of owner/proprietor • Relationship of the facility to adjacent properties and/or structures. • Road access including transportation routes • Perimeter boundaries, include fences, and gates (with dimensions)

10. Facility Map (continued) • Buildings, outbuildings, doors, windows, AC/heating, ventilation • Utilities (water, gas, electric, phones) location and shutoff • Septic System and drainage areas with direction of flow • Web sites such as Google Earth www.earth.google.com

11. Loading Dock/Employee Parking Truman T. Tiger: Owner 4567 Brisket Blvd Flat Iron MO 65000. (573) 870-4561 Alley Access Employees Only Offal Cooler Large Freezer Electric H2O Slaughter Small Freezer Neighboring Business Large Cooler Dry Storage Neighboring Business Neighboring Business Processing Chemical Storage Small Cooler Manager’s Office Rest Room Retail Sales Inspector’s Office Smoke House Window Display Main Entrance With Angle Parking

12. Emergency Contact Phone List • Local emergency responders • Utilities • Health care • Regulatory groups • State and national emergency agencies

14. Supplier/Customer Contact List • Company name • What you buy or sell • What quantity is normally bought or sold • Phone number • Name of person you normally deal with

17. Employee Emergency Contacts • Name • Home and cell numbers • Home address • Name of contact person at home

20. Work on Your Response Plan