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Kansas senator warns agroterrorism attack ‘likely’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A biological terror attack on the U.S. food supply could come soon, but many Washington lawmakers aren’t taking the threat seriously, a U.S. senator from Kansas said Thursday. A successful attack would disrupt the food supply of not just the nation, but the entire world, Republican Sen. Pat Roberts said on Read More »

April 28, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Bioterrorism
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FBI Kicks Off Agroterrorism Symposium

This week the Federal Bureau of Investigation kicked off the 4th International Symposium on Agroterrorism in Kansas City, Mo. The 750+ in attendance represented local, state and federal law enforcement, the military, the scientific and veterinary communities and other government entities such as USDA, and 22 countries were represented.In his welcome address, Kansas City FBI Read More »

April 27, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Bioterrorism
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Kansas City Hosts 2011 International Symposium on Agroterrorism

Kansas City is host to the 2011 International Symposium on Agroterrorism. Kansas City Star spoke with Shaun Kennedy of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense about some of the topics being covered in the conference…

April 27, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Bioterrorism
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Our Food Supply is Vulnerable to Attack by Mary Sanchez

The heartland label “breadbasket of the world” brings to mind homey comforts, until you begin viewing agriculture as the FBI does. If terrorism means planes into buildings and bombs planted in subways, consider the potential vulnerabilities of our food and water supplies. Both could be targets for contamination, triggering mass panic, catastrophic death tolls and Read More »

April 25, 2011
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Agroterrorism: Managing Risk In The Food Supply Chain

Terrorism is a threat we face every day. Air travelers, especially, accept security scans and pat downs at airport check-ins as a way of life. America’s food supply also is receiving increased scrutiny from companies and government agencies working to make sure food products are safe from farm to fork.