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        Food Defense

Food Defense Training & Education

                        
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          Food Defense Training on the FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule
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Training

**Food Defense 101 Training - Front-line Employee**
This course provides the Front-line Employee with simple procedures to follow in food defense.

**Intentional Adulteration Rule Training**
FDA in partnership with the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Intentional Adulteration Subcommittee, developed trainings to support and align with the relevant provisions of the Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration regulation (21 CFR Part 121, IA Rule).

Food Defense Education Resources and Materials

**Employees FIRST**
Employees FIRST educates front-line food industry workers from farm to table about the risk of intentional food contamination and the actions they can take to identify and reduce these risks.

**See Something, Say SomethingTM Campaign**
Documents highlighting indicators of suspicious activities and recommended protective measures for Food Service and Retail Food Establishments. Available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.

**Intentional Adulteration Webinar Series**
FDA in partnership with the FSPCA hosted a series of webinars that provided stakeholders with more information about the IA Rule and assist food facilities that are required to comply with the IA rule to have a more in-depth understanding of those requirements.

**Intentional Adulteration Final Rule Video Presentation**
FDA recorded a presentation of the Intentional Adulteration Final rule to provide a high level overview of the IA Rule and its requirements.

**Reminder to Industry on Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration**
FDA has published guidance and tools for industry to help prevent tampering of food.

**Printable Food Defense materials** can be obtained from - FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Education Resource Library, this library is a catalog of printable educational materials and videos on topics related to food safety, nutrition (including food defense, labeling and dietary supplements), and cosmetics.


Contact Us

For general food defense information, please email fooddefense@fda.hhs.gov.

For information about the Intentional Adulteration Subcommittee Alliance, visit the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance website.

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      02/18/2022
                  
                   
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                        Food Defense 101 - Front-line Employee
          Food Defense Training on the FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule
          Employees FIRST
          See Something, Say Something Campaign
 
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