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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. human health and safety
  4. public safety
  5. biosecurity
  6. food defense
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. human health and safety
  4. public safety
  5. biosecurity
  6. food defense
  1. Fields of Study
  2. food science
  3. food safety
  4. food defense
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. food science
  3. food safety
  4. food defense

Preferred term

food defense

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The overall process of protecting the food supply from intentional contamination, including preventive measures, surveillance, incident reporting and control.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • food biosecurity
  • food bioterrorism
  • food security (bioterrorism)
  • food terrorism
  • intentional food contamination

In other languages

  • protección alimentaria

    Spanish

  • bioseguridad de alimentos
  • bioterrorismo de los alimentos
  • contaminación intencional de los alimentos
  • seguridad de los alimentos (bioterrorismo)

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67866

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