Taylor Mary Kay
Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 605 Agriculture Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
Med Ref Serv Q. 2008 Spring;27(1):81-96. doi: 10.1300/J115v27n01_06.
Global food supplies are at risk of both accidental and deliberate contamination. As past incidents have demonstrated, food terrorism may cause social, economic, and political disruption. The United States increased its efforts to protect its food after 9/11 by broadening the roles of existing agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, and by making coordination of food defense the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. However, weaknesses in the system remain. This article presents background information and Web sites useful for consumers, industry representatives, students, researchers, policy makers, and the librarians that serve them.
全球粮食供应面临意外污染和蓄意污染的风险。正如过去的事件所表明的那样，粮食恐怖主义可能会导致社会、经济和政治混乱。9·11事件后，美国加大了对其粮食的保护力度，扩大了包括美国农业部和食品药品管理局在内的现有机构的职责范围，并将食品防御协调工作交由国土安全部负责。然而，该系统仍存在薄弱环节。本文提供了背景信息以及对消费者、行业代表、学生、研究人员、政策制定者以及为他们服务的图书馆员有用的网站。
