Food Chain A Terror Target
November 15, 2006
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One concern raised by the United States is the risk of militants poisoning or contaminating the food supply chain, the report warned.
It urged APEC leaders to agree to take concerted action “to mitigate the threat of deliberate contamination of our food supply”.
Delegates preparing for the summit said the leaders were expected to touch on the issue.
“If terrorists attack the food chain or poison a water reservoir, this will precipitate panic. You need to put up a mechanism to counter this,” a source involved in the report’s preparation told AFP.
He said a US-proposed “food security initiative” would involve cooperation of players in the supply chain such as manufacturers and transporters.
“By monitoring the chain, in a sense you create a very robust food defence structure,” he said.
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