Assessing the Threat of Food and Agricultural Terrorism

October 2, 2003

With Bruce L. Akey, DVM, MS

Program Description:
Mr. Akey currently serves as Assistant Director of Animal Industry and Assistant State Veterinarian. His current job responsibilities include Emergency Programs director, animal disease surveillance/monitoring systems, zoonotic diseases, bioterrorism and informatics.

Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:

1. Identify which federal agency has jurisdiction over meat, poultry and egg products;
2. Describe some previous national food-borne outbreaks and the organisms involved;
3. List several risks of agro-terrorism to the United States;
4. Outline the steps in U.S. food production and safety measures employed;
5. Discuss some of the recent changes designed to increase food safety.

Who Should Attend:
State, county and local public health staff involved in communicable disease surveillance, epidemiology, terrorism preparedness and community disaster response planning; hospital and health care staff involved in infectious disease tracking, control and treatment, interested members of the print and broadcast media. Session is free and open to the public.

When:
Thursday, October 2, 2003
9:00 - 10:00 am EST

Local site:
University at Albany School of Public Health
George Education Center Auditorium
University at Albany East Campus, Routes 9 & 20 (near Interstate 787 & downtown Albany).