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The safety of the public's food depends on the actions of many people in a complex chain, including food production, transportation, processing, and safe handling. Health department sanitarians serve an essential role in this process.

Food in grocery stores and restaurants has been targeted in past bioterror incidents. Here are resources to help you protect our food supply from natural disasters, man-made emergencies, and terrorist attacks.

Food safety emergencies

  • To download the Michigan Department of Agriculture's Emergency Action Plans for Retail Food Establishments, click here.

Safety of imported food

  • To download the model plan to ensure the safety of food imported from abroad developed by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, click here.

Customer and patron safety

  • The Red Cross has training on protecting your customers/patrons. For more information, click here.

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