Leading in Food Defence Plans
Food defence plan
Product tampering and malicious contamination pose significant risks to food businesses, potentially causing widespread disruption and reputational damage. Our food defence plan helps your organisation to proactively address these vulnerabilities through comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Food defence plan at a glance
Protect your business against deliberate food contamination
We map out the risk areas with a TACCP inventory
Based on this, you can take measures and draw up a preventive business continuity plan
Protecting your business from deliberate contamination and malicious actions requires a comprehensive understanding of potential threat sources. Unlike food fraud, which is economically motivated, food defence addresses threats aimed at causing intentional harm to consumers, businesses, or public confidence. Our experts conduct thorough TACCP (Threat Assessment and Critical Control Points) evaluations to identify vulnerable areas within your operations and develop targeted mitigation strategies to safeguard your business.
Quality standards for food defence
Threat Analysis Critical Control Points (TACCP) and Food Defence originated in the United States. Following the 2001 attacks, the Food and Drug Administration introduced food defence requirements, prompting a response from the European market. As a result, Food Defence is now embedded in various quality standards, including BRC, IFS and ISO 22000.
Even with a completed TACCP inventory and an established Food Defence plan, vulnerabilities may still persist. In such cases, business continuity becomes critical. Normec provides the necessary expertise and guidance to help organisations strengthen their defences and secure operations.
Taking measures in your production facility
Food defence focuses specifically on the security of our own production facility. With a Threat Analysis (TACCP), you can prevent situations in which something is deliberately done to products. Various quality standards currently include requirements with regard to performing a thorough Threat Analysis (TACCP). In a TACCP inventory, we assess where possible risks are present at the production facility. We then include the defined risks in a food defence plan.
Following a TACCP inventory, you can take various measures, such as strengthening the security of the building and setting strict rules for taking personal belongings into production environments.
E-learning food defence
Would you like to be able to recognise unsafe situations and learn how to deal with them? Our comprehensive food defence E-Learning course provides essential training on food defence principles, compliance guidelines, and proper incident response protocols for security breaches and emergency situations.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A food defence plan protects your organisation from intentional contamination and malicious acts. Through thorough TACCP assessments, vulnerabilities are identified and mitigation strategies are developed to ensure business continuity.
A TACCP (Threat Assessment and Critical Control Points) identifies potential threats within your production facility. This analysis forms the basis for your food defence plan and helps define concrete protective measures.
We provide expert guidance in creating and strengthening your food defence strategy, from risk assessment and facility security to e-training.