Fast Facts: What’s the Difference Between Food Safety and Food Defense?

In an industry already rife with initials, acronyms, and jargon, sometimes it’s easy to confuse security terms. To help translate some of the jargon, Security Management presents a quick primer on some of the definitions specific to securing and defending the food industry.

Related Resources

• U.S. Department of Agriculture: “AskUSDA.” 
• U.S. Department of Agriculture: “Food Defense Fact Sheet.”
• The World Bank: “What is Food Security?” 
• World Health Organization: “Foodborne diseases.”