Ohio News

BSE (Mad Cow) Updates, Information & Resources

Ohio, Israeli Officials to Further Discuss Agroterrorism and Biosecurity Preparedness (1/25/05)

Animal Disease Emergency Response Drill at Malabar Farm (10/13/04)

Unusual Activity Part of Animal Disease Emergency Response Drill at Malabar Farm (10/8/04)

Ohio Agriculture Department Advises Agribusinesses to Take Steps to Prevent, Thwart Terrorism 12/22/03

U.S. Senate Committee Hearings on Agro terrorism, November 19, 2003

PRESENTATION: Food Safety & Security 10/02/03

FACT SHEET: ODA, FDA Host Statewide "Food Security" Seminar for Processors (11/18/203)

FACT SHEET: ODA’s Homeland Security Accomplishments in Last 12 Months (09/10/2003)

ODA Director Signs Emergency Order Restricting Movement of Animals Posing Risk of Monkey pox

(06/16/03)

ODA to Strictly Enforce Federal Ban on Importation and Sales of Prairie Dogs and African Rodents   (06/12/03)

Ohio Agriculture Director Reminds Agribusinesses to Take Added Precautions Against Terrorism (5/21/03)

Statement from Ohio Agriculture Director Fred Dailey on Canada’s Confirmation of BSE  (5/20/03)

Ohio Agriculture Director Instructs Field Staff, Advises Food, Agriculture Operations to Intensify Precautions Against Terrorism (3/21/03)

Ohio Agriculture Director Reminds Agribusinesses of Security Needs Under Terrorism Threat Level ‘Orange’ (3/19/03)

ODA Director Offers Advice to Farmers to Prevent Spread of Poultry Disease (1/17/03)

Ohio Extends Import Ban on Live Poultry to Include West Virginia (5/17/02)

FACT SHEET: Avian Influenza: Economic Threat to Ohio's Poultry Industry (5/17/02)

Ohio Bans Importation of Live Poultry from Virginian, North Carolina (5/9/02)

FACT SHEET: Biosecurity Advice to Farmers to Prevent Spread of Avian Influenza (5/9/02)

Ohio Bans Importation of Deer and Elk from Wisconsin (5/6/02)

Ohio Agriculture Director Reminds Farmers of Biosecurity Responsibilities; Blasts Break-ins by Activists (10/25/01)

Ohio Agriculture Director Advises Farmers on Potential for Bioterrorism (10/15/01)

OPEN LETTERto Owners and Operators of Agriculture Enterprises: Recommended Precautions Against the Potential for Bioterrorism

(10/15/01)

ODA Letter to Fair Managers: Proper Precautions Against FMD(7/2/01)

USDA & ODA Working Together on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (3/23/01)

The Current Ohio Terrorism Threat Level

Terrorism Threat Levels Defined

Ohio Homeland Security

Press Releases & Publications

United States Department of Homeland Security

Radiological Emergency Information for Food Producers, Processors, and Distributors  (December 2007)

Ohio Department of Health

Bioterrorism Alerts & Warnings

Other Alerts and Warnings

United States Department of Agriculture

Keep America's Food and Agriculture Safe

FDA: Food and Drug Administration - Bioterrorism

Countering Bioterrorism and Other

Threats to the Food Supply

Food Safety & Terrorism

Food Safety and Food Security: What Consumers Need to Know

Animal Diseases

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS:

Food Safety & Security Operational Risk Management (10/02/03)

Preventative Measures Against Food & Mouth and BSE Exposure to Ohio Livestock (4/5/01)

Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance for Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters (09/09/03 REVISION)

Overview of Homeland Security for Ohio Food and Agriculture: The Potential Threat, ODA’s Response, and What the Industry Can Do (August, 2003)