A Management System for Preventing Intentional Food Contamination Based on Risk Analysis

Abstract

In today’s globalized world the number of risks in supply chains are increasing and the threats are becoming more complex. All the risks and threats can have a severely negative impact on markets. Some of these threats are terrorism, piracy and theft. Within the food industry, Food Terrorism has gained relevance due to the extreme consequences it may have on both public health and the market. Food Terrorism refers to the intentional contamination of food in any link of the supply chain, which covers everything from production to consumption. The Food Defense refers to the analysis, control and improvement of prevention mechanisms of those attacks; that is, the Food Defense involves a Risks Management. In general terms, this paper focuses on a proposal formulation based on a risk analysis that allows establishing a management system for preventing intentional food contamination and the improvement of the security of the supply chain. Given the recent events in Paris, on November 13, 2015, consideration has also been given to the present situation and the importance of the issue of preventing terrorism.This initial study covers only the theoretical methodological proposal and focusses only on the companies of the alimentary sector of Guanajuato State in Mexico. However, it may extend into a research plan security of food supply chain.

Strategies and effective decision-making against terrorism affecting supply chain risk management and security

“…The thematic analysis shows that terrorism-related risk affects supply chains at all three decision levels (operational, tactical, and strategic). The literature highlights the potential role of terrorism-related risk management (TRM) strategies in reducing risk by utilizing tools for effective strategic decision-making in the supply chain management context (Navarrete and Esteban, 2016). However, Snyder et al (2006) argued that once a disruption happens, there is very little recourse in relation to supply chain infrastructure because strategic decisions cannot be adjusted and implemented quickly enough.…”

“…Terrorism) Reilly et al 2012Decisions about which routes to use with what frequencies in response to these prohibitions and the underlying threat of terrorism. Markmann et al 2013Long-term decisions for risks Wang & Ouyang (2013) Decisions of investment in transportation security Shan & Zhuang (2014) Decisions about subsidization Pinior et al (2015) Decisions in the supplier selection process Navarrete & Esteban (2016) Decision-making regarding the issue of food defense…”