Rachel Abbey (Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Health Services) sent me a link to an article at Government Health IT about computer tools developed at the University of Minnesota’s National Center for Food Protection and Defense.
The Consequence Management System will be used to predict and track food contamination and relies upon data from food processors and distributors.
The second tool is the Food and Agriculture Sector Criticality Assessment Tool. This is a spreadsheet that models different food supply chains, including seafood, grain, and frozen pizza, among others. The center’s website also has a video tutorial on how to use this tool.
