- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: July 14, 2014
A terrorist attack on U.S. food or water supplies is a terrifying thought, but a very real possibility. A team of UC scientists who are part of the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFFS) are working to protect American agriculture from hostile threats, reported Chris Macias of the Sacramento Bee.
The scientists prepare for worst-case scenarios, such as a hypothetical foot-and-mouth disease outbreak caused by a terrorist planting the virus in a livestock enclosure.
“Say it happens in a major feed yard on I-5 or Highway 99,” said
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