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Are you covered if a terrorist attacks?

According to the FBI, a threat could come from an insider such as a disgruntled or radicalized worker.

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Among the many “what ifs” experts on terrorism worry about is an attack on the nation’s food systems. Most feared, because it would be the hardest to prevent, is a lone wolf attack, something that has become more common over the past few years.

According to the FBI, such a threat is more likely to come from an insider, a disgruntled or radicalized worker. This should raise eyebrows, considering the number of employees, contractors and vendors with access to one of the hundreds of thousands of facilities nationwide that make or distribute food.

Food processing plants, restaurants, farms, grocery stores, food storage and distribution centers, supermarkets, even cruise ships could all be at risk of becoming the target of an employee looking to cause death and destruction.

In addition to possible loss of life, mass injuries and major damage, the after effects of a terror attack, such as business interruption and potential lawsuits, would be enough to shutter many small to medium-sized businesses.

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