DoD Veterinary Service Activity Role in DoD Food Safety.

Abstract

As the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Veterinary Services, the U.S. Army Veterinary Service has broad responsibilities for providing support to all parts of the Department of Defense (DoD) . That support includes medical care for all government owned animals; veterinary support to medical research and development; zoonotic disease prevention and control; and food safety and quality assurance. The latter mission is not all encompassing within DoD. This paper reviews the division of responsibilities, within DoD, for food safety and quality assurance. The complexity of the division and the problem it causes joint operations planners are explored. A proposal for integrating overall strategic responsibility for food safety and quality assurance into the DoD Veterinary Service Activity is developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA341461

Entities

People

  • Clyde B. Hoskins

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Food Preparation
  • Food Safety
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics Support
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.