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A core component of WIFSS's mission is outreach to first-responders, regulators, farmers, educators, and the general public. WIFSS leverages personnel, financial, and technical resources from its various partners to provide classes, interactive websites, bulletins and newsletters, technical ''white papers'' for policymakers and articles in industry and lay press.
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WIFSS has provided funds through
competitive grants programs to researchers across the US studying food
safety and security. In
the WIFSS laboratory a multidisciplinary group of research scientists
study a wide range of issues related to food safety and food security.
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Agroterrorism
Preparedness Curriculum for Frontline Responders with an
overall goal to enhance national security by strengthening preparedness
of the frontline emergency responders and to assure that there is capacity
to respond early and effectively in coordination with state and
federal agencies. To date, WIFSS has trained
over 4,000 participants in over 80 communities in 15 states. The
feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
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