Table-top exercises (TTE) have been increasingly employed as a way to train emergency responders to act in a coordinated fashion in the face of potential terrorist threats.   TTE's are much less expensive than full-scale stimulation exercises and they are effective in bringing stakeholders together to build alliances while identifying future training needs. This case-study discussion focuses on the key issues in developing a TTE including methods to create powerful and realistic multimedia images, the facilitation skills needed to lead a TTE, and the direct and indirect benefits to the stakeholders.   A discussion of web-enabled TTEs will also be included.

The Certificate Program in Food Protection and Homeland Security at Saint Joseph's University was designed for professionals who are involved in the food industry from "farm-to-fork". In addition to providing ADL/SCORM web-based training to federal, state, and local governments in preparation for acts of terrorism aimed at food, this program is also designed train those in the private sector of the food industry to prepare and respond to food terrorist incidents.   The certificate program is further applicable to those individuals who scholarly pursue the study of food science and marketing as it applies to terrorism and emergency response.

The purpose of this paper is to summarize certain scientific and legal issues regarding the chemical compounds know as neutraceuticals.

A confluence of public events on a global scale have placed obesity front and center of food policy and corporate strategy . While it has generated innumerable conferences and an entire low carb food frenzy in the short run, its real promise is in longterm proven product development of foods that are demonstrated to functionally impact obesity-or functional foods for obesity.

Obesity has captured the headlines in America, from the news specials to magazine covers. Could a weight-loss reality show be our next TV obsession? More than 60 percent of Americans are classified as overweight or obese based on a height/weight calculation known as the body mass index (BMI).

In the annual FMI Trends report, consumers are asked, ÒOverall, what improvements would you like to see in your primary grocery store?Ó Since the beginning of the 21st Century, the Trends report has consistently reported that the most desired improvement sought by consumers is better customer service. However, the issue of what specifically constitutes better customer service has not been the focus of any known reported studies. Typically, when the FMI Trends study asked what are the most important factors in selecting a primary supermarket the answers are consistent over time: cleanliness, high quality fruits, vegetables, and meat, and low prices.