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Date: Posted 10/7/2002 Texas A&M Agriculturists Set Framework To Safeguard Food Supply COLLEGE STATION - Agricultural experts with Texas Cooperative Extension have created a process to help local jurisdictions across the nation assess the vulnerability of the food supply for terrorist attacks. The assessment guideline has gone forward to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Justice, which are expected to recommend its implementation nationwide, according to John Guido, National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center program director. The training center, an agency of the Texas Engineering Extension Service, would assume responsibility for training localities across the...