Which term means the prevention of both intentional and unintentional contamination?

• A. Food Safety
• B. Biosecurity
• C. Food Security
• D. Sabotage

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is guarding the food system against both deliberate and accidental contamination. The best term is biosecurity, because it encompasses measures to prevent the introduction and spread of biological hazards, whether from intentional acts like bioterrorism or from unintentional contamination due to accidents, lapses in hygiene, or handling errors. In veterinary and food settings, biosecurity includes things like controlling access to facilities, rigorous sanitation and hygiene practices, supplier verification, pest management, incident reporting, and coordinated response plans to contain any breach. Food safety focuses on preventing hazards that could make food unsafe for consumption, but it doesn’t inherently cover intentional threats. Food security is about ensuring people have reliable access to enough safe, nutritious food, not about preventing contamination. Sabotage refers to the act itself, not the preventive framework.