Food service industry warns of avian flu danger, recommends making preparations
A new report [An Analysis of the Potential Impact of the H5N1 Avian Flu Virus - Wholesale and Retail Grocery and Foodservice Industry; pdf] discusses potential impacts of an avian flu pandemic on the food services industry. They are anticipating widespread disruption. Of course, if that industry is disrupted, we will all suffer difficulties in obtaining food. Given what we know about the utter incompetence of the Federal government to deal with crises and meet people’s need, the situation could become grim.
While the likelihood of an H5N1 pandemic is far from certain, it is certainly a nontrivial possibility. Individuals and organizations should begin preparations in order to reduce panic should a pandemic come to pass.
February 18th, 2006