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The author talks about the agroterrorism under which terrorists attack food supply and agriculture to kill people. Topics discussed include a statement given by a former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on possibility of terrorists attacking food supply in the U.S., anthrax-laden letters sent out in the U.S. after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and cyber realm of the food and agriculture industry.

Focuses on the existing doubts and concerns about the ability of the government or the health emergency management system to cope with a widespread catastrophic event in the U.S. Consideration of eggs as one of the five most likely targets for agricultural terrorism by the Department of Homeland Security; Potential use of biological agents to destroy crops and contaminate the food supply; Weakness in the nation's milk supply.