FocusPoint International expands Crisis Management practice through strategic partnership with Texas A&M University

FocusPoint International, a global risk consultancy that specializes in the full provision of organizational resiliency solutions for multi-national organizations is pleased to announce the expansion of its crisis response practice as it relates to product recall, contamination, food safety training, and preparedness. In exclusive cooperation with Texas A&M University (TAMU), through Texas A&M AgriLife and its Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and its Food Science & Safety experts; FocusPoint will deliver unprecedented access to food safety and agricultural competitiveness experts on a global scale. Under the terms of the agreement, the partnership will allow food & beverage companies, that bear manufacturing, supply chain distribution, and consumer safety regulation risk exposure to benefit from:

• Food born illness/ crisis management response (either indemnified under a corresponding insurance policy or via direct response service agreement)


• Product traceability, transportation and disposal support


• Pre-incident food safety training, planning and preparedness services from world-renowned experts in facility inspection, regulation, supply risk mitigation, quality control, and international agricultural policy-advisory


• Multilingual and regional-specific support for companies that have an interconnected value chain - raw material sourcing/end product distribution on an international basis

"The partnership with TAMU and the Borlaug Institute significantly strengthens an already thriving crisis management practice at FocusPoint that includes pre-incident preparedness and response/resolution to a wide range of risks faced by our clients globally, said Greg Pearson, CEO of FocusPoint. "I'm thrilled to be working with Dr. Murano and her team to provide our clients with unparalleled access to the top minds in food safety and security," added Pearson.

FocusPoint is retained by and maintains contractual relationships with UK based specialist insurers and admitted carriers in the US, Canada, and the Middle East to address matters such as kidnap for ransom, extortion, product recall, and malicious product tamper.

Dr. Elsa Murano, Norman Borlaug Institute Director, stated, "Our partnership with FocusPoint is a unique opportunity to add value to the food and beverage sector while reinforcing the mission of our institute to integrate agricultural development work and research into viable technologies and policy advice in order to realize these advances for the sake of food security and competitiveness. This work continues to this day to be central to the legacy of our founder, Dr. Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 1970."

About FocusPoint International

FocusPoint International is a global risk consultancy that specializes in the full provision travel risk management, business resiliency, and crisis response solutions. The company is headquartered in Plantation, Florida and maintains offices and personnel in emerging markets and key business centers throughout the world. FocusPoint supports clients in 600 plus locations and 120 countries with a team of over 5,000 proprietary and vetted ground-truth assets. FocusPoint is an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization and a member of the UN Global Compact.

About Texas A&M / AgriLife and the Borlaug Institute

The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University designs and implements science-based agricultural development and training programs that guide the phases of agricultural industry from production to consumption to fight hunger and poverty among smallholder agrarian communities of the developing world. The Institute's areas of expertise include; Plant and Animal Science and Health, Food Science, Food Safety, Nutrition Education, Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Education and Leadership, and Economics and Policy.

What is AgriLife? It's a simple word for a diverse organization that provides teaching, research, extension, laboratory, and service facilities throughout Texas.