Fuzzy risk assessment tool for microbial hazards in food systems

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1201-1210

  Davidson, Valerie J ^a   Ryks, Joanne ^a   Fazil, Aamir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food safety; Fuzzy numbers; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FUZZY SETS; HEALTH CARE; MICROBIOLOGY;

FOOD SAFETY; FUZZY NUMBERS; FUZZY RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL (FRAT); SEMI-QUANTITATIVE LEVELS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645077054     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2005.12.018     Document Type: Article

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