The precautionary principle and risk assessment in international food safety: How the world trade organization influences standards

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1259-1273

  Post, Diahanna L ^a  

^a US Government Accountability Office (GAO)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750159334     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00814.x     Document Type: Review

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