Food safety surveillance through a risk based control programme: Approach employed by the Belgian Federal Agency for the safety of the food chain

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 140-154

  Maudoux, J P ^a   Saegerman, C ^b   Rettigner, C ^a   Houins, G ^a   Van Huffel, X ^a   Berkvens, D ^c,d  

^a Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c Scientific Committee of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Control programmes; Food chains; Food health and safety systems; Food hygiene; Food inspection; Food law; Food legislation; Food poisoning; Food production chain surveillance systems; Food safety; Foodborne diseases; Foods; Foodstuffs; HACCP; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points; Product standards; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD INSPECTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MEAT; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845987025     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2006.9695220     Document Type: Article

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