Identification of potentially emerging food safety issues by analysis of reports published by the European Community's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) during a four-year period

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 932-950

  Kleter, G A ^a   Prandini, A ^b   Filippi, L ^b   Marvin, H J P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anisakis simplex; Biological hazards; Chemical hazards; Dyes; Emerging risks; Food contact substances; Food hygiene; Food labeling; Food packaging; Food quality; Food safety; Fraud; Microbiological hazards; Mycotoxins; Physical hazards; Rapid alert system; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

2 ISOPROPYL THIOXANTHONE; ISOPHENFOS METHYL; MYCOTOXIN; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANISAKIASIS; ANISAKIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 63149174940     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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