Combining analysis tools and mathematical modeling to enhance and harmonize food safety and food defense regulatory requirements

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Buchanan, Robert L ^a   Appel, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food protection; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk management metrics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SANITATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952672870     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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