MedISys: An early-warning system for the detection of (re-)emerging food- and feed-borne hazards

Food Research International

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1553-1556

  Rortais, Agnès ^a   Belyaeva, Jenya ^b   Gemo, Monica ^b   van der Goot, Erik ^b   Linge, Jens P ^b  

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emerging risks; Feed; Food; Media monitoring; MedISys; ProMED mail; RASFF

Indexed keywords

ALERT SYSTEMS; EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; FEED; MEDIA MONITORING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM;

HAZARDS;

EID: 77953961205     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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