Ensuring and promoting food safety during the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 981-983

  Moy, Gerald G ^a   Han, Fanfan ^b   Chen, Junshi ^c  

^a Food Safety Consultant   (Switzerland)

^b Beijing Food Safety Administration   (China)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHINA; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; CHINA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; NUTRITION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 77955077047     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0473     Document Type: Article

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