Toxicants exposures as novel zoonoses: Reflections on sustainable development, food safety and veterinary public health

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages

  Frazzoli, C ^a,b   Mantovani, A ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Noodles ONLUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Early warning; Endocrine disrupters; HACCP; Risk analysis; Sustainable food safety

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78649683034     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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