The Global Harmonization Initiative

Ensuring Global Food Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 71-90

  Boisrobert, Christine E ^a   Keener, Larry ^b   Lelieveld, Huub L M ^b  

^a AIR LIQUIDE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Barrier; Codex; Consensus; Food safety; Food security; Food supply; GHI; Global harmonization initiative; Globalization; Harmonization; Legislation; Regulations; Science; Trade; World

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961135685     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374845-4.00003-5     Document Type: Chapter

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