What is the best way to ensure that valid analytical methods are used for food control?

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 123-134

  Rose, Martin ^a   Poms, Roland ^b,c   MacArthur, Roy ^a   Pöpping, Bert ^d   Ulberth, Franz ^e  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b International Association for Cereal Science and Technology   (Austria)

^c ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^d Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical criteria; Fitness for purpose; Food control; Standard methods; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONSUMER PROTECTION; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL CRITERIA; ANALYTICAL METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; FITNESS FOR PURPOSE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN; MEASUREMENT METHODS; NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCES; STANDARD METHOD; UNCERTAINTY;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84865450776     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2011.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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