Testing a toolbox for impact assessment of food safety regulations: maximum levels for T-2 and HT-2 toxins in the European Union

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-23

  Ragona, Maddalena ^a   Mazzocchi, Mario ^a   Zanoli, Agostina ^a   Alldrick, Anton J ^b   Solfrizzo, Michele ^c   van Egmond, Hans P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cereals; Food safety regulations; HT 2 toxin; Multi criteria analysis; Regulatory impact assessmentT 2 toxin

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; METABOLITES; SAFETY TESTING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CASE-STUDIES; CEREAL; FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS; HT-2 TOXIN; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MAXIMUM LEVELS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCES; REGULATORY IMPACT; REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENTT-2 TOXIN;

CEREAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 84867367649     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2010.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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