Risk assessment strategies as a tool in the application of the Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) and Food Safety Objective (FSO) by risk managers

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-28

  Gkogka, E ^a,b   Reij, M W ^a   Gorris, L G M ^a,b   Zwietering, M H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Unilever R and D   (China)

Author keywords

Foodborne disease; Public health targets; Risk assessment; Salmonellosis; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF PROTECTION; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHICKEN MEAT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SAFETY OBJECTIVE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 84885134210     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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