Needs and expectations regarding risk ranking in the food chain: A pilot survey amongst decision makers and stakeholders

Food Control

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-143

  Speybroeck, N ^a,b   Devleesschauwer, B ^b,c   Depoorter, P ^d   Dewulf, J ^a,c   Berkvens, D ^a,e   Van Huffel, X ^d   Saegerman, C ^a,f  

^a Scientific Committee of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain (FASFC)   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Staff Direction for Risk Assessment DG Control Policy Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision makers; Expectations; Food safety; Needs; Questionnaire survey; Risk ranking; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922998814     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.12.041     Document Type: Article

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