Improving the Security of Food Chains against Natural, Accidental and Deliberate Contaminations
2012
Appel, B. | Mader, A. | Bräunig, J. | Wichmann-Schauer, H. | Käsbohrer, A.
Abstract. Ensuring an effective and rapid handling of natural, accidental and deliberatecontaminations, which can result in food borne outbreaks, countries requiresalert, preparedness and response systems to prevent public health threats from actualor threatened intentional contamination of the food supply. Timely and scientificcorrect risk assessments are essential for a comprehensive crises management.Both should be seen as multidisciplinary approaches with the participation ofstakeholders from all sectors of the "farm-to-fork" continuum including the publichealth sector. Further capabilities to prevent and simulate the spread of diseases aswell as defined criteria for use and interpretation of data in a crisis context are crucial.This paper summaries progresses made in the field of food chain security thatcan support risk assessment tasks in food borne outbreak events.
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