Development of food safety risk assessment guidelines for foods of animal origin in international trade.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Food safety risk analysis is pivotal to future Codex activities and implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement. Development of guidelines for food safety risk assessments needs to be soundly based on science. The particular needs of Codex, the WTO, national governments, industry, and consumers need to be taken into account. Guidelines for chemicals in foods will inevitably have to address the differences between safety evaluation and a genuine risk assessment approach. With respect to microbiological hazards, application of guidelines will more commonly use qualitative approaches. The objective of microbiological risk analysis to reduce microbial risks to the minimum represents a genuine focus for risk assessment.

Details

Original title: Development of food safety risk assessment guidelines for foods of animal origin in international trade.
Record ID : 1999-0182
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation
Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 60 - n. 11
Publication date: 1997/11
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Themes: Refrigeration and perishable products: general information;
Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Meat and meat products;
Refrigeration and perishable products: regulations and standards
Keywords: Food; Safety; Microbiology; Recommendation; Chemical; Meat product; World; Development; Marketing