Towards an integrated approach in supporting microbiological food safety decisions

A.H. Havelaar; J. Braunig; K. Christiansen; M. Cornu; Tine Hald; M.J.J. Mangen; Lars Mølbak; A. Pielaat; E. Snary; W. Van Pelt; A. Velthuis; H. Wahlstrom

Towards an integrated approach in supporting microbiological food safety decisions

A.H. Havelaar, J. Braunig, K. Christiansen, M. Cornu, Tine Hald, M.J.J. Mangen, Lars Mølbak, A. Pielaat, E. Snary, W. Van Pelt, A. Velthuis, H. Wahlstrom

National Food Institute

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Decisions on food safety involve consideration of a wide range of concerns including the public health impact of foodborne illness, the economic importance of the agricultural sector and the food industry, and the effectiveness and efficiency of interventions. To support such decisions, we propose an integrated scientific approach combining veterinary and medical epidemiology, risk assessment for the farm-to-fork food chain as well as agricultural and health economy. Scientific advice is relevant in all stages of the policy cycle: to assess the magnitude of the food safety problem, to define the priorities for action, to establish the causes for the problem, to choose between different control options, to define targets along the food chain and to measure success.

Original language	English
Journal	Zoonoses and Public Health
Volume	54
Issue number	3-4
Pages (from-to)	103-117
ISSN	1863-1959
Publication status	Published - 2007

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food safety
economics
epidemiology
risk assessment
decision making

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