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Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review Open
Background Food safety in the food market is one of the key areas of focus in public health, because it affects people of every age, race, gender, and income level around the world. The local and international food marketing continues to h…
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Food safety governance in China: From supervision to coregulation Open
The food control and regulatory system in China is beset by several challenges. While firms have to reduce their costs in pursuit of benefits, customers are increasingly focusing on safety and quality of food products. Although the Chinese…
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Evaluating Food Safety Knowledge and Practices among Foodservice Staff in Al Madinah Hospitals, Saudi Arabia Open
This study examines food safety knowledge and practices of food service staff in Al Madinah hospitals, Saudi Arabia. A total of 163 food service staff participated voluntarily from 10 hospitals across the city of Al Madinah. The participan…
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Demanding safe foods – Safety testing under the novel food regulation (2015/2283) Open
BackgroundA legal framework cannot ensure that a food will never pose a risk to any consumer. Risk management procedures are put in place to control potential risks occurring from food consumption. In the EU, this is translated into premar…
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Food Crises and Food Safety Incidents in European Union, United States, and Maghreb Area: Current Risk Communication Strategies and New Approaches Open
Globalization has created a dynamic market, which has dramatically intensified interchanges of goods and information as well as the flow of people among nations. This international phenomenon offers the consumer a choice between a wide var…
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Integrating nutrition and food safety in food systems policy and programming Open
Food safety and nutrition are inextricably linked: to achieve optimal human health and wellbeing, people must be both well-nourished and free from foodborne disease. Despite these linkages, the connections between food safety and nutrition…
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Efficacy of Food Safety Training in Commercial Food Service Open
Proper food safety training is essential to decrease incidences and overall rates of foodborne illnesses and outbreaks. Though many commercial restaurants should provide proper food safety training to food handler employees, this training …
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A bibliometric analysis of food safety governance research from 1999 to 2019 Open
Although the number of food governance‐related studies increased rapidly in the recent decade, the current academic research still lacked systematic integration of food safety governance. To clarify the development trends of research there…
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Prevailing food safety culture in companies operating in a transition economy - Does product riskiness matter? Open
Food safety outbreaks are recurrent events, which regularly cost human lives. Food safety goes beyond food safety management systems; an organisation's prevailing food safety culture, and its internal and external environment must also be …
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Emerging food safety issues: An EU perspective Open
Safe food is the right of every citizen of the European Union (EU). A comprehensive and dynamic framework of food and feed safety legislation has been put in place and the EU's executive arm – the European Commission – is responsible for e…
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Economics applied to food safety Open
Food Safety Economics combines the fields of food safety and economics to investigate the allocation of scarce resources and decisions made by economic actors in the food supply chain related to food safety management. Food safety economic…
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Food Safety Assessment: Overview of Metrological Issues and Regulatory Aspects in the European Union Open
The safety of the food we consume has a direct impact on individual and population health and affects the economic growth of the region where food safety is practised and enhanced. The central goal of the European Commission’s Food Safety …
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Addressing food safety challenges in rapidly developing food systems Open
During the past decade, there has been growing awareness of the importance of food safety in developing countries. WHO estimates for 2010 show that the burden of illness from food safety worldwide is comparable to that of malaria and tuber…
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Key operational and institutional factors for improving food safety: a case study from Chile Open
The worldwide demand for safe food is increased due to the population growth and the improvement of living standards. Different global standards are relevant in the food value chain including education and training of human resources, gove…
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Food safety in Peru: A review of fresh produce production and challenges in the public health system Open
Peru has a commodities‐based economy where agriculture plays an essential role in the nation's development. Among agricultural products, fruits and vegetables are foundational to Peruvian culture and a healthy and nutritious diet. Produce …
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Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Open
This case study investigates food safety practices and costs for seven firms participating in the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA), formally known as the California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement. All fi…
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Challenges of Developing Countries in Complying Quality and Enhancing Standards in Food Industries Open
Food safety has been fervently discussed throughout the world. Priority for food safety addresses issues in enhancing food safety systems in terms of exporting countries, contribution to consumers' health and protection and advancement on …
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Theoretical and practical aspects of risk communication in food safety: A review study Open
Currently, food safety hazards have introduced as one of the most important threats to public health worldwide. Considering numerous crises in the field of food safety at global, regional, and national levels, and their impact on the physi…
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Food quality and safety progress in the Brazilian food and beverage industry: chemical hazards Open
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Food Safety Challenges and Barriers in Southern United States Farmers Markets Open
Purchasing fresh and local produce at farmers markets has seen an increasing trend over the past decade. However, with this rise in popularity food safety challenges need to be recognized and addressed. Farmers market managers play a signi…
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ePedigree Traceability System for the Agricultural Food Supply Chain to Ensure Consumer Health Open
Sustainability relies on the environmental, social and economical systems: the three pillars of sustainability. The social sustainability mostly advocates the people’s welfare, health, safety, and quality of life. In the agricultural food …
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The Importance of a Food Systems Approach to Low and Middle Income Countries and Emerging Economies: A Review of Theories and Its Relevance for Disease Control and Malnutrition Open
Our review explores the changing food production, distribution and consumption environment in low and middle-income countries and emerging economies as a basis for framing how to study food systems in order to address public health issues …
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Evolving Food Safety Pressures in California's Central Coast Region Open
California's Central Coast rose to national food safety prominence following a deadly 2006 outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that was traced to spinach grown in this intensive agricultural region. Since then, private food safety protoco…
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Assuring Tayyib from a food safety perspective in Halal food sector: a conceptual framework Open
\n\tThis paper puts forth how food safety and hygienic practices are a part of the Halal concept and should thus be adapted by the Halal food sector to achieve Halal and Tayyib assurance. It further puts forth the concept of Halal prerequ…
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Transformation of China's food safety standard setting system – Review of 50 years of change, opportunities and challenges ahead Open
Over the past 50 years, China's food safety regulatory system has undergone major changes. The growing importance of China's food production in both domestic and global markets has made it one of the major drivers of economic development. …
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Food safety challenges associated with traditional foods of Turkey Open
Consumer food safety concerns are continually increasing in Turkey, with consumer demand for safer foods becoming an important challenge for the industry. Most traditional foods in Turkey are produced under different requirements, and food…
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European private food safety standards in global agri-food supply chains: a systematic review Open
Private food safety standards have become an important governance mechanism in contemporary food supply chains. While much has been written about private standards from the perspectives of different academic fields, there has never been a …
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Improving Risk Assessment in the European Food Safety Authority: Lessons From the European Medicines Agency Open
The recent Regulation (EU) 2019/1381, published on the 6th September 2019, aims to improve the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain by amending the General Food Law Regulation (EC 178/2002) and a numb…
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Microbiological food safety in Malaysia from the academician’s perspective Open
Food safety in Malaysia is not considered an issue yet. From the previous year (2005- 2015) records, the incidence rate of food poisoning had been fluctuating and despite that, cases continue to occur especially among school students. As a…
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Consumers´ awareness of food safety Open
Eating food is one of the most important needs of every person, so their safety and quality should be crucial for everyone. People expect, that food they eat is hygienically and health safe. Unfortunately, people usually start to focus on …