animal welfare; control programmes; food chains; food health and safety systems; food hygiene; food inspection; food law; food legislation; food poisoning; food production chain surveillance systems; food safety; foodborne diseases; foods; foodstuffs; HACCP; hazard analysis critical control points; product standards; risk analysis
Abstract :
[en] The principal responsibility of the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) is to guarantee the safety along the food chain. In order to accomplish this responsibility, the FASFC has developed an integrated official control program to check compliance with various regulations. The original methodology developed and applied by FASFC is presented. This methodology is based on risk evaluation, statistical tools and current scientific knowledge.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Maudoux, J. P.
Saegerman, Claude ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appl. aux sc. vétér.
Rettigner, C.
Houins, G.
Van Huffel, X.
Berkvens, D.
Language :
English
Title :
Food safety surveillance through a risk based control programme: Approach employed by the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
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