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Food safety performance indicators to benchmark food safety output of food safety management systems.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20580985     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There is a need to measure the food safety performance in the agri-food chain without performing actual microbiological analysis. A food safety performance diagnosis, based on seven indicators and corresponding assessment grids have been developed and validated in nine European food businesses. Validation was conducted on the basis of an extensive microbiological assessment scheme (MAS). The assumption behind the food safety performance diagnosis is that food businesses which evaluate the performance of their food safety management system in a more structured way and according to very strict and specific criteria will have a better insight in their actual microbiological food safety performance, because food safety problems will be more systematically detected. The diagnosis can be a useful tool to have a first indication about the microbiological performance of a food safety management system present in a food business. Moreover, the diagnosis can be used in quantitative studies to get insight in the effect of interventions on sector or governmental level.
Authors:
L Jacxsens; M Uyttendaele; F Devlieghere; J Rovira; S Oses Gomez; P A Luning
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of food microbiology     Volume:  141 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1879-3460     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Food Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8412849     Medline TA:  Int J Food Microbiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S180-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Food Safety and Food Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. liesbeth.jacxsens@ugent.be
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