| Meeting the requirements of importing countries: practice and policy for on-farm approaches to food safety. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17094706 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In light of the increasing consumer demand for safe, high-quality food and recent public health concerns about food-borne illness, governments and agricultural industries are under pressure to provide comprehensive food safety policies and programmes consistent with international best practice. Countries that export food commodities derived from livestock must meet both the requirements of the importing country and domestic standards. It is internationally accepted that end-product quality control, and similar methods aimed at ensuring food safety, cannot adequately ensure the safety of the final product. To achieve an acceptable level of food safety, governments and the agricultural industry must work collaboratively to provide quality assurance systems, based on sound risk management principles, throughout the food supply chain. Quality assurance systems on livestock farms, as in other parts of the food supply chain, should address food safety using hazard analysis critical control point principles. These systems should target areas including biosecurity, disease monitoring and reporting, feedstuff safety, the safe use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, the control of potential food-borne pathogens and traceability. They should also be supported by accredited training programmes, which award certification on completion, and auditing programmes to ensure that both local and internationally recognised guidelines and standards continue to be met. This paper discusses the development of policies for on-farm food safety measures and their practical implementation in the context of quality assurance programmes, using the Australian beef industry as a case study. |
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Authors:
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P J Dagg; R J Butler; J G Murray; R R Biddle |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) Volume: 25 ISSN: 0253-1933 ISO Abbreviation: Rev. - Off. Int. Epizoot. Publication Date: 2006 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-11-10 Completed Date: 2006-11-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8712301 Medline TA: Rev Sci Tech Country: France |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 685-700 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, Australia. |
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Animal Husbandry
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methods,
standards* Animal Welfare Animals Cattle Commerce / standards* Consumer Product Safety* Food Contamination / prevention & control* Humans International Cooperation* Legislation, Food Meat / standards* Policy Making Quality Control Risk Assessment Risk Management |
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