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1Institut für Veterinärmedizin, Bundesgesundheitsamtes, Berlin.
Zentralblatt Fur Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie Und Hygiene. Serie B, Umwelthygiene, Krankenhaushygiene, Arbeitshygiene, Praventive Medizin
|April 1, 1989
Summary
Utilize national surveillance data and early warning systems to manage health risks from imported foods. This approach is crucial for developing long-term preventive measures and ensuring food safety across Europe.
Area of Science:
- Food safety surveillance
- Epidemiology of foodborne illnesses
- Public health policy
Context:
- European integration and the dismantling of trade barriers necessitate new food safety strategies.
- Existing national surveillance programs and WHO initiatives provide valuable data for risk assessment.
- The European Community's Alert System monitors contaminated food articles in trade.
Purpose:
- To evaluate health risks associated with imported foods.
- To adapt food inspection procedures for an internal European market without border controls.
- To establish standardized risk evaluation and control strategies for food safety.
Summary:
- Leverages data from national surveillance programs and the WHO Surveillance Programme for Control of Foodborne Infections and Intoxications in Europe.
- Highlights the role of the Early Warning System and the Commission of the European Communities' Alert System in monitoring food safety incidents.
- Discusses the implications of the European Economic Community's goal to eliminate internal trade barriers by 1992 on food inspection and control measures.
Impact:
- Facilitates the development of long-term preventive measures to minimize health risks from food.
- Enables timely initiation of steps to prevent health risks from contaminated food.
- Necessitates a reorientation of official food inspection procedures, including risk evaluations and standardized criteria.
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