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1North Carolina State University, Department of Food Science, Box 7624, Raleigh, NC 27695-7624.
Abstract:
A review is presented of a report published by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology and entitled Foodborne Pathogens: Risks and Consequences. The risk assessment approach provided the framework to define the hazard and occurrence of foodborne disease as well as the estimated economic consequences. Fifteen recommendations are detailed, including that food safety policy should be based on risk assessment, that control practices should be applied from food source to consumption, that and fundamental and applied food safety research is needed.
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