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Sales Loss Determination in Food Contamination Incidents: An Application to Milk Bans in Hawaii [PDF]

This article presents a procedure for estimating sales loss following a food contamination incident with application to the case of heptachlor contamination of fresh fluid milk in Oahu, Hawaii in 1982. A major finding is that media coverage following the
Thompson, Stanley R., Smith, Mark E., van Ravenswaay, Eileen O.   +2 more
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Food Contaminants [PDF]

, 2008
Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites. Several toxigenic fungi are pathogenic to cereal crops. Mycotoxins encompass a wide range of compounds, several of which have been shown to cause disease in domestic animals and, less frequently, in humans. The toxicology, prevention & control, and analytical methods are highlighted.
openaire   +1 more source

Fungal occurrence in processed cereal foods consumed by children under five years and food safety awareness among rural households of Oshana region, Namibia

Discover Food
Fungal contamination of cereal foods is a significant food safety concern in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Namibia, where cereals are a staple in children’s diets and crucial for food security.
Maria A. Angula, Anthony Ishola, Muvari Tjiurutue, Michael Sulyok, Rudolf Krska, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Jane Misihairabgwi   +6 more
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THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE AFFIRMATION OF THE CULTURE OF FOOD SAFETY

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2020
Abraham Maslows theory is one of the best-known and oft-cited theories in the West. It is known as a theory of the hierarchy of needs. By this theory, human needs are hierarchically organized in five levels.
Željko Đ. Bjelajac, Aleksandar Miroslav Filipović   +1 more
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Food defense : preventing the intentional contamination of food

, 2023
This document described the difference between food defense and food safety, what accidental food contamination is, what intentional food contamination is, and what can be done to prevent intentional ...
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Microplastics and chemical contamination in aquaculture ecosystems: The role of climate change and implications for food safety—a review

Environmental Sciences Europe
The aquaculture industry is growing rapidly and plays a huge role in bridging the global demand gap for fish and other aquatic foods. It is a vital contributor of valuable nutrients and economic benefits.
Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu, F. Ahmadu, A. E. Adedapo, I. Oghenovo, Oluwafemi T. Ogunmodede, N. Benson   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Food-Handling Practices and Environmental Factors Associated With Food Contamination Among Street Food Vendors in Nairobi County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

East African Health Research Journal, 2017
Background: Lack of adequate sanitation and refuse disposal facilities are among the factors found to contribute to food contamination among street food vendors. Most vending facilities are near crowded places, such as bus terminals or markets to attract
E. Kariuki, Z. Ng'ang'a, P. Wanzala
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Modeling the Impact of Food Safety Information with No Information [PDF]

This paper aims to propose a stochastic approach to measure the time pattern of a food scare, which does not require the inclusion of additional explanatory variables such as a news index.
Mazzocchi, Mario
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Contamination analysis of chloropropanol esters and glycidyl esters in fried food and puffed food

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi
ObjectiveTo analyze the contamination levels of 3-MCPDE （3-monochloropropane-1，2-diol esters）， 2-MCPDE （2-monochloropropane-1，3-diol esters） in fried food and puffed food， and we could provide a scientific basis for conducting risk assessment to the ...
YANG Qiuyue, SUN Shiping, CHEN Qi, WANG Jiabao   +3 more
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Hygienic design of food processing lines to mitigate the risk of bacterial food contamination with respect to environmental concerns

, 2017
Public authorities, chain stakeholders and consumers are all concerned by microbial food safety. Microbiological hazards are one of the most common causes of food poisoning that has been considered for many years but still on the track nowadays ...
C. Faille, C. Cunault, T. Dubois, T. Benezech   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source