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Multicriteria-based ranking for risk management of food-borne parasites : report of a joint FAO/WHO expert meeting, 3-7 September 2012, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy

Title
Multicriteria-based ranking for risk management of food-borne parasites : report of a joint FAO/WHO expert meeting, 3-7 September 2012, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy / contributors, experts, Pascal Boireau, Director, Laboratory for Animal Health, Maisons Alforts ..., France, [and twenty others].
Publication
Rome, Italy : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • Boireau, Pascal.
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, issuing body.
  • World Health Organization, issuing body.
Description
xviii, 302 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
"Infectious diseases caused by food-borne parasites have not received the same levels of attention as other food-borne biological and chemical hazards. Nevertheless, they cause a high burden of disease in humans, may have prolonged, severe, and sometimes fatal outcomes, and result in considerable hardship in terms of food safety, security, quality of life, and negative impacts of livelihoods ... This report presents the results of a gloval ranking of food-borne parasites from a food safety perspective. It also provides an overview of the current status of knowledge of the ranked parasites in food and their public health and trade impact ..."--Publisher description.
Series Statement
Microbiological risk assessment series, 1726-5274 ; 23
Uniform Title
Microbiological risk assessment series ; 23.
Subject
  • Foodborne diseases > Congresses
  • Parasites > Congresses
  • Food contamination > Risk assessment > Congresses
  • Food industry and trade > Risk management > Congresses
  • Food poisoning
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Risk assessment
  • Foodborne Diseases
  • Food Contamination
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • risk assessment
  • parasites
  • pathogens
  • food contamination
  • food industry
  • health hazards
  • risk
  • Risk assessment
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Food poisoning
  • Foodborne diseases
  • Parasites
  • Parasit
  • Lebensmittel
  • Gesundheitsgefährdung
  • Risikomanagement
Genre/Form
  • Congress
  • proceedings (reports)
  • Conference papers and proceedings
  • Conference papers and proceedings.
  • Actes de congrès.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Background -- Objectives and approach -- Results -- Risk management options for the higher ranked parasites -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Annexes: 1. Identification of food-borne parasites for consideration -- 2. Food-borne parasite ranking exercise: summary card -- 3. Food-borne parasite ranking exercise form: explanation of criteria -- 4. Criteria weights worksheet -- 5. Sensitivity analysis -- 6. Risk management actions -- 7. Specific information for the ranked parasites -- 8. Regional Reports.
ISBN
  • 9789241564700
  • 9241564709
  • 9789251081990
  • 9251081999
  • 9789251082003 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2014429386
OCLC
  • ocn884308176
  • 884308176
  • SCSB-1792870
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library