The demand for risk assessment to evaluate the safety of foods is increasing in low and middle income countries, but almost no textbook on risk assessment modelling for informal market is available. This chapter introduces practical steps for the risk assessors to tackle with such a situation.
Makita, K.
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Kouamé Sina, S.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Desissa, F.
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[Computation of risk assessment modelling]
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Computation of risk assessment modelling
Foodborne disease burden in low and middle-income countries is high. In these countries, majority of foods are distributed through informal value chains and sold in wet markets. In this chapter, food safety risk analysis frameworks, and application of them into informal value chains are introduce...
Makita, K.
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Haan, Nicoline C. de
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Grace, Delia
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[Assessing food safety risks in low and middle-income countries]
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Assessing food safety risks in low and middle-income countries
According to recent estimates by the World Health Organization, the global burden of foodborne diseases is comparable to that of HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis or malaria. Up to 90% of foodborne disease is caused by microbes in perishable foods of which more than 80% are sold in the informal agri-food ...
Roesel, Kristina
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Makita, K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Food safety research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Tapping the expertise of German partners]
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Food safety research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Tapping the expertise of German partners