Integrated Approaches to the Management of Food Safety throughout the Food Chain - The enter-net suveillance system
Enter-net is the international network for the surveillance of human gastrointestinal infections, which monitors salmonellosis and Verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157. It involves all 15 countries of the European Union, plus Switzerland and Norway and is funded by the European Commission. International travel and international trade in food play an important role in the occurrence of foodborne infections. Events in one country now have the potential to affect many others. A co-ordinated international response is required to control this threat. Through recognition of outbreaks and investigation, timely exchange of information between experts in different countries can lead to effective international public health action. Exchange of data internationally can help eliminate potential vehicles of infection allowing authorities to concentrate their resources more effectively. For instance, if a rise in infection occurs only in one country it is likely that the source is in that country and not a result of imported goods.
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| Format: | Meeting biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/aa022e http://www.fao.org/3/a-aa022e.pdf |
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