2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.11.038
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Food safety issues in fresh produce: Bacterial pathogens, viruses and pesticide residues indicated as major concerns by stakeholders in the fresh produce chain

Abstract: (word count = 400)In January 2011, a workshop was organized by the EU FP7 Veg-i-Trade project to capture opinions of stakeholders on food safety issues in the global fresh produce supply chain. Food safety experts from various stakeholder types in the farm-to-fork chain were represented: farmer related organizations (n=6), fresh produce processing and trading companies (n=17), retail (n=3), consumer organizations (n=2), competent authorities (n=7) and lastly research institutes and universities (n=19). The exp… Show more

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“…Yet, even countries with very advanced safety systems can be affected. For example, a broad range of stakeholders under the EU FP7 Veg-i-Trade project ranked bacterial pathogens to be the most important food safety issue for fresh produce, followed by food-borne viruses, pesticide residues and mycotoxins (Van Boxstael et al 2013;De Keuckelaere et al 2015). The high ranking was explained by the fact that in case of a food-borne outbreak the consequences are often severe both from a public-health point of view (large number of cases and high severity of disease) and from the economic point of view (loss of sales, tourists, and trust).…”
Section: Health Risks From Consuming Vegetables and Fruits Grown In Umentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Yet, even countries with very advanced safety systems can be affected. For example, a broad range of stakeholders under the EU FP7 Veg-i-Trade project ranked bacterial pathogens to be the most important food safety issue for fresh produce, followed by food-borne viruses, pesticide residues and mycotoxins (Van Boxstael et al 2013;De Keuckelaere et al 2015). The high ranking was explained by the fact that in case of a food-borne outbreak the consequences are often severe both from a public-health point of view (large number of cases and high severity of disease) and from the economic point of view (loss of sales, tourists, and trust).…”
Section: Health Risks From Consuming Vegetables and Fruits Grown In Umentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The high ranking was explained by the fact that in case of a food-borne outbreak the consequences are often severe both from a public-health point of view (large number of cases and high severity of disease) and from the economic point of view (loss of sales, tourists, and trust). An example given was the Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany in May-July 2011 associated with consumption of sprouted seeds and later on a norovirus outbreak in Germany in September-October 2012 associated with consumption in school canteens of a dessert, containing frozen strawberries (Van Boxstael et al 2013).…”
Section: Health Risks From Consuming Vegetables and Fruits Grown In Umentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, if inserted in an undesirable location, the change in the DNA sequence can have unintended effects and produce organisms with undesirable traits or low survival rates; which has been observed most frequently in animals Miao et al, 2013). Moreover, concerns have been raised over the effects of GMOs on human health or the environment (Notarnicola et al, 2012;Van Boxstael et al, 2013). Thus, the perception of the GMOs by the general public is rather reserved resulting in strict regulation in certain countries and regions, e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At present, food safety has become the focus of attention of our society; food safety not only has a direct impact on people's health, but also become a key factor in social stability and economic development [1][2] . But with the development of market economy, in order to pursue their own interests driven by the interests, some manufacturers become to produce the foods that harm people's health food.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%