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The identification of biological, chemical, and physical agents capable of causing adverse health effects and which may be present in a particular food or group of foods.

The qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of the likely intake of biological, chemical, and physical agents via food as well as exposures from other sources if relevant.

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The laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing feed in general and feed safety in particular, whether at Community or national level; it covers all stages of...

A pure strain of bacteria which has been seperated from a mixed bacterial culture

The process of collecting and evaluating information on hazards and conditions leading to their presence to decide which are significant for food safety and therefore should be...

a visual inspection to ensure that certificates or other documents accompanying the consignment tally with the labelling and the content of the consignment

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definition stating when the sample is considered to be positive for the zoonotic agent or when the person, animal, herd or flock is considered to be infected with the zoonotic...

the presence or introduction of a hazard

means a group of animals with a defined epidemiological relationship that share approximately the same likelihood of exposure to a pathogenic agent. This may be because they...

Different scientifically valid methodologies may be used for the analysis of non-random surveillance data. Where no data are available, estimates based on expert opinions,...

Any undertaking whether for profit or not and whether public or private, carrying out any operation of production, manufacture, processing, storage, transport or distribution of...

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When the totality of a population or sub-population, on which the data are reported, is included.