Any of a variety of measures (e.g. mortality rate) that indicate the state of health of a given population. A variable susceptible to direct measurement that reflects the state...

A distinct part or branch of a nation’s sociological, economic, or political society or a sphere of activity such as human health, animal health, or environment.

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...

The real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions among experts, community leaders or officials and the people who are at risk or who have a direct influence on risk...

Assurance that food is acceptable for human consumption according to its intended use.

One or more of the first wave of cases serves as a source of infection for subsequent cases and those subsequent cases, in turn, serve as sources for later cases. The shape of...

Means that more than one sector is working together (e.g. on a joint program or response to an event), but does not imply that all relevant sectors are working together

non-profit organization based in the U.S., created out of the joint efforts of leaders from multiple disciplines.

A system whereby the disease or infection has to be reported to the competent authority based on a legal obligation.

Personal characteristics of a person or group (e.g., age, sex, race/ethnicity, residence, and occupation) demographic information is used in descriptive epidemiology to...

Total characteristics displayed by an organism under a particular set of environmental factors, regardless of the actual genotype of the organism.

Means the process of identifying, selecting and implementing measures that can be applied to reduce the level of risk.

Odds are expressed as the probability of an event occurring divided by the probability of the event not occurring. The odds ratio is a tool to show how strongly having or not...

Food sales data measures how much of a product has been sold from the supplier side, where as food purchase data measures how much of a product has been purchased by consumers.

The examination of commercial documents and, where appropriate, of documents required under feed or food law that are accompanying the consignment

Means a measure, such as those described in various chapters of the Terrestrial Code, destined to protect animalor human health or life within the territory of the Member...

A branching chart that indicates the evolutionary lineage or genetic relatedness of organisms

A system which identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards which are significant for food safety.

Data on animals or people at a particular place by administrative or geographycal units

Small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.