Tracking Foodborne Pathogens from Farm to Table: Data Needs to Evaluate Control Options

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Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Laurian June Unnevehr and Helen H. Jensen

No 33549, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Food safety policymakers and scientists came together at a conference in January 1995 to evaluate data available for analyzing control of foodborne microbial pathogens. This proceedings starts with data regarding human illnesses associated with foodborne pathogens and moves backwards in the food chain to examine pathogen data in the processing sector and at the farm level. Of special concern is the inability to link pathogen data throughout the food chain. Analytical tools to evaluate the impact of changing production and consumption practices on foodborne disease risks and their economic consequences are presented. The available data are examined to see how well they meet current analytical needs to support policy analysis. The policymaker roundtable highlights the tradeoffs involved in funding databases, the economic evaluation of USDA's Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) proposal and other food safety policy issues, and the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach toward improving food safety databases.

Keywords: Food; Consumption/Nutrition/Food; Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 184
Date: 1995
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Working Paper: Tracking Foodborne Pathogens from Farm to Table: Data Needs to Evaluate Control Options (1995)
Working Paper: Tracking Foodborne Pathogens from Farm to Table: Data Needs to Evaluate Control Options (1995)
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