closeness of estimates to the unknown true values

The release for free circulation of feed or food or the intention to release feed or food for free circulation within the meaning of Article 79 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 in...

A change in the morphology, physiology, growth, development, reproduction or life span of an organism, system, or (sub)population that results in an impairment of functional...

antimicrobials are classified in several ways, including: spectrum of activity, effect on bacteria and mode of action

the ability of microorganisms of certain species to survive or even grow in the presence of a given concentration of an antimicrobial agent that is usually sufficient to inhibit...

Strain differentiation by determining the number different alleles in a predefined set of loci that represents core genes.

the ability of a method to discriminate/make a distinction between isolates

A collection of clearly defined, mutually exclusive, and exhaustive terms, which are the only choices for usage in a specific surveillance context. Compared to ontologies (see...

the aspect of epidemiology concerned with why and how a health problem occurs. Analytic epidemiology uses comparison groups to provide baseline or expected values so that...

the use of one or several molecular methods to derive the serotype (examples PCR and/or sequencing)

An epidemic in which new cases of disease occur over a long period, indicating persistence of the disease source.

a drug which, at low concentrations, exerts an action against microbial pathogens and exhibits selective toxicity towards them. Antimicrobials typically include antibiotics but...

Data that are expressed in a summary form (e.g., summary statistics)

means an independent third party to which the competent authority has delegated certain control tasks

fault or circumstance that singly or in combination led to the food-borne outbreak.

independent scientific experts who carry out scientific assessments and develop related assessment methodologies

any action that substantially alters the initial product, including heating, smoking, curing, maturing, drying, marinating, extraction, extrusion or a combination of those...

A food-borne disease or food-borne illness is defined as a disease, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of...

A criterion which separates acceptability from unacceptability.

Study of the performance of the alternative method using identical samples in several laboratories and controlled by the expert laboratory.