An aggregation of cases in a circumscribed area during a particular period without regard to whether the number of cases is more than expected (often the expected number is not...

obtaining satisfactory or acceptable results set in Annex I in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 when testing against the values set for the criteria through the taking of samples,...

A contaminant is any substance not intentionally added to food which is present in such food as a result of the production (including operations carried out in crop husbandry,...

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...

A set of uniformly applied criteria for determining whether an individual should be identified as having a particular disease, injury, or other health condition. In...

the ultimate consumer of a foodstuff who will not use the food as part of any foodbusiness operation or activity

a description established by the animal owner, food producer or competent authority containing general information on the structure and organisation of its control systems

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 number of new cases within a specified time period divided by the size of the population initially at risk.

A consignment is a quantity of some commodity delivered at one time. It may consist in either a portion of a lot, either a set of several lots.

First case of a disease to be identified at the start of an outbreak. The index case is the first patient that indicates the existence of an outbreak. It does not necessarily...

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A biological chemical or physical agent in or a condition of an animal or animal product with the potential to cause an adverse health effect.

the natural or legal persons responsible for ensuring that the requirements of food law are met within the feed business under their control

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health surveillance system that looks at reports, stories, rumors, community-based and other information about health events that could be a serious risk to public health. Such...