An unusual/anomalous situation with a (potential) public health threat.

An unusual/anomalous situation with a (potential) public health threat.

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

The maximum frequency and/or concentration of a hazard in a food at the time of consumption that provides or contributes to the appropriate level of protection (ALOP).

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The laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing food in general, and food safety in particular, whether at Community or national level; it covers any stage of...

To prevent and when necessary to respond to food safety incidents a national food control system should encompass the core elements of prevention, intervention and response.

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

The procedure by which the competent authority ensures that feed or food is not moved or tampered with pending a decision on its destination; it includes storage by feed and...

Any form of control that the competent authority or the Community performs for the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules

In public health risk assessment: The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or...

The procedure by which the competent authority or control bodies, authorised to act in such a capacity, provide written, electronic or equivalent assurance concerning compliance

A function of the likelihood that a zoonotic disease event or contaminant may occur and the magnitude of the impact if it were to occur.

The identification of the pathogens or hazards which are capable of causing adverse health effects

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The maximum frequency and/or concentration of a hazard in a food at a specified step in the food chain before the time of consumption that provides or contributes to an Food...

The competent authority should collect baseline data for each indicator. Baselines establish the current situation and are used as a starting point against which future...

Water meeting the minimum requirements laid down in Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption

A check on the feed or food itself which may include checks on the means of transport, on the packaging, labelling and temperature, the sampling for analysis and laboratory...