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2. RASFF Alert and Information Notifications. A Statistical Review

Authors : Salvatore Parisi, Caterina Barone, Ramesh Kumar Sharma

Published in: Chemistry and Food Safety in the EU

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter contains a statistical evaluation of RASFF alert notifications in general. The study concerns the comparison between recorded alerts in two different temporal periods, the broad 1979–1990 and the four-year 2011–2014 intervals. The analysis of product categories and hazard categories has been performed with the aim of defining the next ‘emerging concerns’ by the food safety viewpoint. Moreover, authors have analysed all calculated results with relation to a new risk classification (seven different risk typologies, including adulteration, and fraud episodes, processing failures, allergens, and GMO). In addition, the chapter discusses chemical risks and contaminants, including also allergens.

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Title: RASFF Alert and Information Notifications. A Statistical Review
Authors: Salvatore Parisi
Caterina Barone
Ramesh Kumar Sharma
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Chemistry and Food Safety in the EU
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-33391-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-33393-9

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33393-9_2

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