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The use of antibiotics is not permitted in Switzerland; moreover, no other medication exists to combat European foul brood. Hives with symptoms must therefore be destroyed in order to limit the outbreak, and the contaminated material must be sanitised. Since prevention is the best cure, early detection is desirable. Numerous studies have been undertaken and documents have been created at the Swiss Bee Research Centre and elsewhere to draw the attention of beekeepers to these problems and inform them about the causes and the control measures to be implemented.

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Generic food safety assessment: a framework to evaluate food safety hazards emerging from change(s) in the primary production system: A case study involving intercropping.

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Safitry R. A., van Asselt E. D., Müller-Maatsch J., Vogelgsang S., Dapceiv-Hadnadev T., de Nijs M.

Generic food safety assessment: a framework to evaluate food safety hazards emerging from change(s) in the primary production system: A case study involving intercropping.

Journal of Food Protection, 87, (11), 2024, Artikel 100371.

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Zusammenfassung:

Food safety is a shared responsibility of all actors along the food supply chain. Changes in the primary production system can affect food safety hazards along the supply chain. This highlights the need for a framework that enables primary producers (i.e., farmers) to assess the potential food safety hazards and, if needed, to apply control measures. This paper presents a generic food safety assessment (GFSA) framework that has been developed based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). The proposed framework was applied to a case study, i.e., the transition from sole cropping of oats to intercropping of oats with lupins. The application of the GFSA framework enabled the evaluation of potential changes in food safety hazards from this transition and the establishment of appropriate control measures. In addition, GFSA users can employ the results to support decision-making process. Our case study showed that implementing GFSA can be challenging for smallholder or individual farmers and may need coordinated action. Finally, effective and transparent communication is critical for managing food safety along the food supply chain, including when changes are implemented in primary production.

ISSN Print: 0362-028X
ISSN Online: 1944-9097
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100371
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Generic food safety assessment: a framework to evaluate food safety hazards emerging from change(s) in the primary production system: A case study involving intercropping.