Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Contaminants along the Food Chain

Dear Colleagues,

The access to sufficient, safe, nutritious and affordable food is a basic human right. To ensure that the food supply chain is in accordance with this right, the governments and food business operators should create, support and control the implementation of effective and efficient control strategies along the food production chain based on a holistic perspective. This should be based on Longitudinal and Integrated Food Safety Assurance (LISA). It includes implementation of Codex-based Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) and Food Safety Objectives (FSOs), including related Performance Criteria (PC) applied by the food industry, relevant guidelines and legislation, detection and control of foodborne hazards, risk-based food inspection, audit of food safety system, and training of staff.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide evidence-based and thoughtful insights, recommendations and solutions intended to competent authorities and the food industry regarding the most effective and available risk mitigation strategies to tackle contamination along the food chain. It encompasses monitoring and surveillance of foodborne hazards addressing relevant modules in food production, epidemiology of foodborne diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), prevention and control of food contamination at multiple points along the food chain, usage of novel methods and systems for tracking and detecting food borne hazards, digital technologies for food chain data processing and traceability, integration of Food Chain Information (FCI) and Harmonized Epidemiological Indicators (HEIs) along the food chain (bottom-up and top-down approach), novel food safety interventions, risk-based food safety management systems (HACCP), inspection, training of staff, as well as the One Health approach as a solution to tackle the food contamination and AMR in an integrated manner. Papers highlighting the connections between food safety systems, food chain sustainability and public health outcomes are also welcome. Different types of manuscripts will be accepted for submission, including original research, reviews and short communication papers.

Dr. Ivan Nastasijevic
Guest Editor

Dr. Jelena Petrović
Guest Editor Assistant

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• food safety
• foodborne pathogens
• antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• chemical contaminants
• food chain information (FCI)
• harmonized epidemiological indicators (HEIs)
• food inspection
• novel methods
• longitudinally integrated safety assurance (LISA)
• one health