Assessment and Control of Food Safety Risks
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food safety; monte carlo simulation, food modeling; food fraud; food safety hazards; risk assessment; control strategies
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Interests: sensory evaluation of food; food quality; food safety
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Interests: food microbiology; predictive microbiology; control strategies, food safety, food safety legislation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Risk assessment is essential in food safety, providing a scientific and systematic foundation for informed risk management decision-making. Modern agricultural practices, environmental pollution, industrialization, advanced food processing technologies, and climate change contribute to the increasing occurrence and co-occurrence of hazards throughout the food chain. In this context, effective control strategies are necessary to prevent, reduce, or eliminate food safety risks. These strategies not only protect public health but also support the fundamental human right to access safe, nutritious, sufficient, and affordable food.
This special issue welcomes original research articles and reviews on the following topics:
(i) Applications of food safety risk assessment, including cumulative risk assessment, biomonitoring studies, and exposure assessment approaches;
(ii) Investigations into the occurrence and distribution of food hazards, including the development of novel analytical methodologies for their detection, isolation, and quantification;
(iii) Preventive, control, and intervention strategies addressing biological, chemical, and physical hazards within the food chain.
Dr. Božidar Udovički
Prof. Dr. Nikola Tomic
Prof. Dr. Nada Smigic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food safety
- exposure assessment
- risk assessment
- hazard occurrence
- preventive measures
- control measures
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