date:Apr 21, 2014
roach focuses on microbiological risks and their mitigation. Much is known in the EU and candidate countries on classical routes of transmission of pathogens within food chains. Nevertheless, border controls at places like airports and border checkpoints seem to be ineffective barriers at preventing import of food items.
Pathogens attack the food supply chain at certain points, usually in the pre-harvest or harvest area, and can then survive decontamination procedures through their adaptive res