EUROPE: EFSA publishes EU Salmonella data - (FOOD)

February 25, 2008 – 7:21 pm

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=83452-efsa-salmonella-s-enteritidis
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an Opinion on the contribution of different meat categories to cases of food-borne Salmonella infections in humans.
The document comes in response to a request from the European Commission for a quantitative risk assessment.


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