This article analyzes the inspectional data for the food protection program at the Cincinnati Health Department prior to the implementation of a standardization program for food inspections and food inspection training. The main objectives of the authors' study were to assess if current foodborne illness risk factors were associated with different risk classes of food establishments and the rel...

Foodborne zoonoses have a major health impact in industrialised countries. New European food safety regulations were issued to apply risk analysis to the food chain. The severity of foodborne zoonoses and the exposure of humans to biological hazards transmitted by food must be assessed. For meat, inspection at the slaughterhouse is historically the main means of control to protect consumers. Ho...

MANUAL FOR SANITARY INSPECTORS AND OTHER EXECUTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS. ?By H. H. Clay, F.R.San.I., F.I.S.E. With an Introduction by W. W. Jameson, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., D.P.H. (Lond.), etc. Second Edition. 1936. H. K. Lewis and Company, Limited, London. Pp. xxli plus 432, with 95 Illustrations. Price, 15s. This book is divided into 31 well selected chapters (with 95 illustrations) covering ...

An important aspect in the process of glass production is the difficulty to predict all possible problems or defects before finalizing the product, being necessary a continuous inspection process of products to ensure their qualities. In addition, in the glass industry some defects transcend the product quality issues. It is the case of glass products to be used in food packaging, which can bri...

Introduction The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) has proposed a preventative scheme for managing microbial risks in foods that introduces the important new concept of a food safety objective (FSO). The FSO concept translates public health risk into a definable goal: a specified maximum frequency and/or concentration of a [microbiological] hazard in a...