Following the discovery of fipronil in eggs in the summer of 2017, the Dutch Safety Board investigated how emerging risks to food safety are detected and assessed in the Netherlands. The study concluded that the food system in the Netherlands is vulnerable to emerging food safety risks. There is no structured approach to detecting and assessing such risks and in consequence, risks are not always identified or are discovered too late, which can result in unnecessary damage to public health.
Visit our website to read the report “Emerging food safety risks” at safetyboard.nl.
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