[Involvement of veterinary medicine in, and its responsibility for, the microbiological safety of foods of animal origin (author's transl)].
Epidemiological data indicate that, in the majority of outbreaks, the aetiology of diseases of microbial origin transmitted by foods is the "dual failure": poor sanitary handling in addition to storage of perishable items at temperatures allowing of microbial proliferation. For statistical reasons, sampling and examination of final products is completely ineffective as a means to obtain safe foods and meals. Dependable assurance of microbiological safety of foods should rather be attained by the application of Good Manufacturing Practices. The shared responsibility for reliable, uninterrupted preventive safeguarding of the food chain calls for cooperation between line workers of various disciplines. Microbiological examination of final product samples is still meaningful in order to monitor Good Manufacturing Practices. Reference values ("standards" with which data obtained can be compared are essential for this purpose. Theri establishment, based on product sample surveys of factories previously examined for reliable operation of approved procedures, is outlined.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000592:standards*; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000592:standards; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008460:Meat; D009426:Netherlands; D011786:Quality Control; D012042:Registries
Veterinair-hygiënische betrokkenheid bij, en verantwoordelijkheid voor, de medisch-microbiologische deudelijkheid van voedingsmiddelen van dierlijke oorsprong