title: Food contamination monitoring in Croatia.
abstract: The Croatian National Institute of Public Health Implements the statistical food safety monitoring programme for foods marketed in Croatia in accordance with effective laws and regulations. Laboratories for food safety control, certified by the Ministry of Health, report their findings in quarterly notifications, using the standard forms and issue statements of compliance or non-compliance with current regulations, specifying the cause in case of the latter. This paper brings the results for the period 1993-99 as an illustration of the monitoring programme.
authors.affiliation: Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia. marijan.katalenic@zg.tel.hr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Capak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katalenić
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barisin
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D010573:Pesticide Residues