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- PortFIR – an integrated approach for food risk analysis in PortugalPublication . Fernandes, Paulo; Viegas, Silvia; Brazão, Roberto; Calhau, Maria AntóniaIntroduction: Portugal plans and executes annual control plans to check the foodstuff safety, to ensure consumer’s health. This control is assured by different institutions and therefore a large amount of data is produced. Additional data is provided by other stakeholders, such as universities, research centers, laboratories and food business operators. To compile, and standardize this multi-source data, PortFIR (Portuguese Food Information Resource) was created, in order to provide national data to be used in risk assessment.
- Foodborne outbreaks risk mitigation “from epidemiologic investigation to school education”Publication . Viegas, Silvia; Fernandes, Paulo; Brazão, Roberto; Calhau, Maria AntóniaIntroduction: Foodborne outbreaks (FBO) caused by consumption of contaminated foods represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. FBO epidemiological surveillance data analysis is essential to identify their risk factors, to be used as scientific evidence to support their risk management and burden mitigation activities. Prevention of FBO can be optimized by teaching good food safety practices to different target populations, including consumers, food handlers and health educators.