Non-compliances - an indicator of food control effectiveness

Q1 Environmental Science

Infection Ecology and Epidemiology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI:10.1080/20008686.2019.1599276

C. Berking, I. Vågsholm, Lisa-Marie Hedberg, Sölvi Sörgjerd, R. Niskanen

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Introduction: This paper presents an option for evaluating food control effectiveness by analysing the frequency of non-compliances (FnC). Material and methods: A food business establishment can have several different types of control areas (i.e. pest control, HACCP), that can be inspected to assess its compliance with regulations in the food sector. From April 2012 to April 2014, 10 736 inspections were performed in Sweden, covering all 15 types of control areas. In these inspections, 2223 non-compliances were found, giving a FnC of 0.21 per control area inspected. Outlying types of control areas, inspection teams and establishments were selected for supervision of the internal audit procedure. Results and discussion: The key and surprising finding was that types of control area, teams and establishments with high FnC had a higher ratio of false negative non-compliances than those with low FnC. Moreover, false negative non-compliances were more common than false positive non-compliances. Possible explanations include the complexity of legislation affecting food businesses and the complexities of the food business. Conclusions: The risk of non-compliance going undetected is greatest where many non-compliances have already been detected. These results should inform future food control strategies.

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不合规-食品控制有效性的指标

摘要简介:本文提出了一种通过分析不符合(FnC)频率来评估食品控制有效性的方法。材料和方法:食品企业可以有几种不同类型的控制区域(即病虫害控制，HACCP)，可以检查以评估其是否符合食品部门的法规。2012年4月至2014年4月，瑞典共开展检查10736次，覆盖了全部15类控制区域。在这些检查中，发现了2223个不符合项，每个检查的控制区域的FnC为0.21。选择了外围类型的控制区、检查组和机构来监督内部审计程序。结果和讨论:关键和令人惊讶的发现是，与FnC低的控制区、团队和机构相比，FnC高的控制区、团队和机构的假阴性不合规率更高。此外，假阴性不合规比假阳性不合规更常见。可能的解释包括影响食品业务的立法的复杂性和食品业务的复杂性。结论:在已经发现许多违规行为的地方，违规行为未被发现的风险最大。这些结果应该为未来的食品控制策略提供信息。

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Infection Ecology and Epidemiology Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

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8.70

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12 weeks

期刊介绍： Infection Ecology & Epidemiology aims to stimulate inter-disciplinary collaborations dealing with a range of subjects, from the plethora of zoonotic infections in humans, over diseases with implication in wildlife ecology, to advanced virology and bacteriology. The journal specifically welcomes papers from studies where researchers from multiple medical and ecological disciplines are collaborating so as to increase our knowledge of the emergence, spread and effect of new and re-emerged infectious diseases in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Main areas of interest include, but are not limited to: 1.Zoonotic microbioorganisms 2.Vector borne infections 3.Gastrointestinal pathogens 4.Antimicrobial resistance 5.Zoonotic microbioorganisms in changing environment