BABIČKA, L., KOCURKOVÁ, J., FIEDLEROVÁ, K., HAVRLAND, B.
Abstract
Food safety is receiving heightened attention worldwide as the important links between food and health are increasingly recognized. Improving food safety is an
essentials element of improving food security, which exists when populations have access to sufficient and healthy food. At the same time, as food and feed trade are expanding throughout the world, food safety has become a shared concern among both developed and developing countries. Governments together with scientists in many countries have established new institutions, standards, and methods for regulating food safety and have increased investments in hazard control. This article describes how developing countries could be addressing food safety issues in order to improve both food security and food trade, and discusses the risks, benefits and costs when good policies are implemented.
Key words:
Food Safety – Food –born Illness – Mycotoxins - Aflatoxin - Ochratoxin - Dietary Intake -
Codex Alimentarius – montariff