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C01040 Horizon scanning for environmental contaminants

Monday 19 February 2007

The research project will review methodologies for identifying emerging contaminant threats to food safety.

Study Duration : October 2006 – March 2007

Contractor : Central Science Laboratory

Background

Identification of new threats to food safety is a key element in maintaining consumer safety and in ensuring that resources are adequately targeted at emerging issues so that potential problems are identified early enough to take action and so that evidence can be collected before issues become acute.

Research Approach

The project will consider approaches for identifying, scanning, compiling and assessing data on emerging contaminants and methods for analysis of these as well as methods for consultation and prioritising future work. The output from the project will be a strategy for use by the FSA to anticipate new science risks and opportunities.

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