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. 2008 Jul 21;6(7):764. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.764

Overview of methods for source attribution for human illness from food‐borne microbiological hazards ‐ Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from EFSA on Overview of methods for source attribution for human illness from food borne microbiological hazards. The EFSA Journal (2008) 764, 1–43

Panel members: Olivier Andreoletti, Herbert Budka, Sava Buncic, Pierre Colin, John D. Collins, Aline De Koeijer, John Griffin, Arie Havelaar, James Hope, Günter Klein, Hilde Kruse, Simone Magnino, Antonio Martinez López, James McLauchlin, Christophe Nguyen‐Thé, Karsten Noeckler, Birgit Noerrung, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Terence Roberts, Ivar Vågsholm, Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch.

Acknowledgement: The European Food Safety Authority wishes to thank the members of the Working Group for the preparation of this opinion: Pierre Colin, Arie Havelaar, Tine Halde, Antonio Martinez López, Birgit Noerrung (Chair), Sarah O'Brien, Terence Roberts, Mieke Uyttendaele. Assistance to the working group from James McLauchlin, Eric Evers and Sara Pires is also acknowledged.

Adoption date: 9 July 2008

Published date: 21 July 2008

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2008‐005

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