preharvest food safety

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cheyletiellosis mites also known as

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walking dandruff

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where people most likely to get flea bites

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• around ankles

- on forearm if dog

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fish have what zoonotic

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fishtank granuloma caused by mycobacterium marinum

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dermatophytosis caused by

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microsporum canis

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tx dermatophytosis

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usually resolves spontaneously or clears with antifungal creams

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lice and hosts

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lice are host specific

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endemic zoonoses define

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constantly present in the population

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define risk

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probability of occurrence and consequences

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define risk analysis

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structured transparent approach to deal with undesired events that might happen and prevention strategies

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3 elements of risk analysis

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• risk assesment
• risk managment
• risk communication

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number 1 food bourne pathogen

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campylobacter

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define hazard

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agent, substance, or action that has ptoential to cause an undesired event

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goal of pre-harvest food safety is to

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minimise risk of food bourne infection

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cheese can carry

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listeria

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beef can carry 3

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• E.coli 0157
• BSE
• TB

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lambs can carry 3

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• E.coli
• Salmonella
• brucella

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pork can carry 3

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• salmonella
• campylobacter
• trichinella

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chicken can carry 2

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• campylobacter

- salmonella

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eggs can carry

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• salmonella

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active surveillance salmonella what species

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• poultry

- pigs

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4 risk management strategies

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• risk transfer
• risk avoidance
• risk mitigation/reduction
• risk acceptance

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define risk transfer

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pass risk onto someone else

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define risk avoidance

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not perform hazardous risk activity

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define risk mitigation/reduction (2)

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• have target levels

- reduce negative consequences

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define risk acceptance

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do nothing unless below a target

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3 ways residues occur in meat

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- withdrawal period not observed - increased doses or longer periods administered than recommended - illegal/unauthorised drugs given

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how UK detects residues

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national surveillance scheme part of EU surveillance

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role of veterinary residues committee (4)

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ensure food origin safety by - planning surveillance schemes - interpreting surveillance results - communicating with public - listen/understand views of stakeholders

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why residues in meat are bad (3)

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- potential carcinogen - cause resistance if antibiotics - people could have a bad reaction

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economic importance meat residues (3)

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- loss of profits for farmer - penalties to farmer - damage market confidence

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define monitoring

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continuous collection of data to detect changes in trends to inform decisions

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define surveilance

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special case of monitoring where data is used to asses status of something in response to a predefined threshold

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surveillance can be (2)

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- active | - passive

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selection bias due to

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- biased if volunatry so better if information given by a random selection

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information bias due to (2)

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- case definition | - diagnostic tests

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AHVLA is an agency of

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defra

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european union makes

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primary legislation

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what does european commision do

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drafts legislation for european parliament.council

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regulations from EU are

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binding and directly applicable to all member states

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who enforces EU laws and makes legislation

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- defra in UK | - devolved rural affairs department in whales, scotland and ireland

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who in defra does feed and food laws

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food standards agency

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who sets international legislation

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international animal health organistation

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who is international animal health organisation part of

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world trade or ganisation

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who controls use of vet medicines

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veterinary medicines directorate