Multifactorial Risk Based Prioritization of Foreign Matters in Food

• Published in: Han'gug sigpum wi'saeng anjeonseong haghoeji Vol. 28; no. 1
• Main Authors: Kim, H.J., Korea Food Research Institute, Sungnam, Republic of Korea, Choi, S.W., Korea Food Research Institute, Sungnam, Republic of Korea, Chun, H.S., Korea Food Research Institute, Sungnam, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 01.03.2013
• Subjects: foreign matters, multifactorial risk assessment, risk priority; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; RELACIONES INTERNACIONALES; RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
• ISSN: 1229-1153

Foreign matters in foods are important food safety issue of consumers, retailers, food manufacturers and food safety authorities in Korea. In order to provide information for development of risk management options and detection technology for foreign matters, multifactorial risk of foreign matters in foods was estimated based on various factors including detection rate, health adverse effect, economic and social aspects. For the each of five food items and foreign matters which were selected from previous study, factors including detection rates, health adverse effects, annual production amounts and willingness to additional pay to reduce foreign matters in foods were quantitatively estimated. The highest risk score was estimated for metal-noodle combination followed by insect-noodle and metal-beverage combinations. The multifactorial risk assessment on foreign matters in food could provide useful information to support risk managers and scientist in complex decision making when various factors should be concerned and different food-foreign matter combinations are compared.