The Cost of Food Safety
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Food Safety
FS270

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Hessing, Annelys, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Alan Gutierrez, Rachael Silverberg, Michael S. Gutter, and Keith R. Schneider. 2016. “The Cost of Food Safety: FSHN15-07/FS270, 10/2015”. EDIS 2016 (1). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs270-2015.

Abstract

This new publication discusses the costs and long-term benefits associated with the implementation of food safety programs. This 5-page fact sheet covers the history of HACCP, costs associated with the application of food safety programs, reasons to improve food safety, and the financial impact of foodborne illnesses. Written by Annelys Hessing, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Alan Gutierrez, Rachael Silverberg, Michael S. Gutter, and Keith R. Schneider, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, October 2015.  

FSHN15-07/FS270: The Cost of Food Safety (ufl.edu)

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