20.500.12556/DKUM-87356 Food risk analysis Towards a better understanding of “hazard” and “risk” in EU food legislation For risk communication, it is important to understand the difference between “hazard” and “risk”. Definitions can be found in Codex Alimentarius and the European Union (EU) General Food Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002. The use of these terms as synonyms or their interchange is a recurrent issue in the area of food safety, despite awareness-raising messages sent by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and other interested entities. A quick screening of the EU’s food regulations revealed several inconsistencies. Hence, it was considered necessary to further investigate if regulations could act as a source for this problem. A software tool was developed to support the detection and listing of inconsistent translations of “hazard” and “risk” in certain EU food regulations. Subsequently, native-speaking experts working in food safety from each EU country were asked to provide their individual scientific opinion on the prepared list. All data were statistically analysed after applying numerical scores (1–5) describing different levels of consistency. Results showed that the most common problem was the interchange of “hazard” with “risk” and vice versa. This lack of consistency can create confusion that can further translate into misjudgments at food risk assessment and communication levels. risk analysis risk communication hazard risk food regulation food safety analiza tveganja tveganje predpisi o živilih varnost živil true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-03-12 13:36:46 2024-03-12 14:26:13 2024-03-13 03:14:07 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 1-23 Št. 15, št. članka 2857 Letn. 12 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2023-06-20 2023-07-25 2023-07-27 641:579 160166147 10.3390/foods12152857 2304-8158 Cioca-2023-Food_Risk_Analysis__Towards_a_Bette.pdf Cioca-2023-Food_Risk_Analysis__Towards_a_Bette.pdf 1 1D2EE870E71E27FF9408DB0D6D43CD0B 4c301744c72f87daceef789a4da16bf6a496c8f650e713be588cff3df6c2fc02 f7bcd2f4-e073-11ee-97ea-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=176808 https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12152857 0 30ff65b4-e06d-11ee-97ea-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=176806 Fakulteta za kmetijstvo in biosistemske vede 0 0 0