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Q Fever |
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Bacterial - Distributed throughout the world |
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| Toxicity: |
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Pneumonia and hepatitis during the initial phase and endocarditis if the disease becomes chronic |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Raw milk |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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None |
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 March 2007 . Complete document |
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HPAI in bird concentrations in basque country |
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Campylobacter Jejuni in poultry meat |
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| Toxicity: |
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Entocolitis acute, and pancreatitis and peritonitis if it becomes chronic |
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| Asociated foods: |
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poultry meat |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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None |
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November 2006 . Complete document |
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Nitrates and Nitrites in green leaf vegetables |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound - Nature |
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| Toxicity: |
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Nitrate is not toxic at the dosage ingested. Nitrite: Metahaemoglobinemia / N-nitrocompounds formation |
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| Asociated foods: |
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green leaf vegetables |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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See attached document |
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November 2006 . Complete document |
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Mycotoxins Deoxynivalenol and Zearalenone |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound (produced by Fusarium fungus) |
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| Toxicity: |
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Category IARC-3 (not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity in to humans) |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Cereals and cereal products |
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| Risk groups: |
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Human beings and animals |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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See attached document |
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July 2006 . Complete document |
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Cadmium in fish |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound - Industrial |
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| Toxicity: |
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Group 1 - IARC (carcinogenous for humans) |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Animal (viscera) and vegetable products and seafood |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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Regulation 466/2001 - 221/2002 - 78/2005 |
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July 2006 . Complete document |
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Corticoesteroids in beef meat |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound |
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| Toxicity: |
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Glaucoma, inmunisuppressition, gastric ulcer, calcification renal, etc |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Beef meat |
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| Risk groups: |
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All the population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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Regulation 2377/90
Royal Decree 109/1995
Royal Decree 1749/1998 |
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July 2006 . Complete document |
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Listeria |
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| Toxicity: |
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Gastroenteritis, abortion, newborn meningitis |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Raw or ready-to-eat food |
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| Risk groups: |
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Inmunodepressed persons, old persons, pregnant women, newborns. |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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None |
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November 2005 . Complete document |
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Mercury in fish |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound - Nature |
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| Toxicity: |
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Depending on the chemical form, very toxic |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Marine species |
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| Risk groups: |
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Pregnant women, fertile women, breastfeeding mothers and children |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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Regulation (CE) 466/2001
Regulation (CE) 221/2002
Regulation (CE) 78/2005 |
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November 2005 . Complete document |
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Phytosanitary product residues |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound |
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| Toxicity: |
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Depends on the toxicological grade |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Vegetal products |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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See attached document |
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November 2005 . Complete document |
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Dioxins and PCBs. |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound - Nature |
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| Toxicity: |
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Affects the liver, development, reproduction, the inmune system and carcinogenic activity |
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| Asociated foods: |
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All, mainly fish and fats |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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See attached document |
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July 2005 . Complete document (updated on: May 2007) |
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Anisakis simplex in fish |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Parasite in marine species |
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| Toxicity: |
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Affects digestive tract - Allergy to Anisakis |
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| Asociated foods: |
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Raw or barely cooked marine species |
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| Risk groups: |
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The entire population |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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Directive 91/493/CEE
Royal Decree 1437/1992
Decision 93/140/CEE |
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July 2005 . Complete document |
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Aflatoxin M1 in milk. UPDATE (January 2007 ) |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Chemical compound (produced by fungus) |
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| Toxicity: |
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Category 2B of the IARC (probably carcinogenic in human beings) |
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| Asociated foods: |
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The entire population |
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| Risk groups: |
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Human beings |
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| Applicable legislation: |
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Regulation 1881/2006
Order PRE/1809/2006 |
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July 2005 . Complete document |
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Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli |
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| Source/Agent: |
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Bacterial - Widely distributed in nature |
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| Toxicity: |
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Very low infectious disease |
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Risk Assessment / Risks treated by SC
