文档介绍：Science, uncertainty and policy: food for thought
科学,不确定性和政策:有关食品的思考
08食科汪强 20080808132
John R. Krebs *
Food Standards Agency, PO Box 30080, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6YA, UK
Abstract
anisation and work of the Food Standards Agency are described. The Agency is a new non-Ministerial Government department with responsibility for protecting the health of the public and other interests of consumers in relation to food. Its roles pass assessment of risk (through scientific mittees) as well as munication and management. Among the many changes that the Agency has brought about is a mitment to openness. All policy discussions and decisions take place in public. Diet and bovine spongiform encephalopathy are used as examples to illustrate the Agency’s approaches to dealing with risk and uncertainty. Crown Copyright © 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
摘要:
对食品标准局的组织和工作进行了阐述。该机构是一个新的非部长级政府部门与责任机构,为保护消费者的公众和其他利益健康有关食品其作用包括风险评估(通过科学的专家委员会),以及风险沟通和管理。其中,该机构带来了许多变化是开放的新承诺。所有政策讨论和决定采取在于公众。饮食和牛海绵状脑病被用来作为例子来说明该机构的方法处理风险和不确定性。皇冠版权所有©2001年由Elsevier Science爱尔兰有限公司出版保留所有权利。
Keywords: Food policy; Risk; Uncertainty; Phytoestrogens; BSE
关键词:粮食政策;风险;不确定性;植物雌激素;疯牛病
1. Introduction
The Food Standards Agency is a new UK government department with responsibility for all aspects of food safety and standards. Its job is to give useful advice and make policies