This paper reviews the topic of food safety with reference to the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The differing views of food safety and the current situation with regard to ensuring food safety are presented. Also discussed are some of the unaddressed issues and challenges related to food safety. The new conditions that have arisen in the modern world which have facilitated the emergence of path...

Different theories and applications concerning "safety barriers" and "safety functions" have been investigated. The general aim was to compare principles and terminology in some different areas. Of special interest are applications from the nuclear and chemical-process industries, and a short summary is given. The study is based on a literature review, interviews and discussions. Only a few the...

The 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference CHEMPOR 2008, was held in Braga, Portugal, from the 4th to the 6th of September, 2008. The conference was jointly organized by the University of Minho, the “Ordem dos Engenheiros,” and the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineeing, with the support of “Sociedade Portuguesa de Quı́mica” and “Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecno...

The identification of a suitable basis of safety to protect, or prevent, against overpressure hazards from gas, vapour or dust explosions and runaway chemical reactions or decompositions is a prerequisite for safe operation. However, the process of successfully realising and implementing the basis of safety is critical to its success. This paper examines the critical phases of selection of the ...