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  Official controls on food safety: Competent Authority measures

  Alfredo Rossi, Giovanni Rossi, Alfonso Rosamilia, Massimo Renato Micheli

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8607

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• Official controls on the distance sale of dairy products in the territory of the Modena Local Competent Authority: an analysis of websites

  Elisa Di Carlantonio, Lucia Romagnoli, Annette Schatzle, Giuseppe Base, Gaetano Liuzzo

  18-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12241

  810

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• Analysis of two cross-contamination cases of Campylobacter jejuni foodborne disease in fragile subjects in the territory of a Local Health Authority in Tuscany, Italy

  Francesca Marconi, Martina Sartoni, Clara Girardi, Aurelio Rossi, Matteo Carrini, Roberta Nuvoloni, Francesca Pedonese, Giovanni Munaò

  21-02-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12053

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  Farm products’ direct sale in accordance with national and EC Regulations

  Massimo Renato Micheli, Alfredo Rossi, Giovanni Rossi, Alfonso Rosamilia, Emanuele Guidi

  22-03-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7119

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  Influence of rainfall on E. coli concentrations in clams: results of collaboration between competent health authority and producers’ association in the province of Fermo (Italy)

  Valentina Gentili, Loredana Di Giacomo, Sandro Fichera, Antonio Angellotti, Paolo Ascani, Ezio Ferretti, Angeliki Riganatou, Anna Rita Loschi, Stefano Rea

  04-02-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.995

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• Machine learning and food inspection: use of Bayesian Network modeling to support official controls in the food industries

  Luca Nalbone, Salvatore Forgia, Filippo Giarratana, Graziella Ziino, Salvatore Monaco, Santino La Macchia, Alessandro Giuffrida

  15-01-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.13491

  880

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• Italian adaptation to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on food official controls: a case study

  Camilla Lugli, Marta Cecchini, Domenico Maione, Filomena Marseglia, Tommaso Filippini, Marco Vinceti, Elena Righi, Lucia Palandri, Daniela De Vita

  02-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12543

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  Challenges of sanitary compliance related to trade in products of animal origin in Southern Africa

  Kudakwashe Magwedere, Tembile Songabe, Francis Dziva

  30-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5114

  1979

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  Parasitic cysts in wild boars hunted in Central Italy: The sanitary controls in the wild game meats chain

  Alberto Olivastri, Barbara Paoletti, Carlotta Lauteri, Luca Pennisi, Domenico Paludi, Anna Rita Festino, Alberto Vergara

  26-07-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9383

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  Food safety in food services in Lombardy: proposal for an inspection-scoring model

  Claudia M. Balzaretti, Katia Razzini, Silvia Ziviani, Sabrina Ratti, Vesna Milicevic, Luca M. Chiesa, Sara Panseri, Marta Castrica

  14-12-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6915

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  The hygiene-sanitary control in the wild game meats

  Germana Giuggioli, Alberto Olivastri, Luca Pennisi, Domenico Paludi, Adriana Ianieri, Alberto Vergara

  26-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6875

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• Analysis of the original notifications in the Tuscany region “Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed” in the seven-year period 2015-2021

  Alice Giusti, Marta Galgani, Filippo Barontini, Emanuela Balocchini, Carlo D’Ascenzi, Andrea Armani

  04-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12341

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• Comparative analysis of official controls and voluntary certifications in ensuring food safety compliance: a review

  Mauro Conter, Martina Rega, Luca Lamperti, Laura Andriani, Cristina Bacci, Silvia Bonardi

  23-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13452

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• Monophasic variant of Salmonella Typhimurium 4,[5],12:i:- outbreak: an investigation by the Competent Authority

  Loredana Di Giacomo, Maira Napoleoni, Antonio Angellotti, Ezio Ferretti, Valentina Gentili, Marta Grifi, Francesco Livini, Monika Tardella, Vanessa Travanti, Simonetta Ruggeri

  03-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12522

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• Multidisciplinary management of a norovirus outbreak in Tuscany, Italy

  Clara Girardi, Lucia Kundisova, Francesca Marconi, Alessandra Guidi, Johanna Alexandra Iamarino, Veronica Gallinoro, Silvia Mele, Giovanni Nardone, Maurizio Grani, Giovanni Munaò, Luca Cianti, Paola Picciolli, Ylenia Zizzo, Loria Bianchi, Martina Sartoni

  10-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13521

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  Official food safety audits in large scale retail trades in the time of COVID: system control experiences supported by an innovative approach

  Amaranta Traversa, Francesca Rubinetti, Sarah Lanzilli, Roberta Bervini, Guido Bruatto, Emanuele Coruzzi, Maurizio Gilli, Arianna Mendolicchio, Emanuele Osella, Enzo Stassi, Claudio Biglia

  05-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10022

  1022

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• Food businesses and export requirements: a first glance at current perception and future expectations

  Andrea Gori, Andrea Armani, Lara Tinacci, Pietro Noè, Nicola Santini, Daniele Tognetti, Roberta Nuvoloni

  07-08-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13699

  738

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  Official controls on traditional and ethnic butchers: evidence gathered to improve food safety

  Giulia Bonifacino, Amaranta Traversa, Daniele Nucera, Roberta Bervini, Guido Bruatto, Emanuele Coruzzi, Maurizio Gilli, Arianna Mendolicchio, Emanuele Osella, Francesca Rubinetti, Enzo Stassi, Claudio Biglia, Tiziana Civera

  01-09-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11130

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  Official controls according to Integrated Regional Plan in Campania Region 2011/2014

  Diletta Mandato, Germana Colarusso, Roberta Pellicanò, Loredana Baldi, Achille Guarino, Paolo Sarnelli

  16-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.5708

  2006

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  Safety and commercial issues in fresh mushrooms and mushroom-based products sold at retail in Tuscany region

  Alice Giusti, Lara Tinacci, Francesco Verdigi, Roberto Narducci, Laura Gasperetti, Andrea Armani

  11-08-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10044

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  A case study on the development of representative sampling procedure to determine mercury levels in a lot of tuna caught by static trap

  Pierluigi Piras, Antonio Assaretti, Gianuario Fiori, Andrea Sanna, Giannina Chessa

  05-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.8165

  1215

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  Assessment of relationship between rainfall and Escherichia coli in clams (Chamelea gallina) using the Bayes Factor

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Melina Leinoudi, Vittoria Di Trani, Sandra Murru, Piero Capocasa, Elena Ciccarelli, Luca Sacchini

  16-08-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6826

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  Evaluating Escherichia coli contamination in bivalve mollusks using the impedance method: a comparison with most probable number analyses and correlation with environmental parameters

  Sarah Currò, Luca Fasolato, Stefania Balzan, Giacomo Biziato, Francesco Paesanti, Luca Bargelloni, Barbara Cardazzo, Enrico Novelli

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11103

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  Information management and ante-mortem inspection procedures for the emerging diseases control: Experiences acquired in the epidemiological surveillance of bluetongue and lumpy skin disease

  Alessandra Corradini, Marcello Trevisani, Geremia Dosa, Anna Padovani

  31-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.6922

  2165

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  Preliminary study on Norovirus, hepatitis A virus, Escherichia coli and their potential seasonality in shellfish from different growing and harvesting areas in Sardinia region

  Riccardo Bazzardi, Maria Caterina Fattaccio, Sara Salza, Antonella Canu, Edoardo Marongiu, Margherita Pisanu

  10-06-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1601

  2572

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  Evaluation of two loop-mediated isothermal amplification methods for the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Listeria monocytogenes in artificially contaminated ready-to-eat fresh products

  Angeliki Birmpa, Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos, Petros Kokkinos, Apostolos Vantarakis

  28-08-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5383

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  Occurrence of thermotolerant Campylobacter in raw poultry meat, environmental and pigeon stools collected in open-air markets

  Alberto Bellio, Amaranta Traversa, Daniela Adriano, Daniela Manila Bianchi, Alberto Colzani, Stefano Gili, Alessandro Dondo, Silvia Gallina, Carla Grattarola, Cristiana Maurella, Simona Zoppi, Fabio Zuccon, Lucia Decastelli

  28-08-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1706

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  Prevalence of L. monocytogenes in environmental samples collected in dairy plants of Sassari Province, Italy

  Giovanni Terrosu, Antonio Fadda, Giorgio Frongia, Antonietta Sanna, Rita Melillo, Antonio Fadda

  30-09-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4578

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  Analysis of the sanitary survey 2015-2017 conducted in the gulf of La Spezia (Italy): Reclassification of the areas of production of live bivalve molluscs

  Alice Giusti, Erica Costa, Alice Traina, Daniele Nucera, Patrizia Serratore, Mino Orlandi, Andrea Armani

  01-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8448

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  Hazard analysis and critical control points among Chinese food business operators

  Stefano Saccares, Paolo Amadei, Gianfranco Masotti, Roberto Condoleo, Alessandra Guidi

  05-09-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1707

  1598

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• Recent advancements in meat traceability, authenticity verification, and voluntary certification systems

  Mauro Conter

  15-11-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12971

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  Survey on animal welfare in nine hundred and forty three Italian dairy farms

  Angelo Peli, Marco Pietra, Federica Giacometti, Antonella Mazzi, Gianluca Scacco, Andrea Serraino, Lorenzo Scagliarini

  03-03-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5832

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• Outside in: assessment of microbial composition of the crust of dry-aged beef and its relevance in relation to food business operator practices

  Federica Savini, Valentina Indio, Laura Prandini, Federico Tomasello, Alessandra De Cesare, Chiara Oliveri, Alessandro Seguino, Elena Zanato, Andrea Serraino

  11-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14620

  285

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  Risks and critical issues related to the discovery on the market of unauthorized live alien species on the Italian territory: Chinese crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

  Federica Maria Sessa, Luca Cianti, Nicola Brogelli, Lara Tinacci, Alessandra Guidi

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8774

  1173

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  Hazard perception and possibility of simplifying food safety management systems in small businesses in Piedmont region, Italy

  Leonardo A. Ceballos, Davide Vercellino, Valeria D'Errico, Paola Barzanti, Lucia Decastelli, Luca Nicolandi, Mauro Negro, Giuseppe Ru

  01-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8273

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  Assessment of the farm management of culling cattle: a survey of existing practices and suggestions for drafting of best practices

  Alessandro Russo Frattasi, Lorenzo Cesano, Michelangelo Botta, Daniele Pattono

  20-05-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1540

  1296

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  Sample size planning and the statistical significance of official controls by sampling

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Melina Leinoudi, Vittoria Di Trani, Anita Ciampana, Elena Ciccarelli

  11-07-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11119

  1142

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• P30 | Monitoring and controls to assess animal welfare conditions in a poultry slaughterhouse in the Marche region of Italy L. Di Giacomo, A. Angellotti, E. Ferretti, V. Gentili, F. Rossi, M. Tardella | Servizio Veterinario, Servizio Igiene Alimenti Origine Animale, AST di Fermo, Italy

  Loredana Di Giacomo

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14413

  361
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  Survey on broiler pre-slaughter mortality in a commercial abattoir of central Italy

  Claudia Grilli, Roberta Stocchi, Anna Rita Loschi, Fabrizio Conti, Stefano Rea

  06-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.5878

  1449

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• P33 | Salmonella Newport: genomic analysis of an outbreak linked to the consumption of raw sheep's milk products C. Licciardi¹, S. Primavilla¹ L. Barco², G. Baggio², L. Villa³, I. Artuso³, C. Lucarelli³, F. Scoppetta⁴, M.A. Leo⁴, M.L. De Marchis⁵, T. Bossù⁵, A. Valiani¹, R. Ortenzi¹. | ¹ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Umbria e delle Marche “Togo Rosati” IZSUM; ² Centro di referenza nazionale per le salmonellosi - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie; ³ Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Istituto Superiore di Sanità ISS; ⁴Servizio di Igiene Alimenti Origine Animale, USL Umbria2; ⁵Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana, Italy

  Caterina Licciardi

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14416

  408
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  Risk assessment terminology: risk communication part 1

  Gaetano Liuzzo, Stefano Bentley, Federica Giacometti, Silvia Piva, Andrea Serraino

  30-03-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5648

  2981

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  Social involvement, food safety and food security

  Gaetano Liuzzo, Stefano Bentley, Federica Giacometti, Silvia Piva, Andrea Serraino

  26-09-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7394

  1736

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• C15 | Official control of bivalve molluscs in the province of Foggia in the period 2023-2024 and study of the antibiotic resistance characteristics of isolates I. Ciuffreda¹, A. Castelluccio¹, MR. Sasso¹, N. Maino¹, A. Parisi², G. Normanno³, F. Petruzzi², C. Pedarra², V. Rondinone², M. Iammarino², L. Del Sambro², P. Di Taranto². | ¹Servizio igiene degli alimenti di origine animale - Azienda Sanitaria Locale Foggia; ²Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata; ³Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimenti, Risorse Naturali e Ingegneria – Università degli Studi di Foggia.

  Mariarosaria Sasso

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14360

  487

• C11 | Evolution of official controls in the field of food safety. E-commerce: regulatory aspects, procedures and critical issues M. Cofelice¹, G. Graziosi². | ¹ASL Pescara, Servizio Veterinario Area B; ²ASL Pescara, Servizio Veterinario Area B.

  Maria Grazia Cofelice

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14356

  477
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  Analysis of the causes of the seizure and destruction of carcasses and organs in a slaughterhouse in central Italy in the 2010-2016 period

  Margherita Ceccarelli, Elisa Leprini, Paola Sechi, Maria Francesca Iulietto, Luca Grispoldi, Enzo Goretti, Beniamino Terzo Cenci-Goga

  31-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.6899

  2647

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  Growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes in sliced turkey bresaola packed in modified atmosphere

  Elena Dalzini, Elena Cosciani-Cunico, Stefano D’Amico, Chiara Sfameni, Barbara Bertasi, Marina Nadia Losio, Andrea Serraino, Paolo Daminelli

  27-02-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.2231

  1885

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• P04 | Mussel die-off off the coast of Gargano M. Sfirro¹, M.P. Sasso², R. Di Mauro³, A. Contessa³, S. Lauriola¹, A. Castelluccio². | ¹U.O. Siav C, Dip. di Prevenzione, Asl Foggia; ²U.O. Siav B, Dip. di Prevenzione, Asl Foggia; ³U.O. Siav A, Dip. di Prevenzione, Asl Foggia, Italy

  Michele Sfirro

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14387

  375
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  Production of farmstead lactose-free Pecorino di Osilo and ricotta cheeses from sheep’s milk

  Luisa Pulinas, Carlo Spanu, Ilenia Idda, Ignazio Ibba, Gavino Nieddu, Salvatore Virdis, Christian Scarano, Francesca Piras, Nadia Spano, Gavino Sanna, Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis

  17-02-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6353

  2291

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• C23 | Bovine tuberculosis: three years of surveillance at a slaughterhouse in the province of Bari A. Lorusso, V. Masciopinto, L. Laricchia, G. L. Germinario. | ASL Bari Area Sud Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli alimenti di origine animale e loro derivati.

  ANDREA LORUSSO

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14368

  419
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  Geographical restriction of Hepatitis E virus circulation in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy

  Silvia Bonardi, Virginia Filipello, Enrico Pavoni, Valentina Carta, Luca Bolzoni, Margherita Corradi, Stefano Gilioli, Marina Nadia Losio

  06-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8463

  1822

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