Considering that many different food chains exist,
with an enormous variety in structures, logistics and
chain participants, and that they will undoubtedly
change rapidly, scale-up and diversify continuously,
food safety management at any scale (regional, national,
local, factory) is a challenge. Ideally, each food production
chain is managed integrally, across all links in
the chain. Ideally as well, there is explicit knowledge
about the success of this management, whether the
underlying measures work to the extent projected.
Ideally, again, the success of food safety management
should be reflected in the health status of the population
concerned.