1. Food safety management
In the course of human history, the scope and complexity
of food safety management on the operational
level has increased dramatically. In ancient times when
food safety was the sole responsibility of the hunter/
gatherer, the chain of responsibility was a very short
one. Gradually, the scope increased further over small
communities, regions and countries to now reach international
scales. Concomitantly, the chain of responsibility
has become longer and more complex as have the
food supply chains to deliver the products to the
consumers.