A specialist from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed how the authority is using data science to identify emerging risks by using a variety of sources and analytics techniques.
The aim is to help develop a picture of the food system, its safety, authenticity, and risks and vulnerabilities, so
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The mathematics are not simple, but IBM scientists have come up with methodology for analyzing retail scanner data from grocery stores against the locations of confirmed cases of foodborne illness to dramatically speed up foodborne illness investigations. Time is the enemy in foodborne illness investigations. In the paper announcing their
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