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Actor network theory in food safety
Vitalis, R.E1, Nor-Khaizura, M.A.R2, Son, R3.
Nowadays, the incidence rate of foodborne disease has increased and become one of the
global burdens affecting all individual ages in South East Asia region. Foodborne disease is
responsible for mortality and morbidity worldwide thus affecting socio-economic and quality
of life. Major causes of foodborne hazards diseases include diarrheal and invasive infectious
disease agent, helminthes and chemicals. However, in developing countries, data and record
is insufficient with poor surveillance systems leading to incomplete information on the real
burden of foodborne disease. The introduction of Actor Network Theory (ANT) as tools for
assessing and analyzing the food safety issues has drawn attention from various researcher
as it is proven to be able to point out and identify the human and non human actors which is
directly and contingently involved. The interaction between the actors such as a worker in an
organization, student in school, and peoples in public provide information that can be used to
minimize the risk of foodborne disease. The ultimate use of ANT is it helps the researcher to
draw a framework of the source of contamination, agent responsible, factors involved, and idea
to control the spread.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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Indexation |
Indexed by |
MyJurnal (2018) |
H-Index
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8 |
Immediacy Index
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0.000 |
Rank |
28/30,Q4(Sciences ) 28/30,Q4(Sciences ) 14/17,Q4(Medical & Health Sciences )
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Scopus (SCImago Journal Rankings 2016) |
Impact Factor
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Rank |
Q3 (Food Science) |
Additional Information |
0.335 (SJR) |
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