Hygiene and humanization: Breaking the traditional view of food safety.

Despite efforts at various levels, foodborne diseases are an extremely relevant global public health issue. This letter emphasizes the differences between the hygienist approach and the concept of sanitary risk in order to stimulate insights for researchers and decision-makers on the necessary changes in the working, training, and education modes of all agents involved in food production in the face of the new and old challenges in the food safety field.