Risk Assessment: Food Safety and Public Health Hazards Karen Carson Deputy Director Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages
Risk Assessment Purpose:Characterize the nature and magnitude of the risk to human health in order to choose the best risk management option 2 types - Chemical - Microbial Risk management options - Regulations - Action levels - Guidance - Recalls
Chemical Risk Assessment 40 years Food ingredients - Food additives Chemical contaminants - Lead, patulin, dioxins
Microbial Risk Assessment New, but rapidly growing scientific discipline Salmonella entertidis in eggs Listeria monocytogenes Vibrio parahaemolyticus