Relating Numbers of Foodborne Pathogens to Human Illness: Question and Answer Sessions - James D. Wilson, PhD
Food Safety Initiative Technical Workshop:
Relating Numbers of Foodborne Pathogens to Human Illness
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Tuesday, August
4, 1998
Atrium, Stamp
Student Union
University
of Maryland
College Park,
MD
Question and Answer Sessions
James D. Wilson, PhD
DR. GAYLOR: So now I'll ask if there are any burning questions. I don't want a long discussion but does somebody have a short question or two for Jim?
I guess we're going to stay on schedule.
Thank you, Jim. Actually I agree with you. I'm a born again statistician. I've spent my lifetime doing dose-response modeling and quantitative risk estimates but I believe we're moving away from quantification and certainly for a regulatory standpoint, just trying to establish what we think is a relatively safe dose and not trying to attach some number of 10-6 or 10-5 or whatever it is that we think we're within a factor of 100 or 1,000 of. So I certainly agree with your comments and you got us off to a great start here.
