Eggs and Exposure Assessment

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	National Toxicology Program, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Aflatoxins This report discusses carcinogenicity, properties, use, production, exposure, and regulations of aflatoxins. Publication Month: December 2002	Aug 14, 2002
	European Food Safety Authority	Analysis of the Baseline Study on the Prevalence of Salmonella in Laying Hen Flocks of Gallus gallus Preliminary report of a study estimating the prevalence of Salmonella in laying hen flocks in the European Union. Deadline: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2006	Jun 24, 2006
	Data Gaps Working Group, Risk Assessment Consortium	Data Gaps for Selected Microbial Risk Assessments This document contains lists of data gaps identified in published microbial risk assessments by the US Food & Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service, and the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Each data gap is identified by exposure assessment category, the type of information needed, and a brief explanation of the specific data gap. For discussion of needs and gaps in microbial risk assessment as a whole, see Fazil, Aamir, et al. 2005. Microbial risk assessment as a foundation for informed decision-making: a needs, gaps and opportunities assessment (NGOA) for microbial risk assessment in food and water. Available here. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 2, 2004	Apr 6, 2004
	Fein, Sara; Levy, Alan; Lando, Amy	Food Safety Survey: Summary of Major Trends in Food Handling Practices and Consumption of Potentially Risky Foods Discussion of results from the Food Safety Survey from 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2001 regarding trends related to cross contamination and consumption of potentially risky foods (including raw clams, oysters, fish, and eggs, steak tartar, and pink hamburger). (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2002	Oct 13, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory Directory of establishments that produce meat, poultry, and/or egg products that are regulated by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. It is updated monthly. Includes information on type of product and type of operation for each business. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, January 31, 2006	Jan 31, 2006
	Altekruse, Sean F.; Yang, Samantha; Timbo, Babagaleh B.; Angulo, Frederick J.	A Multi-State Survey of Consumer Food-Handling and Food-Consumption Practices Report of a survey of consumer food-handling and food-consumption practices. The survey examined washing hands and cutting boards after contact with raw meat or chicken and consumption of pink hamburgers, undercooked eggs, raw oysters, and raw milk. Full text is available with a subscription. (more) Publication Month: April 1999	Aug 15, 2002
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Semicarbazide in Food Opinion adopted on June 21, 2005 regarding analytical aspects, mechanisms of formation, occurrence and exposure, and toxicity of semicarbazide in foods. Includes as an annex "The EFSA advice on baby foods from October 2003". (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005	Jul 6, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a Request from the Commission Related to Deoxynivalenol (DON) as Undesirable Substance in Animal Feed. (Question No EFSA-Q-2003-036) Opinion adopted on June 2, 2004 regarding deoxynivalenol in animal feed, including discussion of carry-over and residues in animal products and human dietary exposure. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004	Jun 21, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a Request from the Commission Related to Zearalenone as Undesirable Substance in Animal Feed. (Question No EFSA-Q-2003-037) Opinion adopted on July 28, 2004 regarding zearalenone in animal feed. Includes discussion of analytical methods, legislation, occurrence in feeds, toxicological properties, toxicokinetics, residues in foods, and human dietary exposure. (more) Publication Date: Monday, August 9, 2004	Aug 10, 2004
	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards in Foods This report of the Consultation which was held in Rome, Italy on July 17-21, 2000 includes information about hazard identification, hazard characterization, and exposure assessment of Salmonella in broilers and eggs and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000	May 15, 2002
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Salmonella Enteritidis Risk Assessment: Shell Eggs and Egg Products: Final Report Assessment of the risk from Salmonella Enteritidis from shell eggs and egg products. The pathway shown in this risk assessment provides a good example of the many steps (from farm to table) that a pathway analysis must include. (more) Publication Date: Monday, August 10, 1998	Aug 31, 2001

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