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Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Working Group on Water and Health	3rd Meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health Proceedings, including the meeting report and working papers, from this meeting held March 11-12, 2004 in Budapest, Hungary on issues related to the Protocol on Water and Health and other related topics. Includes discussion of water- related disease surveillance, antibacterial resistance, and more. Also available is the document "Establishing a compliance review mechanism under the 1999 Protocol on Water and Health". (more) Event Dates: Thursday, March 11, 2004 - Friday, March 12, 2004 Publication Date: Thursday, March 11, 2004	Mar 4, 2004
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety which was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 8 to 12 October 2007. The meeting concluded that ensuring safe feed is an important component of efforts to reduce and prevent food safety hazards and indicated several potential measures to ensure safe feed. Agenda of the meeting, list of participants, experts' resumes and list of documents are included as appendices. The report is being translated in French and Spanish. Printed copies may be requested from: Daniela.Battaglia@fao.org. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Feb 26, 2008
	North American Tomato Trade Work Group	Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain: 1st Ed. Voluntary recommended food safety guidelines for controlling microbiological hazards in the tomato industry. Deadline: Friday, July 14, 2006 Publication Month: May 2006	Jul 14, 2006
	Good Agricultural Practices Program, Department of Food Science, Cornell University	Cornell University Good Agricultural Practices Program "The goal of the GAPs project is to reduce microbial risks in fruits and vegetables by developing a comprehensive extension and education program for growers and packers." The website includes GAPs publications and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, January 25, 2006	Jan 25, 2006
	Robertson, Aileen, et al. (Eds.)	Food and Health in Europe: a New Basis for Action This publication, designed for health professionals, addresses issues and evidence related to food and nutrition policies in Europe. Includes discussion of such topics as food safety risk assessment, diet-related diseases, and more. Annexes include "The First Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy, WHO European Region, 2000-2005" and "International and selected national recommendations on nutrient intake values". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Feb 10, 2004
	Teagasc	Food Assurance On-Line Portal to information and resources related to food safety and agriculture. Includes best practices for crop and livestock agriculture, information on foodborne hazards and diseases, consumer research, educational modules for farmers, and more. (more)	Jan 12, 2005
	Archer, Douglas L., et al.	The Food Recall Manual "The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department of the University of Florida has assembled this manual to assist food businesses, at all parts of the food chain, in learning to conduct rapid and effective product recalls". (more) Publication Month: December 2004	May 10, 2005
	Eastern Research Group, Inc.	Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for the 21st Century - Food Processing Report of a study on food safety problems and controls, consisting of a literature review and expert elicitation. Appendices include "Annotated Bibliography on Food Safety Problems and Recommended Preventive Controls," "Definitions of Food Safety Problems," "Examples of Preventive Controls and/or Corrective Actions for the Top Ten Food Safety Problems," "Exploratory Factor Analysis," and "Comparison of Food GMPs to Quality Systems and Other GMPs". (more) Publication Date: Monday, August 9, 2004	Aug 13, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Growing Sprouts in Retail Food Establishments: CFP Issues 02-III-01 and 04-III-012 Information on best practices for the retail sprouting industry to help ensure the safety of sprouts. Publication Month: December 2004	Jan 10, 2005
	Stringer, M.	ILSI Europe Report on Food Safety Objectives - Role in Microbiological Food Safety Management Summary report of an ILSI Europe/ICMSF workshop held April 9-11, 2003 in Marseille. Includes discussion of risk management and food safety objectives, a case study using Listeria monocytogenes in cold-smoked salmon, HACCP and food safety objectives, and more. (more) Event Dates: Wednesday, April 9, 2003 - Friday, April 11, 2003 Publication Year: 2004	Jan 14, 2005
	Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Jensen, Helen H.	Industry Compliance Costs: What Would They Look Like in a Risk-Based Integrated Food System? The report reviews literature on the costs of food safety regulation and control and deduces methods for identifying cost-effective approaches to food safety. (more) Publication Month: June 2001	Jul 12, 2002
	World Health Organization/Institute for Hygiene and Food Safety, Federal Dairy Research Center/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Interaction between Assessors and Managers of Microbiological Hazards in Food - WHO Expert Consultation Report from this Consultation, which occured March 21-23, 2000, in Kiel, Germany. It discusses the interaction between risk assessors and risk managers in the risk analysis process. Sections include "Functional Separation of Risk Assessment and Risk Management," "Transparency," "Risk Evaluation," "Risk Management Option Assessment," "Implementation of Management Decision," "Monitoring and Review," and others. (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - Thursday, March 23, 2000 Publication Year: 2000	May 15, 2002
	International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods	International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) Non-profit scientific advisory body on microbiological food safety. The commission addresses such topics as microbiological food safety in commerce, HACCP, food safety management systems that incorporate risk assessment, and more. The website includes information about their activities and publications, access to some publications, and more. (more)	Jun 2, 2004
	Briggs, David	Making a Difference: Indicators to Improve Children's Environmental Health Report on developing environmental health indicators for children. Includes discussion of indicators for diarrhoeal diseases and a section on "Web-Based Data Sources". Also includes an annex entitled "Overview of indicators for children's environmental health". (more) Publication Year: 2003	Feb 3, 2004
	Institute of Food Technologists	Managing Food Safety: Use of Performance Standards and Other Criteria in Food Inspection Systems Report on the role of performance standards in managing food safety. Includes discussion of criteria and performance standards applied by U.S. federal agencies, limitations of performance standards, and more. (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Nov 11, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Meat and Poultry Hazards and Controls Guide Guidance for FSIS personnel for use in verification of an establishment's food safety system. Includes information on process steps by process category, verification questions, and common hazards and controls. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Publication Month: September 2005	Nov 15, 2005
	Fazil, Aamir, et al.	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 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Canadian Water Network (CWN), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) funded a project to determine the needs, gaps and opportunities for microbial risk assessment (MRA) in food and water. The results of that project are presented in this report, identifying and recommending directions for the advancement of MRA from its current status as a recognized tool for decision-making but not yet exploited to its full potential, to a tool that is an integral part of the research and risk reduction strategies employed by decision makers. For information on data gaps in specific microbial risk assessments, see Risk Assessment Consortium, Data Gaps Working Group. 2004. Data gaps for selected microbial risk assessments available here. (more) Publication Year: 2005	Apr 5, 2005
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Microbiological Hazards in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Report of the Expert Meeting FAO and WHO convened on 19–21 October 2007 to consider how to adequately address the extensive request for scientific advice received from the 38th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) on the microbiological hazards associated with fresh produce. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Feb 22, 2008
	Troxell, Terry C.	Note to Firms that Grow, Condition, Store, or Distribute Seed for Sprouting and to Firms that Produce, Pack, or Ship Fresh Sprouts This note emphasizes the need to reduce microbial hazards for sprouted seeds and includes links to several resources related to producing safer sprouts. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, August 19, 2004	Aug 20, 2004
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	On a Generic Approach to the Safety Assessment of Micro-organisms Used in Feed/Food and Feed/Food Production This document outllines a qualified presumption of safety (QPS) system, similar to the GRAS system, for the safety assessment of microorganisms in foods and feeds in Europe. Example applications of QPS are provided for dairy lactobacilli and Bacillus subtilis and related bacteria. (more)	Sep 15, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on the request from the Commission on Meat Inspection Procedures for Lambs and Goats. (Question No EFSA-Q-2003-027) Opinion adopted on April 22, 2004 that discusses alternatives to current post-mortem inspection procedures for lambs and goats. Includes discussion of the production systems for lambs and goats, associated diseases and zoonotic agents, current inspection procedures, risk to public health if certain inspection procedures are omitted, and more. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 17, 2004	May 17, 2004
	Center for Science in the Public Interest	Outbreak Alert! Closing the Gaps in Our Federal Food-Safety Net This report presents findings from CSPI's database of foodborne illness outbreaks. It includes discussion of outbreaks and the responsible food safety agencies and provides recommendations for improving the federal food safety system. An appendix entitled "Outbreak Database: Summary of Outbreaks and Cases 1999-2003" is included. The associated line listing of foodborne illness outbreaks is provided in tabular format as a separate pdf, available at http://www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/outbreakalertlinelisting2004.pdf. (more) Publication Month: March 2004	Sep 28, 2004
	Isaacson, Richard E.; Torrence, Mary; Buckley, Merry R.	Preharvest Food Safety and Security Report based on a colloquium held December 5-7, 2003, in Perthshire, Scotland. Includes discussion of current practices and controls (including risk assessment), hazards (including pathogens of concern), research needs, and communication and education. (more) Event Dates: Friday, December 5, 2003 - Sunday, December 7, 2003 Publication Month: February 2005	Apr 4, 2005
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization/Institute for Hygiene and Food Safety of the Federal, Dairy Research Centre	Principles and Guidelines for Incorporating Microbiological Risk Assessment in the Development of Food Safety Standards, Guidelines and Related Texts - Joint FAO/WHO Consultation Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Consultation held March 18-22, 2002 in Kiel, Germany. It includes background information and objectives of the consultation. Topics discussed include the development of guidelines for the use of microbial risk assessment in the development of food safety standards, experience gained from previous microbial risk assessments, and the special case of developing countries. Annex II to this report provides a list of background papers. Annex III is entitled "Draft Guidelines for Incorporating Microbiological Risk Assessment in the Development of Food Safety Standards." It includes discussion of preliminary risk management activities, risk management options evaluation, implementation of the decided upon controls, and monitoring and review issues. Annex IV discusses the application of microbial risk assessment by industry. (more) Publication Year: 2002	Jan 15, 2003
	France, prepared for the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Thirty-fifth Session	Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Management (At Step 3 of the Procedure) Proposed draft framework for microbiological risk management. Includes discussion of risk management principles, stakeholder involvement, the microbiological risk management process (including preliminary risk management activities and risk management options assessment), implementation of risk management decisions, and monitoring and review activities. Annexes include "Suggested Elements for a Microbiological Risk Profile". (more) Publication Month: November 2002	Apr 13, 2004
	United States of America, prepared for the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Thirty-fifth Session	Proposed Draft Process by Which the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene Could Undertake Its Work in Microbiological Risk Assessment/Risk Management Discussion paper regarding a proposed process for microbiological risk assessment and risk management for the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene. There is an annex entitled "Suggested Elements to Include in a Microbiological Risk Management Discussion Paper/Risk Profile". (more) Publication Year: 2002	Apr 13, 2004
	Food Safety Research Consortium	Ranking the Public Health Impact of Foodborne Hazards: A Conference on the FSRC Risk Ranking Model Presentations, agenda, and supporting conference materials from this conference held September 12, 2003 in Washington, DC. Conference materials include "Methodology Primer for the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model," "Food Attribution Data and Methodologies in the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model," "Disease Incidence Data and Methodologies in the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model," "Purpose and Key Attributes of the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model," and "Valuation Methodologies and Data Needs for the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model". (more) Publication Date: Friday, September 12, 2003	Feb 10, 2004
	Wireman, G. Baird, D. Granatstein, E. Kirby, and E. Adams, Farm*A*Syst Program, Cooperative Extension, Washington State University/S. Ingham, University of Wisconsin-Madison/University of Vermont	Reducing Food Safety Risks in Apples: A Self Assessment Workbook for Producers of Apples, Juice and Cider Workbook to aid apple, juice, and cider producers in identifying potential sources of microbial contamination or pesticide residue in their operations and in reducing food safety risks. (more) Publication Month: May 2001	Jul 19, 2002
	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards in Food - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation held in Geneva Switzerland, March 15-19, 1999. Publication Date: Friday, March 19, 1999	May 15, 2002
	Vose, David	Risk Assessment: Purpose and Application Presentation given for the Food Safety Commission in Tokyo, Japan that provides an introduction to risk assessment and risk management, discusses microbial risk assessment, presents problems with and remedies for current risk analysis practice, and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2003	Jun 30, 2004
	Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited	Risk Profiles Risk profiles that provide preliminary risk assessment and risk management information for the purpose of informing risk managers about particular food/hazard combinations. (more)	Sep 24, 2003
	Buchanan, Robert L.	The Role of Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment in Risk Management Options Assessment This document served as a background paper for the Joint FAO/WHO Consultation held in Kiel, Germany on March 18-22, 2002. It discusses the use of quantitative risk assessment in evaluating and comparing options for risk management. (more)	Mar 1, 2004
	Tao, Yang	Safety Inspection of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Using Spectral Sensing and Machine Vision Techniques Presentation given at the Research Presentation Symposium held on November 18, 2004 on a study on the detection of fecal matter on cantaloupes and strawberries. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004	Aug 10, 2005
	Maunsell, Blaithin; Pearce, Rachel; Bolton, Declan, Eds.	The Science of Food: Safety and Nutrition: Proceedings of the Final International EU-RAIN Conference Hosted by Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre (Formerly The National Food Centre), Ireland: Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, Ireland: December 1st - ... Proceedings from this conference with such sessions as "Diet, Sport and Risk Communication," "The Future of Food," "Food Safety: Management and Audit," "Food Safety: Epidemiology and Microbiology," and "The Future of Food Safety". (more) Deadline: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Event Dates: Thursday, December 1, 2005 - Friday, December 2, 2005 Publication Month: December 2005	Dec 21, 2005
	Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food, National Research Council	Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food This report presents recommendations for improving the food safety system in the U.S. It includes recommendations related to specific government agencies and for specific food product types (meat and poultry products, seafood, produce, and dairy products). There is also discussion of public health surveillance and food safety tools. Appendices include "Current and Proposed Definitions of Key Food Safety Terms," "Sanitation Performance Standards," "Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Levels in Seafoods," "Food Defect Action Levels in Produce," "International Microbiological Criteria," "International Microbiological Criteria for Dairy Products," "U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Marketing Service Standards for Milk and Dairy Products," and "Biographical Sketches of Committee and Subcommittee Members". (more) Publication Year: 2003	Jun 9, 2003
	Food/Water and Economics Specialty Groups, Society for Risk Analysis	Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting 2003: W7 - Symposium: Pathogen Performance Standards: Insight from Risk Assessment and Economics Abstracts and presentations of this symposium chaired by Tanya Roberts and sponsored by the Food/Water and Economics Specialty Groups of the Society for Risk Analysis. Talks include: "Peeling the Onion of Performance Standards for Foodborne Pathogens"/Paoli, G.M. and Fazil, A.; "Economics and Pathogen Performance Standards"/Golan, Elise; "Perspectives on Pathogen Performance Standards"/Whiting, R.C.; and "Discussant (Pathogen Performance Standards - an FSIS Perspective)"/Schwartz, P.S. (more) Event Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004	Jan 21, 2004
	Cotruvo, J.A., et al. (Eds.)	Waterborne Zoonoses: Identification, Causes and Control Publication developed from the workshop "Zoonosis and Waterborne Disease" held September 2-4, 2003 in Annapolis, MD. Sections include "Risk assessment and regulation," "Prevention and control of waterborne zoonoses," "Categories of waterborne disease organisms," "Future emerging waterborne zoonoses," and more. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Sep 14, 2004

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