Other Resources About Risk Assessment

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Yoe, Charles	Aflatoxin Risk Assessment "Red Book" Model Exercise Annotated tutorial that demonstrates the "Red Book" paradigm for food safety risk assessment.	Jan 29, 2004
	Sumner, J; Ross, T.; Ababouch, L.	Application of Risk Assessment in the Fish Industry Information about the process of risk assessment for seafoods. Includes an introduction to the risk analysis and risk assessment processes, instructions on performing a risk assessment, discussion of uses of risk assessment, information on using the Risk Ranger software, and examples of risk assessments related to seafoods. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Dec 17, 2004
	Codex Alimentarius Commission	Codex Alimentarius Commission - Procedural Manual: Fourteenth Edition This document includes "Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentarius," "Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms Related to Food Safety," and other information on the working of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Includes as an appendix "General Decisions of the Commission," which includes "Statements of Principle Relating to the Role of Food Safety Risk Assessment". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Jun 8, 2005
	Codex Alimentarius Commission	Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual: Thirteenth edition This document includes "Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentarius," "Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms Related to Food Safety," and other information on the working of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Includes as an appendix "General Decisions of the Commission," which includes "Statements of Principle Relating to the Role of Food Safety Risk Assessment". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Sep 9, 2004
	Rowlands, J. Craig; Griffiths, James C.	Considerations in Making GRAS Determinations Brief overview of the risk assessment that needs to be done to get Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) designation for an ingredient intended for functional foods. A key point is that GRAS determination must be made for each food or beverage in which the substance is used, each effect, and each level of use. (more) Publication Date: Monday, February 3, 2003	Jun 7, 2005
	McGartland, Al	Economic Valuation Methods: COI, VSL, WTP & QALY This presentation discusses Interface Between Risk Assessment and Economics: Economic Valuation Methods. It was presented at the 2007 IRAC-sponsored Public Conference 'Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations'. All the agenda and presentation information can be found from this link. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Nov 30, 2007
	European Food Safety Authority	EFSA's 2nd Stakeholder Colloque Berlin, Germany: "Further development of EFSA's policy towards stakeholders: The way forward for EFSA." Presentations from this colloque include "Consumer confidence and food risk analysis"/Frewer, Lynn; "The trouble with scientists: the pivotal role of the media in public perception of science"/Coulter, Paddy; "The involvement of stakeholders in risk assessment"/Biacs, Peter Akos; "The consumer's role in risk assessment"/DeWaal, Caroline Smith; "The role of consumers in the risk analysis process and in particular risk assessment"/BEUC; "The role of stakeholders in the risk analysis process"/EuroCommerce; and more. (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Publication Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2004	Nov 5, 2004
	Risk Assessment Task Force, Environmental Protection Agency	An Examination of EPA Risk Assessment Principles and Practices EPA staff paper that examines risk assessment principles and practices at EPA in light of public comments to OMB regarding current risk assessment practices. Includes discussion of EPA's risk assessment approaches, the treatment of uncertainty and variability, how information and data gaps are addressed, issues associated with site-specific and chemical-specific assessments, ecological risk assessment, and recommendations for improving risk assessment at EPA. (more) Publication Month: March 2004	Jun 15, 2004
	Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration	The Food and Drug Administration's Strategic Action Plan: Protecting and Advancing America's Health: Responding to New Challenges and Opportunities FDA's Strategic Action Plan outlines FDA's objectives for efficient risk management, communicating health information to consumers, improving consumer and patient safety through risk identification, analysis, and communication, protecting against terrorism, and strengthening its workforce. (more) Publication Month: August 2003	Aug 22, 2003
	National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency	Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment This document provides a framework for conducting and evaluating the cumulative risk assessment process. It discusses three phases in this process: planning, scoping, and problem formulation; analysis; and risk characterization. Appendices to the report include "Research and Development Needs," "Select Resources for Exposure and Risk Assessment," "Some Thoughts on Background Exposures," "Examples of Outlines of Analysis Plans," "Toxicologic Similarity - Organophosphorus Pesticides," and "Other Types of Cumulative Assessments". (more) Publication Month: May 2003	May 29, 2003

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