Food Safety Risk Communication Papers and Documents

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	2004 Acrylamide in Food Workshop: Update - Scientific Issues, Uncertainties, and Research Strategies Presentations and other materials from this workshop on acrylamide in foods held April 13-15, 2004 in Chicago, IL. Presentations include "An EU Perspective on Acrylamide in Food"/Slayne, Martin; "Acrylamide in Food - Mitigation"/Lingnert, Hans; "Mitigation Options: The FRI Acrylamide Program"/Pariza, Michael W.; "The Updated Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide"/DiNovi, Michael and Howard, Donna; "Characterizing the Risks of Acrylamide in Food"/Gray, George; "Update on FAPAS acrylamide series"/Castle, Laurence; "Report on activities carried out by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre"/Wenzl, Thomas and Anklam, Elke. Presentations and summary reports from working groups are also available. Working groups included "Mechanisms of Formation and Methods of Mitigation," "Analytical Methodology," "Exposure and Biomarkers," "Toxicology and Metabolic Consequences," "Risk Communication," and "Risk Characterization". (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - Thursday, April 15, 2004 Publication Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2004	Apr 28, 2004
	Reynolds, Tom	Acrylamide and Cancer: Tunnel Leak in Sweden Prompted Studies Article that discusses the Swedish findings regarding acrylamide in foods and the way the findings were publicized. Publication Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2002	Aug 10, 2004
	German BgVV (Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine)	Acrylamide in Foods - Serious Problem or Exaggerated Risk? Berlin, Germany: Report from this information seminar on acrylamide in foods. Topics include history and use of acrylamide, exposure, toxicology, development of analytical methods, acrylamide levels in foods, formation in foods, research on reducing acrylamide, and risk communication. A German- language version of this document is available here. (more) Event Date: Thursday, August 29, 2002 Publication Month: August 2002	Aug 19, 2002
	Renn, Ortwin	Acrylamide: Lessons for Risk Management and Communication This article discusses risk management and risk communication of systemic risks such as acrylamide. This article does not have a freely available abstract. Access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Sep 17, 2004
		Agricultural Biotechnology Journal issue with articles and features related to agricultural biotechnology and trade, food aid, communication, and other issues. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Publication Month: September 2003	Sep 13, 2005
	Listeria monocytogenes Assessment Team, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Assessing the Effectiveness of the "Listeria monocytogenes" Interim Final Rule: Summary Report Report regarding the effectiveness of aspects of the Listeria monocytogenes interim final rule. Includes findings and recommendations related to verification sampling, labeling and consumer education, retail, public health, economic impact, training, and small plant guidance and a discussion of accomplishments. Attachments include "Listeria Assessment Aspects" and "Project Assessment Team Reports". (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2004	Dec 1, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Backgrounder for the 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish This document discusses the joint FDA/EPA consumer advisory "What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish," including differences between this and other advisories, a discussion of future actions, and more. (more) Publication Month: March 2004	Mar 24, 2004
	Scientific Committee, European Food Safety Authority	Botanicals and Botanical Preparations Widely Used as Food Supplements and Related Products: Coherent and Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Consumer Information Approaches Discussion paper adopted on June 23, 2004 that addresses issues related to risk assessment and consumer information on botanicals in food supplements. Includes discussion of quality and safety issues, related EC legislation, and potential future activities related to these products. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004	Sep 22, 2004
	Fischhoff, Baruch; Downs, Julie S.	Communicating Foodborne Disease Risk Article discusses risk communication and risk perception as related to foodborne disease risk. Publication Month: October 1997	Aug 31, 2001
	Coleman, Robert J.	Communicating Risk to Consumers Address given at the Interim Scientific Advisory Forum in Brussels, Belgium on October 30, 2001. This talk addresses the importance of risk communication in ensuring consumer confidence in the food supply, and outlines guidelines for risk communication. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2001	Aug 12, 2002

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