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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821875303321

Titolo

Risk characterization of microbiological hazards in food : guidelines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization

Rome, Italy, : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009

ISBN

1-282-76083-1

9786612760839

92-4-068537-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Microbiological risk assessment series ; ; 17

Disciplina

363.8/2

636.0855

Soggetti

Foodborne diseases

Food contamination - Risk assessment

Food - Microbiology

Health risk assessment

Food industry and trade - Risk management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The development of these guidelines was by the Secretariat of the Joint WHO/FAO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA)"--P. vii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-113).

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Purpose of microbiological food safety risk assessment; 3. Qualitative risk characterization in risk assessment; 4. Semi-quantitative risk characterization; 5. Quantitative risk characterization; 6. Quality assurance; 7. Linking risk assessment and economic analysis; 8. Risk communication aspects of risk characterization; 9. References cited in the text; Appendices; References

Sommario/riassunto

Risk characterization is one of the four steps of microbiological risk assessment, which include hazard identification, exposure assessment, hazard characterization and risk characterization. Risk characterization is defined as an estimation of the probability of occurrence and severity of known or potential adverse health effects in a population based on



hazard identification, hazard characterization and exposure assessment. It is in the risk characterization step that the results of the risk assessment are presented. These results are provided in the form of risk estimates and risk descripti