Microbiological Food Safety Assurance with Quantitative Risk Assessment.

Food consumption data in microbiological risk assessment.

The 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards was held in July 2002. One of the goals of that conference was to evaluate the current status and future needs and directions of the science of microbial risk assessment. This article is based in part on a talk presented at that meeting. Here, we review the types of food consumption data available for use in ...

Microbial food safety risk assessment

A poultry-processing model for quantitative microbiological risk assessment.

A poultry-processing model for a quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) of campylobacter is presented, which can also be applied to other QMRAs involving poultry processing. The same basic model is applied in each consecutive stage of industrial processing. It describes the effects of inactivation and removal of the bacteria, and the dynamics of cross-contamination in terms of the ...

Microbiological Safety Validation of Food Processes

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law on January 4, 2011 by President Obama. It represents the largest expansion of food safety requirements and FDA food safety authorities since the enactment of the original Food Drug & Cosmetic Act in 1938. It adds Section 418 to the US FD&C Act, requiring facilities to perform a hazard analysis and implement a preventive controls plan....

Microbiological Food Safety Surveillance in China

Microbiological food safety surveillance is a system that collects data regarding food contamination by foodborne pathogens, parasites, viruses, and other harmful microbiological factors. It helps to understand the spectrum of food safety, timely detect food safety hazards, and provide relevant data for food safety supervision, risk assessment, and standards-setting. The study discusses the mic...