The Interaction between Assessors and Managers of Microbiological Hazards in Food

The Interaction between Assessors and Managers of Microbiological Hazards in Food

Report of a WHO Expert Consultation in collaboration with The Institute for Hygiene and Food Safety of the Federal Dairy Research Center, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Kiel, Germany, 21-23 March 2000

Year of publication 2000

Pages 27

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This report is a further elaboration of the risk analysis process. The interaction of risk managers and risk assessors is considered in detail. The diagram (Fig. 1) highlights two points in the risk management cycle where interaction with risk assessors occurs. However, interaction may be necessary at other places as well. Risk assessment and cost benefit analysis are independent; science based activities conducted to provide the basis for risk management decisions. Risk asse ssment and risk management activities are typically not linear processes but iterative and fluid. Frequently, the risk management goals and the risk assessment activities will be revised and refined based on the scientific findings as the work progresses.

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Ensuring efficient communication and interaction between food safety risk assessors and risk managers 2002

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The experts of the WHO Expert Consultation submitted the following principal comments: 1. Food Safety Authorities in Member Countries should structure their food safety system(s) on a risk-based approach that includes appropriate communication and interaction between risk assessors, risk managers, and stakeholders. 2. The functional separation of risk assessment and risk management is essential to the conduct of risk analysis activities. 3. Independence, transparency, and robustness o f the scientific analyses and advice are essential determinants of their credibility. Nonetheless, effective dialogue among risk assessors, risk managers, and other stakeholders is essential to maximize the utility of the assessment findings and to ensure that both scientific and societal goals are met. Concerning the interactions between risk managers and risk assessors, the terminology adopted or under discussion of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission is used. The same applies to the d escription of risk analysis.
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