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Ensuring Effective Communication between Risk Assessors and Risk Managers

Conference Room Document proposed by the USA

Year of publication 2002

Author Nutrition Division

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The mission of the United States food safety regulatory agencies is to safeguard public health by ensuring the safety of food products in the United States. To accomplish this goal, these agencies are increasingly relying on a risk analysis approach to address complex food safety problems. This document will discuss how US regulatory agencies balance the need to ensure the independence of risk assessors and risk managers, while yet maintaining essential frequent and transparent communicati on between the two groups. Two illustrative cases of coordinated risk assessment and management are included; these address Salmonella Enteritidis in shell eggs and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods.

Meeting symbol GF CRD USA-7

Language English

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