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Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Raw Beef and Beef Products: Approaches for the Provision of Scientific Advice. Microbiological Risk Assessment Series (MRA) 18

Year of publication 2011

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 139 p.

Author FAO/WHO

Publisher FAO / WHO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical study

ISBN 978-92-5-107010-9

Series title Microbiological Risk Assessment Series

Series number 18

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The specific objectives of the meeting were to: • Review the existing risk assessments on EHEC in terms of (a) their fulfilling their scope and providing the basis for scientifically-based risk-management actions; and (b) their potential application (in whole or on a modular basis) to the development of a risk assessment at the international level. • Consider the risk management actions, if any, taken to date that were based on risk assessment and identify the strengths and weakness of the risk assessments from a risk management perspective, in particular identifying when and why the risk assessments did not meet the needs of risk managers. • Identify the key issues currently faced by risk managers in terms of addressing the problems associated with EHEC in raw beef and beef products. Considering the output of the above objectives and the existing data on EHEC in raw beef and beef products, provide guidance to FAO and WHO on the specific areas to be addressed in any future work on this issue, and how to address them.

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