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Quantitative risk assessment: an emerging tool for emerging foodborne pathogens
1Health Canada, Health of Animals Laboratory, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. anna_lammerding@inet.hwc.ca
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|November 21, 1997
Summary
New food safety challenges demand updated risk assessment strategies. These methods help predict how changes in food production, distribution, and consumption impact public health and food safety.
Area of Science:
- Food safety science
- Public health risk assessment
Background:
- Emerging challenges threaten the safety of the global food supply.
- Changes in pathogens, food handling, distribution, and population immunity pose risks to human health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the need for new strategies in food safety risk evaluation and management.
- To emphasize the role of risk assessment in addressing evolving food safety concerns.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing risk assessment as a framework for analysis.
- Employing risk assessment models to evaluate changes in the food system.
Main Results:
- Risk assessment provides a structured approach to understanding potential impacts on food safety.
- Models can assess both active and passive changes throughout the food chain.
Conclusions:
- Proactive risk assessment is crucial for maintaining a safe food supply.
- Adapting strategies is essential to manage new and emerging food safety risks.