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Welcome to FoodRisk.org

The aim of FoodRisk.org is to assist professionals involved with the many aspects of risk analysis as it pertains to the safety of our food. Thus, we provide data, tutorials, tools, and links to numerous sources of information. In addition to providing resources for the food safety risk analysis professional, we also provide several consumer-oriented links.

For people new to the field, we have a brief introduction to the field of food safety risk analysis.

Exclusives

Tools

FDA's Fresh Produce Risk Ranking Tool

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's semiquantitative risk ranking tool to identify priority pathogen-produce commodity combinations based on explicit data-driven risk criteria. read more

Tools

A swift Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment (sQMRA) tool

A simplified Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment (QMRA) model was especially developed to compare the risk of pathogen-food product combinations. The swift quantitative microbiological risk assessment (sQMRA) tool is implemented in Microsoft Excel. read more

Databases

Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (CFS3) Food Safety Literature Databases

The Director of Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (CFS3), Dr. Robert Buchanan, has been collecting and indexing relevant articles in the area of microbial food safety for the last 25 years. He is making his personal efforts available to the public through FoodRisk.org. read more

Tools

Food Handling Practices Model version 1.5

Update to the quantitative simulation model developed by the FDA under contract with ERG Incorporated of the effects of contributing factors on the incidence of foodborne illness. read more

Risk Assessment Model

Australian Risk Assessment model for Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat meats

The @Risk model developed by Tom Ross from the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research and colleagues is available here. read more

Federal Register

56 FR No. 229 (1991) (Proposed NLEA)

This is the PDF version of the Proposed Federal Register Part III released on November 27, 1991 and preceded the final Federal Register Part IV released on January 6, 1993. This document pertains specifically to the Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration. All pages were scanned from the original, including text, charts, images and bibliographical references. read more

Database

EcoSure 2007 Cold Temperature Database

EcoSure, the food safety & quality assurance division of Ecolab, has updated the 1999 Audits International cold temperature data base. In addition to an updated data set, the new data help determine whether changes have occurred in cold temperature storage practices of food both in retail establishments and in consumer homes. read more

Presentations

Developing responses to emerging global food safety issues

Abstracts and presentations for 2008 CSL/JIFSAN Joint Symposium on Food Safety and Nutrition. read more

Proceedings

IRAC-sponsored Public Conference:
Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations Proceedings

Proceedings for 2007 IRAC Public Conference read more

Workshop

Tools for Prioritizing Food Safety Concerns Workshop

Workshop bringing together different organizations working on tools for risk screening, ranking, and prioritization. read more

Study

Consumer Storage Practices for Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods

National Survey of U.S. adults using a web-enabled panel survey approach. The purpose of the survey was to characterize home storage and refrigeration practices for a variety of foods. read more