Other General Risk Assessment Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Central Science Laboratory	The Allergen Database Searchable database of allergens and epitopes. Includes an option to view all food allergens. The database is free, but registration is required. (more)	May 13, 2005
	Steritech Group, Inc.	The Annual Food Safety Audit Trend Report Report on food safety audits over one year of full and quick service restaurants. Includes discussion of compliance with food safety issues or standards, such as improper holding time/temperature, poor personal hygiene, inadequate cooking, comtaminated food equipment, food from improper sources, and other issues. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Oct 28, 2004
	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment	Bedeutung der Arbeit von Pelucchi et al für die Risikobewertung von Acrylamid in Lebensmitteln [in German] Critical discussion of the findings published by Pelucchi, et al., Int. J. Cancer 150(2003): 558-560. Publication Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2003	Aug 10, 2004
	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment	Bedeutung der Studie von Mucci et al. für die Risikobewertung von Acrylamid in Lebensmitteln [in German] Critical discussion of the findings published by Mucci, et al., British J. of Cancer 88(2003): 84-89 in terms of the study's meaningfulness for risk assessment of acrylamide in foods. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2003	Aug 11, 2004
	Scientific Committee, European Food Safety Authority	Botanicals and Botanical Preparations Widely Used as Food Supplements and Related Products: Coherent and Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Consumer Information Approaches Discussion paper adopted on June 23, 2004 that addresses issues related to risk assessment and consumer information on botanicals in food supplements. Includes discussion of quality and safety issues, related EC legislation, and potential future activities related to these products. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004	Sep 22, 2004
	Sommer, Helle, Bjarke Christensen, Hanne Rosenquist, Niels Nielsen, and Birgit Nørrung	Campylobacter Risk Assessment in Poultry This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards, held in Adelphi, MD on July 24-26, 2002. It discusses slaughter house modules used in assessing the risk of Campylobacter in poultry, including determining the appropriate data distribution, process model building using explicit equations, and explicit equations and simulations. The pdf version of this presentation is available here. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2002	Aug 16, 2002
	Granath, F., et al.	Cancer Risk From Exposure to Occupational Acrylamide Correspondence article and reply regarding cancer risk from occupational exposure to acrylamide, in response to an article by Marsh, et al. in Occup Environ Med 56(1999): 181-190. (more) Publication Month: September 2001	Oct 21, 2003
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Chemical and Technical Assessments The Chemical and Technical Assessments (CTA) reflects and emphasises the role chemical characterization plays in the risk assessment of food additives. The document is intended to provide to the Committee the basic information related to identity, purity and use of the food additive, as related to its risk assessment. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Feb 29, 2008
	European Food Safety Authority	Concise European Food Consumption Database The concise database gathers data on average daily consumption of foods per person sourced from the Member States. It comprises 15 broad categories and 21 subcategories. The intention of the concise database is to provide a valuable first screening tool to EFSA, its Scientific Panels, and potentially to other scientists in Member States, to help carry out preliminary exposure assessments. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008	Mar 24, 2008
	European Food Safety Authority	EFSA Workshops on Salmonella in Pigs: Call for Contributions Copenhagen, Denmark: The first workshopfrom 21st-22nd April 2008 will focus on the quality and relevance of methods in terms of applicability to the EFSA risk assessment objectives. The second workshop from the 23rd-24th April 2008 will discuss the quality and relevance of data in terms of its applicability to the EFSA risk assessment. The deadline of application for the workshop is 3rd March. (more) Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2008 Event Dates: Monday, April 21, 2008 - Thursday, April 24, 2008 Publication Date: Friday, February 15, 2008	Feb 17, 2008
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAO Biosecurity Toolkit Toolkit developed by FAO/AGNS on the Integrated Approach to Food Safety and Animal and Plant Health (Biosecurity) which comprises Part 1: Biosecurity principles and components; Part 2: Guide to assess biosecurity capacity and Part 3: An overview and framework manual for biosecurity risk analysis. (more) Publication Year: 2007	Feb 21, 2008
	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment	Federal Institute for Risk Assessment German government institute that conducts food safety and consumer health risk assessment. The website includes information on commodities, biocides, chemicals, foods, pesticides, and more. There is also access to recommendations, databases, publications, events, and more. (more)	Apr 9, 2003
	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment	Federal Institute for Risk Assessment: Mail Subscription List to receive information from the Press Office of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.	Jan 16, 2003
	Risk Science Institute, International Life Sciences Institute/Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Framework for Global Food Safety Risk Assessment Training This framework developed as a result of a meeting held in Washington, DC on May 14-15, 2001. It provides suggestions on how to develop and deliver global food safety risk assessment training programs. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2001	Jul 19, 2002
	Golden Rice Humanitarian Board	Golden Rice Project Project on the development of Golden Rice which has been genetically engineered to produce and accumulate beta-carotene in the grain. Includes background information for the risk/safety assessment. (more)	May 2, 2005
	ILSI Risk Science Institute, International Life Sciences Institute	ILSI Risk Science Institute Collaborative organization that conducts research on human and ecological risk assessment.	Aug 31, 2001
	International Life Sciences Institute	ILSI: International Life Sciences Institute Collaborative organization that promotes research and training in many aspects of public health and safety.	Aug 31, 2001
	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Biosafety Web Pages Databases, publications, events, and links to resources related to biotechnology risk assessment and management and biosafety. (more) Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006	Jan 9, 2006
	International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods	International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) Non-profit scientific advisory body on microbiological food safety. The commission addresses such topics as microbiological food safety in commerce, HACCP, food safety management systems that incorporate risk assessment, and more. The website includes information about their activities and publications, access to some publications, and more. (more)	Jun 2, 2004
	International Programme on Chemical Safety	International Programme on Chemical Safety WHO website of the IPCS. Includes access to publications, notices of upcoming events, and information on chemicals assessment, chemicals in food (including safety and risk assessment), and more. (more)	Jul 5, 2004
	Fields, Cheryl; Dourson, Michael; Borak, Jonathan	Iodine-deficient Vegetarians: A Hypothetical Perchlorate-susceptible Population? Report of a review to examine whether US vegetarians might be iodine deficient and thus a susceptible sub-population for effects of perchlorate exposure. (more) Publication Year: 2005	May 2, 2005
	International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	IPFSAPH - Risk Assessment Resources on risk assessment from the International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health. Includes scientific evaluations, websites, standards, specifications, and other texts from international and national bodies. (more)	Dec 5, 2005
	The Lifeline Group	LifeLine Group, Inc. Non-profit corporation that specializes in the development of tools for characterizing exposure to and risks from toxic materials. The website includes software applications and downloads, information about their software, risk assessments performed using their software, and publications. (more)	Jun 11, 2003
	Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Agriculture, Biosecurity, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Nutrition and Consumer Protection FAO division that works to promote nutrition, food security, food safety, consumer protection, and fair practices in food trade. The website includes publications, information on nutrition topics such as food composition, nutrition assessment, national policies, and more, information on food safety and quality topics such as risk assessment, Codex Alimentarius, food control systems, and more, and other resources. (more)	Aug 17, 2004
	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	OECD Database on Pesticide/Biocide Reviews Database of when pesticides or biocides were reviewed by countries or international bodies. The database is searchable by country/organization, pesticide/biocide, CAS number, type of product, biocide category, status of review, status of registration, and/or study area. Contacts for each country/organization are provided. (more)	Apr 25, 2005
	Crawford-Brown, Douglas	Panel Discussion on the Future of Software in Support of Microbial Risk Assessment This presentation was used to stimulate discussion for a panel at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards, held in Adelphi, MD on July 24-26, 2002. It presents an overview of the functions of the Environmental Decision Support System for emerging pathogens, and questions the usefulness of decision software to risk assessors. The pdf version of this presentation is available here. (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 26, 2002	Aug 16, 2002
	Pesticide Programme, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	Pesticides Programme that fosters cooperation in the assessment and management of pesticide risks. The website includes access to publications and other resources. (more)	Apr 25, 2005
	Hald, Tine; Vose, David; Wegener, Henrik C.	Quantifying the Contribution of Animal-Food Sources to Human Salmonellosis in Denmark Presentation given at the ISVEE conference in Chile on a quantitative risk model for estimating human cases of salmonellosis attributable to consumption of animal products. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2003	Jun 30, 2004
	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network	Risk Assessment Database Database of data and study outcomes related to food safety risk assessment. Includes information on Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica and Staphylococcus aureus in beef, pork, lamb, poultry, milk, and vegetables. Includes such study types as base line, growth, survival, dose response, and life style. Access to raw data files is limited to those who have submitted data. (more)	Oct 8, 2004
	Risk Assessment Program, Toxicology and Risk Analysis Section, Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Department of Energy	Risk Assessment Information System This site contains risk assessment tools and information, including risk-based preliminary remediation goal (PRG) calculations, a toxicity database, risk calculation, and ecological benchmarks. There is also background information on risk assessment, uncertainty analysis, guidance documents for performing risk assessment, a risk assessment glossary, and much more. (more)	Aug 26, 2002
	Environmental Restoration Risk Assessment Program	Risk Assessment Program Data Management Implementation Plan This report provides an example of one organization's data management program for conducting human health and ecological risk assessments for contaminants. It includes discussion of data inputs, data setup and evaluation, toxicity setup, PRG development, risk characterization, outputs, quality control, staff role definitions, and more. (more) Publication Month: November 1997	Aug 27, 2002
	Risk Assessment Program, Environmental Management and Enrichment Facilities	Risk Assessment Program Quality Assurance Plan This report is an example of one organization's quality assurance program for conducting risk assessments. Publication Month: November 1997	Aug 27, 2002
	Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Scientific and Technical Clarification in the Interpretation and Consideration of Some Facets of the Conclusions of its Opinion of 8 March 2007 on Certain Aspects related to the Risk of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in Ovine and Caprine Animals This report is strictly limited to replying to the terms of reference as received from the European Commission by re-addressing the uncertainties that were reflected in the conclusions of the concerned EFSA 2007 opinion. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008	Feb 20, 2008
	Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment	Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment: TERA Nonprofit organization that works for the use of toxicology data in risk assessment. The website includes resources for risk assessors, the International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER) database, information on Verifiable Estimates for Risk Assessment (VERA) and related projects, publications listings, research project information, and more. (more)	May 29, 2003
	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment	Two Years Acrylamide - A Stocktaking from the Risk Assessment Angle BfR opinion that addresses issues related to acrylamide in foods, including formation and detection, acrylamide from feedstuffs, exposure, risk, and opportunities for reduction. A German-language version is also available online. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 19, 2004	Aug 4, 2004
		UK Publicly Funded Research Relating to Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC): Update, September 2004 Review of research related to VTEC that was funded by members of the Microbiological Safety of Food Funders Group between 1999 and 2003. Includes such topics as risk assessment, reduction and elimination, microbial antibiotic resistance, detection, microbial physiology and genetics, pathogenicity, epidemiology, and surveillance. (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Nov 10, 2004
	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment	Updating the Risk Assessment of Acrylamide in Foods BfR opinion that discusses factors in the risk assessment of acrylamide, including harmful effects of acrylamide, exposure, cancer risk, and differences between statistical and individual risk. The document is available in German. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, November 28, 2002	Aug 4, 2004
	Risk Assessment Program, Toxicology and Risk Analysis Section, Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Department of Energy	Using the RAIS to Accomplish Your Goals Tutorial on conducting a risk assessment of the risk posed by environmental contaminants using the tools provided by the Risk Assessment Information System. (more)	Aug 26, 2002
	International Association for Cereal Science and Technology	Who is Who in the World of Cereal Science and Technology Searchable database of professionals in the field of cereal science and technology. Includes contact information, research interests, and publications for each entry. This publication may also be ordered in book or disc format. (more)	Jun 10, 2003
	The International Programme on Chemical Safety, WHO/ILO/UNEP	The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard This document sets out a classification system to distinguish between the more and the less hazardous forms of selected pesticides based on acute risk to human health. It lists common technical grade pesticides and recommended classifications together with a listing of active ingredients believed to be obsolete or discontinued for use as pesticides. (more) Publication Year: 2005	Feb 29, 2008
	COST 920 Working Group 3: Quantitative Risk Assessment, COST Action 920	Workshop on Data Needs in Risk Assessment Proceedings of a workshop held in Pamplona, Spain, in June 2004. Additional links related to this workshop, including program, questionnaires, and presentations, can be found here. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2004	Feb 8, 2005
	Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University	Your Disease Risk This website allows consumers to estimate their risk compared to a typical person of the same age and sex for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and stroke by taking a quiz on diet and lifestyle risk factors for these diseases. Tips are given for improving diet or lifestyle in order to reduce the risk for getting one of these diseases. There are also explanations about prevention, risk, and estimating risk. (more)	Jul 2, 2004

Copyright © 2008 Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

0220 Symons Hall University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740

• Phone: 301.314.6806
• Fax: 301.405.8390
• E-mail: foodrisk@umd.edu