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Risk Communication

Risk communication is defined in the Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual, Fourteenth Edition (2004) as "The interactive exchange of information and opinions throughout the risk analysis process concerning risk, risk-related factors and risk perceptions, among risk assessors, risk managers, consumers, industry, the academic community and other interested parties, including the explanation of risk assessment findings and the basis of risk management decisions."

FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Application of Risk Communication to Food Standards and Safety Matters

This document describes the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Application of Risk Communication to Food Standards and Safety Matters that was held from 2-6 February 1998 at the Italian Ministry of Health, Rome

Risk Communication Tutorials

A series of seven on-line tutorials on various facets of risk communication created by Dr. Katherine McComas as a Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse exclusive. Presentations are best viewed with Internet Explorer 5 or higher. Each presentation is also available as a printable text version in pdf and a text-only version in html

FSIS Regulator's Food Safety Information Line

The Food Safety and Inspection Service has established a telephone hotline to answer the food safety questions of state food and public health agencies:  800-233-3935.  Hotline staff will also respond to e-mail inquiries sent to food.safety@usda.gov

Foodborne Illness Primer for Physicians

This series of documents was created by USDA/FSIS, the CDC and the FDA in collaboration with the American Medical Association to assist physicians in the prevention, diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses

Consumer Information

Informing the public is a very important type of risk communication.  Go to this page for a variety of links to sites that address a wide range of food-related inquiries.  These sites are useful for both the consumer and the food safety professional

Risk Communication