Links related to microbiological risks in food
LINKS TO EXTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENTS
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE)
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
- BSE Risk Assessment (USDA-APHIS)
- Final Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee on the Geographical Risk of BSE (GBR) [pdf 319 kb] (European Union, Scientific Steering Committee)
- Opinion and Report Assessment of the Human BSE Risk Posed by Bovine Vertebral Column Including Dorsal Root Ganglia [pdf 295 kb] (European Commission, Scientific Steering Committee)
- Opinions of SSC Related to Geographical BSE Risk Assessment (European Union, Scientific Steering Committee)
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS
ESCHERICHIA COLI
- Draft FSIS Risk Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef (USDA-FSIS)
- Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef: Review of a Draft Risk Assessment (National Academy of Sciences, USA)
- FSIS Risk Assessment of E. coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef (USDA-FSIS)
- Risk Assessment of Shiga-toxin Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Steak Tartare in the Netherlands (RIVM, Netherlands)
LISTERIA
MICROBIOLOGICAL RISK ANALYSIS
- FAO's JEMRA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment) site
- Opinion On Principles For The Development Of Risk Assessment Of Microbiological Hazards Under The Hygiene Of Foodstuffs Directive 93/43/Eec (European Commission)