scholarly journals Modeling and Risk Assessment for Salmonella in Meat and Poultry

2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M Lammerding
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Quantitative Modeling ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk ◽  
Host Pathogen Interaction ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Microbial risk assessment is rapidly becoming a well-recognized concept in the management of food- and waterborne microbial hazards. The process of conducting a risk assessment is a structured, systematic approach to integrate and evaluate information from diverse sources concerning the origin and fate of pathogens along the food chain and to determine the magnitude of public health risks. Quantitative modeling of the sources, prevalence, numbers, and behavior of food chain pathogens, such as Salmonella, and of the host/pathogen interaction and consequences are providing scientific information and insights useful for decision makers in managing the safety of the food supply.

Modeling Food Spoilage in Microbial Risk Assessment

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
KONSTANTINOS KOUTSOUMANIS
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Food Spoilage ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk ◽  
Combining Data

In this study, I describe a systematic approach for modeling food spoilage in microbial risk assessment that is based on the incorporation of kinetic spoilage modeling in exposure assessment by combining data and models for the specific spoilage organisms (SSO: fraction of the total microflora responsible for spoilage) with those for pathogens. The structure of the approach is presented through an exposure assessment application for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef. The proposed approach allows for identifying spoiled products at the time of consumption by comparing the estimated level of SSO (pseudomonads) with the spoilage level (level of SSO at which spoilage is observed). The results of the application indicate that ignoring spoilage in risk assessment could lead to significant overestimations of risk.

Evaluation of Microbial Risk Assessment Techniques and Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (0) ◽  
pp. 9781780404141-9781780404141
Author(s):  
J. A. Soller ◽  
A. W. Olivieri ◽  
J. N. S. Eisenberg ◽  
R. Sakajii ◽  
R. Danielson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk ◽  
Assessment Techniques

Enteric virus presence in green vegetables and associated irrigation waters in a rural area from Argentina. A quantitative microbial risk assessment

LWT ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 111201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prez Verónica Emilse ◽  
Victoria Matías ◽  
Martínez Laura Cecilia ◽  
Giordano Miguel Oscar ◽  
Masachessi Gisela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Enteric Virus ◽  
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk ◽  
Irrigation Waters

Risk assessment of waterborne protozoa: current status and future trends

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. GIBSON ◽  
C. N. HAAS ◽  
J. B. ROSE
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk ◽  
Chemical Risk Assessment ◽  
Low Levels

Throughout the past decade much research has been directed towards identifying the occurrence, epidemiology, and risks associated with waterborne protozoa. While outbreaks are continually documented, sporadic cases of disease associated with exposure to low levels of waterborne protozoa are of increasing concern. Current methodologies may not be sensitive enough to define these low levels of disease. However, risk assessment methods may be utilised to address these low level contamination events. The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to microbial risk assessment for waterborne protozoa. Risk assessment is a useful tool for evaluating relative risks and can be used for development of policies to decrease risks. Numerous studies have been published on risk assessment methods for pathogenic protozoa including Cryptosporidium and Giardia. One common notion prevails: microbial risk assessment presents interesting complications to the traditional chemical risk assessment paradigm. Single microbial exposures (non-threshold) are capable of causing symptomatic illness unlike traditional chemical exposures, which require a threshold to be reached. Due to the lack of efficient recovery and detection methods for protozoa, we may be underestimating the occurrence, concentration and distribution of these pathogenic micro-organisms. To better utilize the tool of microbial risk assessment for risk management practices, future research should focus in the area of exposure assessment.

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