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| One of the objectives of JEMRA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment) is to make risk assessment more accessible and user-friendly to the wider food safety community. The development of risk assessment tools is one approach to achieving this. Development of these tools has been driven by the international standard setting work of the Codex Alimentarius which takes a risk based approach to its standard development work and in its standards guides countries to also embrace risk based approaches. |
| A tool to assess the impact of control measures on the risk associated with Cronobacter spp. in powdered infant formula was the first tool to be developed and can be used in conjunction with the Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Powdered Formulae for Infants and Young Children available at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/11026/CXP_066e.pdf. |
| The decision support tool for the management of Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat has been developed to support a risk based approach to the management of these pathogens and can be used in conjunction with the Codex Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter and Salmonella in Chicken Meat available at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/11780/CXG_078e.pdf. |
| A tool to assess the performance of sampling plans, irrespective of the pathogen or commodity they refer to, is also being developed to assist regulators and the food industry assess the impact of sampling approaches and modifications to their plans. |
| The feasibility of developing additional tools, for example, to assist in the implementation of the Codex guidelines for the Control of Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in Seafoods, is under consideration. |
Powdered Infant Formula
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