My book entitled ’Microbiological Risk Assessment of Food’ hwas published in 2002. It is about 230 pages long and is based on the Codex format of Hazard Identification, Exposure Assessment, Hazard Characterisation and Risk Characterisation.

The book chapters are :
Foodborne microbial pathogens in world trade
Food safety, control and HACCP
Risk analysis
Application of microbiological risk assessment
Future developments in microbiological risk assessment
In addition to working through the 70+ MRA examples below, you can also go to Exercises (Microbiological Risk Assessment) of the Blackwell’s host site to work through an example.

There is also a Powerpoint presentation I wrote concerning MRA, HACCP and microbial criteria you can view at ’HACCP & microbial safety’.

Meanwhile, below are over 70 MRA sites to visit to keep you busy...!

Spreadsheet RA model
Ross and Sumner have published two papers in International Journal of Food Microbiology (vol77, 39-53 and vol77, 55-59; 2002) on risk assessment tools. The first paper is on a simple, spreadsheet which can be downloaded (ZIP file based on ExcelTM). It includes two case studies; viruses in oysters and comparison of risk estimate with Cassin et al. (1998; Microbiology of Safe Food p. 349, Microbiological Risk Assessment of Food p.157).

Salmonella
FAO-WHO Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens (ftp site; two WORD files to download) Jan 2003
USA Elimination of S. Enteritidis illness due to eggs
EA eggs (pdf file)
HA broilers & eggs (pdf file)
FSIS eggs and egg products
Denmark, contribution of animal sources
HI & HC Salmonella in broilers & eggs (Fazil et al pdf file.)
EA S. Enteritidis in eggs (Ebel et al pdf file.)
EA Salmonella in broilers (Kelly et al. pdf file)
FSIS Salmonella in shell eggs risk assessment
S. Enteritidis risk assessment model
Global Salmonella surveillance (Global Salm-Surv)
Listeria
FSIS draft L. monocytogenes RTE meat & poultry, March 2003
FDA draft L. monocytogenes QMRA
L. monocytogenes (Buchanan & Lindqvist, pdf file)
Second site for FDA draft Listeria monocytogenes QMRA
Preliminary study, health impact
EU 1999 (pdf file)
Campylobacter
HA, EA, HC in broiler chickens, FAO-WHO
fluoroquinolone resistant Campylobacter
Revised Risk Assessment for fluoroquinolone-resistant campylobacter in chickens
Broilers Denmark QMRA
Fazil chicken study course
Other micro-organisms and foods
QMRA - cross-contamination
Risk Assessment for food terrorism and other food safety concerns
E. coli O157 in beef tartare, RIVM, Netherlands
E. coli O157 in beef risk assessment
Draft FSIS E coli O157 Risk Assessment (pdf file)
V. parahaemolyticus - shellfish
HA, EA, HC, for Vibrio spp. in seafoods
EU Norwalk-like viruses (pdf file)
Salads
Lap-mei
Siu-mei and Lo-mei
FAO/WHO
Risk Assessment: Food Bioterrorism and other food safety concerns
JEFRA homepage
Principles and guidelines for incorporating MRA in the development of food safety standards, guidelines and related texts; Joint FAO/WHO March 2002 (pdf file)
Codex Principles for MRA (pdf file)
WHO Background paper
JEMRA (pdf file)
WHO Microbiological Risk Analysis
FAO/WHO (pdf)
CCFH response to Codex
Joint FAO & WHO (1999) Consultation report
FAO/WHO HC food and water (pdf)
Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives
antimicrobial agents, new animal drugs
Abridged FOA MRA explanation page
JEMRA food and water (pdf file)
FAO/WHO food and water
FAO/WHO assessors and managers
Risk Analysis, Geneva 1995
Risk Management & Food Safety, Rome 1997
Risk Communication, Rome,1998
Risk Assessment, Geneva, 1999 (pdf file)
Risk Management 2000
General - Food Control
L. monocytogenes (Buchanan & Lindqvist, pdf file)
HI & HC Salmonella in broilers & eggs (Fazil et al pdf file.)
EA S. Enteritidis in eggs (Ebel et al pdf file.)
EA Salmonella in broilers (Kelly et al. pdf file)
Hazard characterization for pathogens in food and water
Assesors & managers of microbiological hazards
WHO antimicrobial resistance
WHO index
WHO microbiological risk assessment
EU
Risk assessment of food borne bacterial pathogens: Quantitative methodolgy relevant for human exposure assessment (Final report 2003, pdf format)
Codex 2000, Risk Analysis
EU MRA & 93/43/EEC
EU harmonisation
Quantitiative methodology - preliminary report (pdf)
General food & water
Hazard Characterization of pathogens in food and water: Guidleines. JEFRA 2003
1996 Summary paper by Society for Risk Analysis
Dept. of Health (UK) Advisory Committee on dangerous pathogens
HACCP & MRA
ILSI principles (1998)
ILSI principles (2000; pdf file)
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse
Risk assessment tools
Risk assessment frameworks
RiskWorld
Society for Risk Analysis
USDA Risk analysis bibliography
Online training courses and model explanations
Risk Analysis Background from FSIS
WHO
FSIS E. coli O157:H7
Poultry FARM (Oscar)
FAO/WHO initiative on Microbial risk assessment