The management of microbial risk in food products requires the ability to predict growth
kinetics of pathogenic microorganisms in the event of contamination and growth initiation …

This is an overview of the application of risk assessment for evaluating and managing
foodborne microbiological health risks. Risk assessment comprises four steps: hazard …

This communication deals with the use of meta-analysis as a valuable tool for the synthesis
of food safety research, and in quantitative risk assessment modelling. A common …

Risk characterization is one of the four steps of microbiological risk assessment, which
include hazard identification, exposure assessment, hazard characterization and risk …

The aim of a microbiological risk assessment (MRA) is to provide risk managers with
answers to one or more questions that may enable them to make better informed decisions …

Highlights•A tool for ranking foods with respect to microbiological risks is proposed.•The tool
integrates a forward and a backward approach.•The forward approach is based on the …

This document provides guidance on undertaking risk assessment of all microbial hazards
which may adversely affect human health in foods along a food chain. This document is also …

Predictive microbiology in foods is a research area within food microbiology intended to
provide mathematical models to predict microbial behavior in food environments. Although …

The four cornerstones of microbial food safety risk assessment are hazard identification,
exposure assessment, hazard characterization, and risk characterization. These steps …

Microbial risk assessment is a newly emerging discipline in the area of food safety. One of
the difficulties associated with microbial risk assessment is in determining the number of …