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 …

In the field of food safety, meta-analysis can be used to combine results of prevalence
studies of pathogens at critical stages within the food processing chain so that policy makers …

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 risk assessment study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella on pig
carcasses and pork joints produced in slaughterhouses, on the basis that within groups of …

Meta-analysis studies are increasingly being conducted in the food microbiology area to
quantitatively integrate the findings of many individual studies on specific questions or …

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

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

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 …

Abstract Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) has emerged as a comprehensive and
systematic approach for addressing the risk of pathogens in specific foods and/or processes …

Risk assessment has been extensively developed in several scientific fields, such as
environmental science, economics, and civil engineering, among others. In the aftermath of …