Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef : review of a draft risk assessment / Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Risk Assessment, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of The National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Review of the USDA E coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Escherichia coli infections--Risk factors.

Escherichia coli infections.

Escherichia coli infections--Transmission.

Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Beef.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is formulating risk assessments to identify important foodborne hazards; evaluate potential strategies to prevent, reduce, or eliminate those hazards; assess the effects of different mitigation strategies; and identify research needs. These risk assessments, in brief, empirically characterize the determinants of the presence or level of microbial contamination in vulnerable foodstuffs at various points leading up to consumption. One of the initial efforts in the undertaking is a risk assessment of the public health impact of E. coli O157: H7 in ground beef. In addition to soliciting public input, FSIS asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee of experts to review the draft and offer recommendations and suggestions for consideration as the agency finalizes the document. This report presents the results of that review.

Contents:

Front Matter

Reviewers

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Summary of the Food Safety and Inspection Service Draft Risk Assessment

2 Production Module

3 Slaughter Module

4 Preparation Module

5 Hazard Characterization

6 Risk Characterization

7 Modeling Approach and Implementation

Appendix A Agendas of Public Meetings Held by the Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Risk Assessment

Appendix B Additional Comments

Appendix C Committee and Staff Biographies

Appendix D E. Coli Assessment.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610182992

9780309168946

0309168945

9781280182990

1280182997

9780309503921

0309503922

OCLC:

52862397