Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards in Foods

Overview

This document focuses on evaluating the nature of the adverse health effects associated with foodborne non-typhoid and non-paratyphoid Salmonella spp. and how to quantitatively assess the relationship between the magnitude of the foodborne exposure and the likelihood of adverse health effects occurring.

The objective and scope of the Salmonella Hazard Characterization document is to provide:

• A review of the characteristics of the host, organism, and food matrix.
• A summary and review of available data and information on adverse health effects.
• A summary and evaluation of existing dose-response models with respect to assumptions, sources of uncertainty, strengths, and limitations.
• A description of the use of available outbreak data to evaluate published dose response models.
• An evaluation of the outbreak data for evidence of a difference between susceptible and normal populations and between Salmonella Enteritidis and other strains