Module Summary

Module 4: Risk Assessment (II)

Lesson 1: Risk Ranking
STEPS IN RISK RANKING
1. Define the scope
• Identify the risk management question
• List and define all applicable foods and/or hazards
• Identify the population in question
• Determine availability of resources
• Identify the working time frame
2. Develop the approach
3. Conduct risk ranking analysis
Lesson 2: Other Approaches to Risk Assessment
OTHER APPROACHES TO RISK ASSESSMENT
1. QUALITATIVE
• Decision flowchart
• Deliberative process
2. SEMI QUANTITATIVE

• Risk Matrix
• Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)
3. QUANTITATIVE
1. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY)
2. Cost-of-Illness (COI)
3. Number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths (total and per serving of food)
4. Toxicity benchmarks such as: LD50; RfD or the Reference and NOAEL
5. Risk benchmarks such as the Hazard Index or the ratio of the potential exposure
to a substance and level at which no adverse effects are expected.