Risk assessment of Vibrio spp. in seafood

From: benembarekp@who.ch
Date: Fri Jan 11 2002 - 08:15:51 PST

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    > Risk assessment of Vibrio spp. in seafood :
    >
    > Dear All,
    > We are pleased to inform you that the preliminary documents on hazard
    > identification, exposure assessment and hazard characterization of Vibrio
    > spp. in seafood and Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens have now been
    > posted on both the FAO
    > http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/pagerisk/techdoc.htm and
    > WHO http://www.who.int/fsf/mbriskassess/Tech%20docs.htm websites.
    >
    > These documents were reviewed during the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation
    > on Risk of Microbiological Hazards in Foods which took place in WHO
    > Headquarters, Geneva on 23 - 27 July 2001
    > http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/pagerisk/reportCV.pdf and
    > http://www.who.int/fsf/mbriskassess/reportcv.pdf.
    >
    > A "Call for Public Comment, Scientific Data and Information" has also
    > been
    > issued
    > http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/pagerisk/callcom2.htm
    > http://www.who.int/fsf/mbriskassess/Call_for_comments2.htm. All interested
    > parties are invited to review these documents and provide FAO and WHO with
    > their comments as well as any pertinent data and information that they may
    > have. If you have further comments on these documents, please submit them
    > to FAO and WHO for consideration in the revision of the documents in the
    > course of 2002. We would also appreciate your assistance in bringing this
    > "Call for Public Comment, Scientific Data and Information" to the
    > attention of your colleagues.
    >
    > With Best regards,
    >
    > Peter Karim Ben Embarek,
    > Scientist,
    > Food Safety Programme, World Health Organisation (WHO),
    > 20, Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
    > Ph:+41 22 791 42 04 (Operator: 2111), Fax: +41 22 791 48 07
    > E-mail: benembarekp@who.int, Homepage: www.who.int/fsf
    >
    > Sarah Cahill,
    > Food Quality and Standards Service, Food and Nutrition Division, Food and
    > Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
    > Tel: + 39 06 5705 3614, Fax: + 39 06 5705 4593, Email:
    > sarah.cahill@fao.org
    >
    > and
    > Hajime Toyofuku,
    > Food Safety Programme, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva,
    > Switzerland
    > Tel: + 41 22 791 3556, Fax: +41 22 791 4807, Email: toyofukuh@who.int
    >



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