FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
January 2001

Draft Assessment of the Relative Risk to Public Health from Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods

Table of Contents

Interpretive Summary (PDF, 111 KB)

Contributors, Acknowledgements, and Request for Comment & Information (PDF, 20 KB)
Executive Summary (PDF, 41 KB)
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Glossary (PDF, 16 KB)

1. Introduction (PDF, 26 KB)
2. Hazard Identification (PDF, 48 KB)
3. Exposure Assessment (PDF, 291 KB)
4. Hazard Characterization (PDF, 119 KB)
5. Risk Characterization (PDF, 158 KB)
6. Research Needs (PDF, 86 KB)
7. Interpretation and Conclusions (PDF, 21 KB)
   References (PDF, 90 KB)
   Appendices 1-4 (PDF, 48 KB)
   • Appendix 1: Chronology of Technical and Scientific Reviews of the Draft FDA/FSIS Listeria Monocytogenes Risk Assessment Document
   • Appendix 2: An Overview of FDA/FSIS Risk Assessment
   • Appendix 3: The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network
   • Appendix 4: Selected References for Food Category Identification
   Appendix 5: Food Categories Modeled Distributions and Related Information (PDF, 268 KB)
   Appendices 6-9 (PDF, 86 KB)
   • Appendix 6: Software
   • Appendix 7: Listeria Contamination of Food by Study Date
   • Appendix 8: Growth of Listeria Monocytogenes in Foods
   • Appendix 9: Additional Risk Characterization Information

Relative Risk to Public Health from Foodborne Listeria Monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods; Draft Risk Assessment Document and Risk Management Action Plan; Availability Federal Register Notice, January 19, 2001

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