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Ranking the Public Health Impact
of Foodborne Hazards:

A Conference on the FSRC
Risk Ranking Model

RFF Conference Center
1616 P Street, NW, Washington, DC
September 12, 2003

 
The FSRC hosts a conference for the food safety stakeholder community on the development of its first project, the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model (FIRRM).  This model, which ranks the public health impact of specific foodborne risks, marks the FSRC's first stage of work in developing decision tools for a more science-and risk-based food safety system.

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Conference Materials:
Methodology Primer for the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model
Food Attribution Data and Methodologies in the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model
Disease Incidence Data and Methodologies in the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model
Purpose and Key Attributes of the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model
Valuation Methodologies and Data Needs for the Foodborne Illness Risk Ranking Model

Event/Speaker

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Welcome and Overview of Day
Margaret Glavin


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Welcome to Resources for the Future
Paul R. Portney
(President, Resources for the Future)


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Policy Context and Purpose of the Model
Michael Taylor

  • The FSRC Agenda
  • Role of the risk ranking model
  • Key attributes of the model


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Presentation Slides

Approach and Model Overview
 J.Glenn Morris
  • Introduction of model concepts, methodology, and structure
  • Key data elements and issues: Incidence, Food Attribution
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Presentation Slides
Alan Krupnick
  • Key data elements and issues: Food Attribution and Valuation

 
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Presentation Slides
Questions and Answers
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Model Demonstration and Outputs
Michael Batz, J.Glenn Morris
  • Run through of model in operation
  • Outputs obtainable from default data
  • Outputs obtainable from other data sources and assumptions
  • Q&A
Model Demonstration
 
Discussion: Challenges and Implications
 J.Glenn Morris, Alan Krupnick
  • Incidence data
  • Food attribution
  • Valuation options
  • Q&A/Discussion

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Presentation Slides
 
Roundtable: Perspectives on the Issues
Catherine E. Woteki, Moderator
Robert Buchanan, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Craig Henry, National Food Processors Association
Michael Doyle, Center for Food Safety, U. Georgia and FSRC 		 
Question #1
We started today with three assumptions:
  • Risk-based allocation of resources is an important goal for policy makers.
  • Risk ranking and prioritization of opportunities to reduce risks are requirements for risk-based allocation of resources.
  • Developing models for risk ranking and prioritizing opportunities to reduce risk is feasible but challenging given the state of the art and data availability.

Given what you’ve heard and seen today, do they still hold?
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Question #2
Given what you’ve seen today about what the model can do, what is your impression of its potential utility? What does what you’ve seen imply for targeting research and data collection?
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Question #3
What are the next steps needed to further refine and validate this model? What data are required? What are the possible data sources?
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Question #4
The risk ranking model deals with pathogens in foods, but there are other food-borne risks to human health, such as chemicals. How should (or can) those risks be compared?

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Question #5
What advice can you give on the long-term management of the risk ranking model and its data to ensure integrity while maintaining flexibility and access?
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Conclusion and Next Steps
Michael Taylor
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