Course info

The course addresses the following topics:

• The concept of risk assessment (as applied in national and in EFSA and other international food safety organizations).
• The role of international regulatory agencies and international risk assessment guidelines.
• The three components of risk analysis – risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
• Risk assessment approach steps according to the WHO: problem formulation, hazard identification, hazard characterisation, exposure assessment and risk characterisation.
• How to perform a structured risk assessment.
• The process of hazard and risk identification.
• Risk analysis on regulated products and Plant health.
• Chemical contaminants and chemical risk analysis (hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment and risk characterization in chemical risk assessment, risk management and risk communication).
• Risk analysis on Zoonosis and Animal Health with a focus on Microbiological Risk Analysis.
• New Official Controls Regulation (OCR) and Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
• Crisis management.