Risk Assessment/
Risk Management:
Working Together?

Forums for Consumer Participation
in the U.S. Food Policy Making

Transparency and Quality

Consumer Stakeholders Can Play
an Important Role in Risk Assessments

Unique Data

Top Five Single-Food Vehicles of Outbreaks, 1997-2001

The Outbreak Alert! Database

The Outbreak Alert! Database

Example: E. Coli O157:H7
USDA 2001 Draft Risk Assessment

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Are Risk Assessments
Asking the Right Questions?

Example: EGG SAFETY

Advocating a Speedy Process

Example: EGG SAFETY

What did consumers get?

Listeria in Ready-to-Eat Meats

Listeria (continued)

What did we get?
CSPI’s Press Release

Conclusions

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