A quantitative microbial risk assessment model for human inhalation exposure to legionella

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Inhalation Exposure ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Assessment Model ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk

Comparing the Effect of Various Contamination Levels for Salmonella in Chicken Meat Preparations on the Probability of Illness in Belgium

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 2093-2105 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIEKE UYTTENDAELE ◽  
KATLEEN BAERT ◽  
KOEN GRIJSPEERDT ◽  
LIEVEN DE ZUTTER ◽  
BENOIT HORION ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Chicken Meat ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Assessment Model ◽  
Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Microbial Risk ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Fixed Input

At the urging of competent national authorities, a limited risk assessment on Salmonella in chicken meat preparations in Belgium was undertaken following a retail-to-table approach. The input distribution of Salmonella was based on surveillance data in Belgium. To analyze the relative impact of reducing the risk of salmonellosis associated with a decrease in the Salmonella contamination level, different distributions based on the actual situation but limiting the number of portions containing Salmonella at 1 CFU per 1, 10, and 25 g of meat were used in the quantitative microbial risk assessment model. The quantitative microbial risk assessment model also was run several times with a theoretical fixed input of Salmonella assuming all portions possessed the same fixed contamination level set at 1,000, 100, 10, and 1 CFU/g of meat and 1 CFU per 10, 25, 100, and 1,000 g of meat. With regard to the initial contamination level, the results indicate, both by the narrowing of the current distribution and by the fixed input, that especially the higher levels of contamination (>1 CFU/g) contribute to the increased risk for salmonellosis.

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