Risk Assessment

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	The Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis's (ORACBA) primary role is to ensure that major regulations proposed by USDA are based on sound scientific and economic analysis. A major regulation concerns human, health, safety or the environment and has an annual economic impact of at least $100 million in 1994 dollars. For such regulations, ORACBA conducts a thorough analysis that makes clear the nature of the risk, alternative ways of reducing it, the reasoning that justifies the proposed rule, and a comparison of the likely costs and benefits of reducing the risk. ORACBA will provide guidance and technical assistance, coordinate risk analysis work across the Department, and certify that statutory requirements are met.



	REPORT AVAILABLE First formal meeting of the Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG), 26-28 November 2007, WHO TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) is offering a Summer Integrated Program for Food Safety Risk Analysis. These courses provide high quality training and the opportunity to interact with food safety professionals from around the world. Registration is now open for classes that begin July 7, 2008. Learn more JIFSAN courses. For questions contact: Judy Quigley, JIFSAN Conference and Communications Coordinator, 301-405-1696. JIFSAN is a partnership between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the University of Maryland. The Professional Development Training Program in Food Safety Risk Analysis serves the risk analysis training needs of the U.S.FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and is open to food safety professionals worldwide.

	Last Modified: 06/12/2008


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