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S23 - How Risk Managers Decide on Microbiological Risks from Different National Perspectives Macleod BC 1:30 Using Risk Assessment Outcomes in Managing Risks in Australia/NewZealand — Deon Mahoney, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Canberra, BC, Australia 2:00 Steps Forward to Matured Risk Analysis in Japan — Fumiko Kasuga, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan 2:30 Using Risk Assessment Outcomes in Managing Risks in the Food Chain: A UK Perspective — Paul Cook, Food Standards Agency, London, , UK 3:00 The Application of Microbial Risk Assessment Outcomes in Managing Risk: A Canadian Perspective — William Yan, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada Abstract The framework of Risk Analysis is being adopted by many nations in the world. A significant number of microbial risk assessments (MRAs) have been developed over recent years under the auspices of (inter-) governmental bodies that fit within this framework. These assessments typically would be commissioned by risk managers in order to obtain pertinent information to base their decisions on, for instance, whether or not interventions are needed to reduce the risk in light of other risk management priorities, and which interventions would then be most favorable, comparing the possible outcome of different intervention scenarios. When a decision on interventions has been made, risk managers would need to consider providing specific guidance to the food industry and, possibly, consumers, including adopting new standards in legislation where these are deemed necessary. Until now, only a few countries have gained experiences in the uptake of MRA studies and actually making policy decisions on them. This symposium is intended to share and discuss risk management experiences more broadly and to highlight both successes and problems encountered in the process of using MRAs in risk management.
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