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Food Safety Research Committee
【Risk Assessment Task Force】 |
| Task
Force Objectives |
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The aim of the task force is to
study the approaches for food product safety evaluation, including
risk analysis methods, and to help popularize them. |
| Main
Activities To Date |
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Task force working meetings have
been held once every two months. |
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Seminars have been held for task
force members. |
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3.
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Food risk assessment lectures have
been held once or twice a year. In fiscal 2006, the sixth lecture
was given on risk evaluation of mold toxins, and was attended
by 73 people. |
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The lecturers were asked to write
articles based on their lecture content, which were then published
in the ILSI bulletin. To date, eight such articles have been
published. |
| Future
Activities |
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The working meetings will continue
to be held once every two months. |
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Small seminars will be held as
necessary. |
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Lectures will be held once a year.
A satellite symposium will be held on November 2, 2007. |
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Lecture content will be summarized
by the lecturer whenever possible and published in the ILSI
bulletin. |
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The Points for Food Product Safety
Evaluation will be completed and published in a special edition
of the ILSI bulletin. |
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(June 2007)
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