TY - GEN TI - Risk characterization of microbiological hazards in food: guidelines SN - 9789251064122 PY - 2009/// CY - Geneva, PB - World Health Organization, KW - Foodborne diseases KW - Food contamination KW - Food KW - Health risk assessment KW - Food industry and trade KW - Food Microbiology KW - Food Contamination KW - Water Microbiology KW - Risk Assessment KW - Risk Management N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - These guidelines provide descriptive guidance on how to conduct risk characterization in various contexts, and utilizing a variety of tools and techniques. They have been developed in recognition of the fact that a reliable estimation of risk is critical to the overall risk assessment. This volume contains information that is useful to both risk assessors and risk managers, governments and food regulatory agencies, scientists, food producers and industries and other people or institutions with an interest in the area of microbiological hazards in food, their impact on human health and food trade and their control. Co-published with WHO ER -