Foodsafety objectives - Is there a zero-risk?

The development of Food Safety Objectives (FSO) in the framework of FAO/WHO Coder Alimentarius is based on the newly introduced concept of Risk Analys is. It consists of Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Risk Communication. The concept is equally applicable in food toxicology and food microbiology and supplements traditional methods of setting safety limits. The essentia l difference between its application in both fields is the dynamic behavior of microorganisms and the differentiated host-agent relationship. Food Saf ety Objectives are derived from risk assessment and the formulation of an a cceptable level of risk. Food Safety Objectives put food processors in a po sition to determine performance criteria for food processes and to calculat e a comparable food safety.