Constituent Update

February 26, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released FDA-iRISK 2.0, an enhanced version of the free web-based tool that helps users conduct their own quantitative risk assessments in support of food safety. The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, (JIFSAN) will also host a webinar to highlight key features of FDA-iRISK 2.0.

FDA-iRISK 2.0 allows users to rank and compare risks and predict the effectiveness of prevention and control measures. Enhanced features include:

·advanced modeling methods, such as rare events and new dose-response modeling options;

·faster development of alternative scenarios;

·innovative reporting of results;

·graphical representations of dose-response and variability in contamination and consumption to better understand and verify data; and

·easier data-sharing with other users.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm435684.htm