This article was produced by Dipon Sarkar, Victual’s Food Safety Consultant, in partnership with Deon Mahoney and published in Food Australia magazine. It is reproduced here with permission.
With food supply chains becoming increasingly intricate, understanding how consumers may be exposed to hazards is vital for safeguarding public health. Building on the previous discussion of hazard identification and characterisation, this article focuses on exposure assessment—examining the likelihood, frequency, and magnitude of consumer exposure to biological, chemical, and physical risks in food.
Read the full article below to see how exposure assessments are applied in practice, the data sources and modelling tools that support them, and how these insights help food businesses make informed decisions to minimise risk and protect consumers.
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