We solicited the advice and opinions of State shellfish and scientific experts, and the public
throughout the conduct of this Vibrio parahaemolyticus risk assessment. A summary of the
dates, type of review activity, and participants is provided below.
| Date | Activity | Participants |
| January 1999 | Risk Assessment Team assembled | FDA |
| May 7, 1999 | Federal Register Notice; request for comments and for scientific data and information | Public |
| May 27, 1999 | Public meeting (Chicago, IL) | NACMCF; Public; VPRA team members |
| August 13, 1999 | Federal Register Notice of public meeting | Public |
| September 24, 1999 | Public meeting; request for comments on the risk assessment approach and assumptions (Washington, DC) | NACMCF; Public; VPRA
team
members |
| December 1999 | Request for scientific review of draft risk assessment document | RAC members |
| December 1999 | Technical discussion of the draft risk assessment document | RAC annual meeting (closed) |
| December 1999 | Intensive review of model | Dr. David Gaylor, FDA/NCTR |
| March 31, 2000 | Internal scientific review of draft document | Selected FDA risk managers |
| May 29, 2000 | Technical review of document | Selected government experts and SGE's |
| May 29, 2000 | Review of model and mathematics | Selected government experts and SGE's |
| July 28, 2000 | Internal scientific review of draft document | Selected FDA risk managers |
| August 4, 2000 | Presentation on update of V. parahaemolyticus risk assessment at the IAFP meeting, Atlanta, GA | IAFP attendees |
| NACMCF - the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods.
RAC - the U.S. government Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium SGE - Special Government Employees IAFP - International Association for Food Protection | ||
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