Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse

The Risk Assessment Clearinghouse was described in the May 1997 Report to the President as a technical resource for risk assessors from industry,academe, and government. The clearinghouse staff will work with Risk Assessment Consortium (RAC) member agencies to assist in creating access to data from governments, industry, and other sources. A framework to address clearinghouse issues such as data quality, cataloguing, and confidentiality will be developed in conjunction with the RAC. The clearinghouse output will be used to assist government agencies, the food industry, and anyone who seeks to utilize risk assessment, to improve the scientific basis for decision making.