A function of the probability of an adverse health effect and the severity of that effect, consequential to a hazard in food (Codex Alimentarius Commission, 1999).

The qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of the nature of the adverse health effects associated with biological, chemical and physical agents which may be present in food...

Knowledge on a system stored inside or obtained from a model, e.g. a mathematical algorithm, EM, PM and QMRA model, software code etc.

Classification of mathematical models relevant for microbial food safety such as QMRA model, dose-response model, process model, consumption model, exposure model, health metric...