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E-mail: notermans@voeding.tno.nl
Website: http://www.voeding.tno.nl

Role and Contribution

Participant 5 leads WP 2 and contributes to the WP1, WP2, WP5 and WP6. The contribution comprises the following objectives of the project:

• Modelling the effect of dynamic storage conditions on meat pathogens and spoilage bacteria.
  
• Validation of existing models targeted on specific meat products.
  
• Collecting basic data on prevalence/concentration of pathogens and spoilage organisms as basis for proper risk assessment.
  
• Combining validated pathogen growth models with data on prevalence/concentration, dose-response realtionship, etc.
  
• Establishment of and updating of an internetsite
  
• Evaluation and assessing industry acceptance of the TTI
  
• Identification of consumer response.

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2. Notermans, S., Nauta, M.J., Jansen, J., Jouve, J.L. and Mead, G.C. A risk assessment approach to evaluating food safety based on product surveillance. Food Control 9, 217-223, 1997.
   
   
3. Notermans, S. and Batt, C.A. A risk assessment approach for food-borne Bacillus cereus and its toxins. J, Applied Microbiology Symposium Supplement 84, 51S-61S, 1998.
   
   
4. Notermans, S., Dufrenne, J., Teunis, P. and Chakraborty, T. Studies on the risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal Food Protection 61, 244-248, 1998.Notermans, S. et al (1998). Studies on the risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes. J. Food protection 61, 244-248.
   
   
5. De Nijs, M., van Egmond, H.P., Nauta, M., Rombouts, F.M. and Notermans, S. Assessment of human exposure to fumonisine B1. J. Food Protection, 61, 879-884, 1998.
   
   
6. Hoornstra, E., Northolt, M.D., Notermans, S. and Barendsz, A.W. The use of quantitative risk assessment in HACCP. Food Control 12, 229-234, 2001
   
   
7. Notermans, S., Barendzs, A.W. and rombouts, F. Evolution of microbiological risk assessment. Chapter book on Microbial risk assessment. In Press, 2002.