Risk and Exposure Assessment for Food Chemicals

Post conference Workshops – 29th Oct

Risk and Exposure Assessment for Food Chemicals

Cian O’Mahony ;Head of Expert Modelling & Statistics at Creme Global ; Cronan McNamara, CEO at Creme Global

Workshop fee: AED 500

Workshop Outlines

1. Hazard, Exposure and Risk
a. How do we quantify each
b. Risk = Hazard x Exposure
c. How safe exposure and recommended intake levels are set

2. Consumer Exposure Assessment
a. Data sets
b. Mathematical methods and statistics
c. Aggregate exposure assessment

3. Assessing Populations and Sub-groups
a. Representative samples
b. Assessing sub-populations
c. Groups by Gender, Age, Location, Socio-economic factors, etc

4. Worked Examples
a. Food additives
b. Pesticides
c. Contaminants
d. Nutrients


The workshop will be delivered as a combination of interactive lectures and worked examples on computer. Specialised software will be used for the worked examples and will be used as a teaching tool for the workshop. Participants will need a laptop and an internet connection in order to access the software. Course notes will be made available after the workshop.