抄録
Initial problem formulation and clear description of purpose of risk assessment for decision making and examination of its utility after its implementation in food safety are extremely important, but have not been well recognized in Japan. Examples of problems in current food safety risk assessment and inappropriateness in the actual application of the results of assessment to the risk management are discussed. A new paradigm of risk governance in food safety based on the recent progress in the risk assessment concepts developed by international cooperative efforts, such as works of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), and its integration with relevant decision making for risk management together with effective risk communication, are described.
