U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC 20250

Salmonella Enteritidis Risk Assessment

Shell Eggs and Egg Products

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents Executive Summary

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Introduction    Project History    Model Description and Uses    References Results of Baseline Model    References Modeling Mitigations    Mitigation Elasticity    Evaluation of Possible Interventions    Evaluating Shell Egg Cooling Strategies

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Production Module    Summary of Production Module    Inputs to Production Module    Production Module Variables    Output of Production Module    Module Validation    Sensitivity Analysis    Production Module Limitations    Mathematics of the Production Module    References

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Shell Eggs Processing and Distribution Module    Summary of Shell Eggs Processing and Distribution Module    Inputs to the Shell Egg Module    Shell Egg Module Variables    Modeling Periods and Elements    Results Page    Sensitivity Analysis    Mathematics of the Shell Eggs Processing and Distribution Module    References

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Egg Products Processing and Distribution Module    Summary of Egg Products Processing and Distribution Module    Inputs to the Egg Products Processing and Distribution Module    Egg Products Module Variables    Sensitivity Analysis    Module Validation    Results and Conclusions    References

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Preparation and Consumption Module    Summary of Preparation and Consumption Module    Inputs to Preparation and Consumption Module    Preparation and Consumption Module Variables    Results Page    Sensitivity Analysis    References

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Public Health Outcomes Module    Summary of the Public Health Outcomes Module    Inputs, Parameters, and Variables for the Public Health Outcomes Module    Parameters in the Public Health Outcomes Module: Variables    Probability of Infection: Microbial Dose-Response Modeling    Output of the Public Health Outcomes Module    Sensitivity Analysis    Limitations    References

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Last Updated On 08/12/1998.