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Cost-benefit Analysis

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Malcolm, SA; Narrod, CA; Roberts, T; Ollinger, M	Evaluating the economic effectiveness of pathogen reduction technologies in cattle slaughter plants This report attempts to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of typical slaughterhouse practices using a probabilistic (more) Publication Year: 2004	Jan 22, 2009
	Havelaar, AH; Braunig, J; Christiansen, K; Cornu, M; Hald, T; Mangen, M-JJ; Molbak, K; Pielaat, A; Snary, E; Van Boven, M; Van Pelt, W; Velthuis, A; Wahlstrom, H	Integrating risk assessment, epidemiology and economics to support decision making in food safety This report describes an integrated scientific approach to supporting food safety decisions by utilizing veterinary (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006	Jan 16, 2009
	Wong, D.M.A. LF; Evers, EG; Mangen, M-JJ; Noremark, M; Snary, EL; Stellbrink, E; Velthuis, AGJ	Integration of Economic Modelling and Pre-harvest Microbial Risk Assessment This report offers various perspectives on cost-benefit analysis of pre-harvest control options for farmers and (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2006	Jan 16, 2009
	Paarlberg, Philip L.;Seitzinger, Ann Hillberg; Lee, John G.; Mathews, Kenneth H.; Jr.	Economic Impacts of Foreign Animal Disease Report presenting a modeling framework in which epidemiological model results are integrated with an economic model (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008	Jun 6, 2008
	Hurd, Scott, et al.	Risk-Based Optimization of the Danish Swine Salmonella Control Program This presentation discusses Risk-Based Optimization of the Danish Swine Salmonella Control Program. It was presented (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Dec 7, 2007
	McLaughlin, Cristina	Common Misperceptions of Cost/Benefit Analysis for Public and Private Decision Making This presentation discusses common misperceptions of cost/benefit analysis for public and private decision making. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Dec 4, 2007
	McGartland, Al	Economic Valuation Methods: COI, VSL, WTP & QALY This presentation discusses Interface Between Risk Assessment and Economics: Economic Valuation Methods. It was (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Nov 30, 2007
	Williams, Richard	Integrating Risk Assessment and Economics This presentation discusses Integrating Risk Assessment and Benefit-Cost Analysis. It was presented at the 2007 (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Nov 30, 2007
	Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium	Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne Illness Regulations - Agenda/Presentations Agenda and presentations of the IRAC-sponsored Public Conference "Risk Assessment, Economic Analysis, and Foodborne (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007	Nov 30, 2007
	Calvin, Linda	Outbreak Linked to Spinach Forces Reassessment of Food Safety Practices This report discusses that while the risk of contracting a foodborne illness from eating spinach is low, spinach and (more) Publication Month: June 2007	Jul 20, 2007
	Kuchler, Fred; Golan, Elise	Where Should the Money Go? Aligning Policies with Preferences Feature article subtitled, "Accounting for individual risk preferences can help policymakers allocate scarce tax dollars among programs". (more) Deadline: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Publication Month: June 2006	Jun 7, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration Proposed rule to require food and cosmetic product labels to list the color additives cochineal extract and carmine (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, January 30, 2006	Feb 7, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Expansion of the Nutrient Content Claim "Lean" Proposed rule regarding the use of the nutrient content claim "lean" on foods categorized as "mixed dishes not (more) Deadline: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, November 25, 2005	Jan 9, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease Interim final rule that allows for barley as an eligible source of beta-glucan soluble fiber for a health claim (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, December 23, 2005	Jan 6, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule Final Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR). It includes regulations related to chloroform, (more) Deadline: Thursday, January 5, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2006	Jan 5, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 Final rule that confirms the interim final rule (68 FR 58894 as corrected in 69 FR 29428) regarding registration of (more) Deadline: Friday, October 7, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, October 3, 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Proposed Rule Proposed rule to prohibit the use of certain cattle materials in animal food or feed. Includes discussion of comments (more) Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, October 6, 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of Sodium Levels for the Term "Healthy" Final rule regarding the maximum sodium levels permitted in foods that bear the term "healthy." Includes discussion (more) Deadline: Friday, October 7, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water Systems Revisions; Proposed Rule Proposed rule regarding the design for the second cycle of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation. (more) Deadline: Friday, October 21, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, August 22, 2005	Aug 29, 2005
	WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation	Water for Life: Making it Happen Report on the problems caused by lack of safe drinking water and basic sanitation and the costs and benefits of (more) Publication Year: 2005	Jun 10, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Food Standards: Requirements for Substitute Standardized Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term "In this final rule, FSIS is establishing a general definition and standard of identity for standardized meat and (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 10, 2005	Jun 10, 2005
	European Advisory Services	The Introduction of Mandatory Nutrition Labelling in the European Union: Impact Assessment Undertaken for DG SANCO, European Commission Assessment of the potential impact of mandatory nutrition labeling for pre- packaged food products in the EU. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2004	Jun 7, 2005
	GEMS/Food, Food Safety Department, World Health Organization	Total Diet Studies: a Recipe for Safer Food Brochure on total diet studies, including what they are, why to do them, costs and benefits, examples of priority contaminants, and more. (more) Publication Year: 2005	May 31, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food and Drug Administration	Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization Proposed rule to establish a set of general principles for food standards. Includes background information, (more) Deadline: Thursday, August 18, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 20, 2005	May 24, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Safe Handling Statements: Labeling of Shell Eggs Proposed rule "to amend the agency’s food labeling regulations to permit the egg industry to place the safe (more) Publication Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005	May 6, 2005
	Variyam, Jayachandran N.	Nutrition Labeling in the Food-Away-From-Home Sector: An Economic Assessment Report that discusses the economics, costs, and benefits of a food-away-from-home nutrition labeling policy in the U.S. Publication Month: April 2005	May 4, 2005
	U.S. Government Accountability Office	Experiences of Seven Countries in Consolidating Their Food Safety Systems Report on the experiences of Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom (more) Publication Month: February 2005	Apr 3, 2005
	DHHS, CFSAN, Food and Drug Administration/RTI	Cost of Reformulating Foods and Cosmetics Foods and cosmetics are examples of regulated products which are sometimes reformulated in response to changes in the (more) Publication Month: July 2002	Mar 8, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 Final rule requiring the establishment and maintenance of records under the Bioterrorism Act. Includes discussion of (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004	Dec 10, 2004
	Calvin, Linda; Avenda?o, Belem; Schwentesius, Rita	The Economics of Food Safety: The Case of Green Onions and Hepatitis A Outbreaks Report on the economics of food safety using a case study of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with green onions (more) Publication Month: December 2004	Dec 8, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Beverages: Bottled Water Proposed rule to amend bottled water quality standard regulations regarding arsenic. Includes discussion of the (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 2, 2004	Dec 3, 2004
	Kuchler, Fred; Tegene, Abebayehu; Harris, J. Michael	Taxing Snack Foods: What to Expect for Diet and Tax Revenues Report on the potential impact on snack food consumption and tax revenues of excise taxes on snack foods. Publication Month: August 2004	Nov 3, 2004
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish; Interim Rule Interim final rule regarding definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marketing, and (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004	Oct 7, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production Proposed rule regarding measures that shell egg producers must implement to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis (more) Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004	Sep 24, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Administrative Detention of Food for Human or Animal Consumption Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 Final rule regarding the administrative detention of food that may present a threat to humans or animals. Includes an (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 4, 2004	Aug 23, 2004
	Reed, Jane; Frazão, Elizabeth; Itskowitz, Rachel	How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables? Analysis of the costs to consumers of fruits and vegetables (per pound and per serving) based on ACNielsen Homescan (more) Publication Month: July 2004	Aug 11, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Standards: Amendment of Standards of Identity for Enriched Grain Products to Require Addition of Folic Acid Final rule that amends the standards of identity for certain enriched grain products, enriched bromated flour, (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 5, 1996	Aug 5, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material From Cattle Proposed rule to require manufacturers or processors of food or cosmetics containing cattle materials to keep (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics Interim final rule to prohibit the use in human food, including dietary supplements, and cosmetics of specified risk (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Krupnick, Alan J.	Valuing Health Outcomes: Policy Choices and Technical Issues Report that examines analytical tools and health outcome measures for analyzing government activities and policies. (more) Publication Month: March 2004	Jun 28, 2004
	Alberini, Anna; Cropper, Maureen; Krupnick, Alan; Simon, Nathalie B.	Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reductions: Does Latency Matter? Discussion paper on a study that estimates willingness to pay for future risk reduction, based on the results of a survey. (more) Publication Month: April 2004	Jun 28, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Requirements Pertaining to Sampling Services and Private Laboratories Used in Connection With Imported Food Proposed rule regarding the use of sampling services and private laboratories for analysis of imported foods. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 29, 2004	Apr 30, 2004
	Hutton, Guy; Haller, Laurence	Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Water and Sanitation Improvements at the Global Level Report of a study on the estimated costs and benefits of improved water and sanitation services. Includes evaluation (more) Publication Year: 2004	Apr 27, 2004
	Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Washington State University	HACCP Survey Data and questionnaires from surveys of meat slaughter and processors and poultry slaughter and processors regarding food safety and the PR/HACCP rule. (more) Publication Month: November 2003	Dec 1, 2003
	World Health Organization	WHO-CHOICE: CHOosing Interventions that are Cost Effective This page provides information on cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in support of decision-making that affects health (more)	Jul 25, 2003
	Strategy Unit, United Kingdom Cabinet Office	Field Work: Weighing up the Costs and Benefits of GM crops Report on the costs and benefits of GM crops in the UK. Chapters include "The backdrop for GM crops: science, (more) Publication Year: 2003	Jul 17, 2003
	Graham, John D.	Memorandum from John D. Graham to the President's Management Council on "Benefit-Cost Methods and Lifesaving Rules" This memo presents Graham's recommendations regarding the use of age-adjustment factors in benefit-cost analysis. Publication Date: Friday, May 30, 2003	Jul 2, 2003
	Wegener, Henrik C., et al.	Salmonella Control Programs in Denmark This article discusses Denmark's Salmonella control programs for broiler chickens, layer hens, and pigs. It also (more) Publication Month: July 2003	Jul 1, 2003
	Hahn, Robert; Wallsten, Scott	Whose Life Is Worth More? (And Why Is It Horrible to Ask?) This article addresses the issue of valuation and the EPA's recent decision not to use age adjustments in calculating (more) Publication Date: Sunday, June 1, 2003	Jul 1, 2003
	Skrzycki, Cindy	Under Fire, EPA Drops the 'Senior Death Discount' Article that discusses the EPA's "listening sessions" for seniors, and their effect on EPA's position on calculating (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2003	Jul 1, 2003
	OMB Watch	Graham Advises Agencies on Valuing Lives of Seniors This article discusses the debate over how to value the lives of seniors and highlights statements by John Graham, (more) Publication Date: Monday, June 16, 2003	Jul 1, 2003
	DMST, OSAS, CFSAN, Food and Drug Administration/RTI	FDA Labeling Cost Model An update to RTI's 1990 labeling cost model to better meet the FDA's current needs in estimating labeling costs. The (more) Publication Month: January 2003	Feb 20, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Proposed Rules to Amend the Food Labeling Regulations The FDA's regulatory impact analysis of proposed rules to amend the food labeling regulations in response to the 1990 (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, November 27, 1991	Oct 23, 2002
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/Anderson, Donald W.; Lindrooth, Richard C.; Murray, Brian C.; Teague, Jackqueline L./Center for Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute	Cost of Restrictions on Gulf Oyster Harvesting for Control of Vibrio vulnificus-Caused Disease Report of a study conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on (more) Publication Month: October 1996	Sep 30, 2002
	Schierow, Linda-Jo	Risk Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Regulations This report examines risk analysis and risk management practices at the EPA. Includes discussion on EPA's risk (more) Publication Date: Friday, December 2, 1994	Aug 21, 2002
	Ralston, Katherine L.; Lin, C.T. Jordan	Safe Handling Labels for Meat and Poultry: A Case Study in Information Policy This document reviews the economics behind the FSIS requirement of safe handling labels for raw meat and poultry, and (more) Publication Year: 2001	Aug 8, 2002
	Crutchfield, Stephen R.; Buzby, Jean C.; Roberts, Tanya; Ollinger, Michael; Lin, C.T. Jordan	Economic Assessment of Food Safety Regulations: The New Approach to Meat and Poultry Inspection This report discusses the economic implications of the implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (more) Publication Month: July 1997	Aug 31, 2001

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