health-risk-analysis-2014-3-1

Abstract

Abstract. The publication focuses on the principle algorithm and methods to assess consumer products safety in terms of public health. The methodology is based on a standard risk assessment procedure including the following stages: hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, and risk characterization. The key feature of the developed approaches is the use of mathematical modeling to describe risk development based on the adjustment of paired 'factor (exposure) -response" relationships obtained in the course of epidemiological studies for the purposes of risk escalation assessment. A dynamic model of functional disorders associated with product safety is a mathematical description of the process of change in the state of health of consumers under long-term exposure to product-related hazardous factors combined with natural ageing. The publication describes approaches to the assessment of cumulative risk associated with various product factors, suggests risk structuring techniques and an internationally harmonized risk assessment scale. The methodology is universal, aimed for a wide range of objectives, and serves the purposes of the Customs Union. The methodology was tested when validating food product safety criteria in assessing the risks associated with such long-use products as furniture, construction and finishing materials