Staff Support Service Staff support for the activities of the Risk Assessment Consortium will be provided by the lead agency. Other members may provide additional support staff as necessary. The Risk Assessment Consortium seeks membership from all federal agencies with risk analysis responsibilities related to food safety, including food safety and human health research. Additional federal agencies, when identified, will also be asked to join the Risk Assessment Consortium. Although the Risk Assessment Consortium is not a policy-setting group, representatives should be knowledgeable of their respective agency policy goals and objectives to ensure that the Risk Assessment Consortium activities are consistent with those goals and objectives.
Current representatives reflect a cross-section of scientific expertise and experience.
Agencies may change the official representative as needed. The agencies may, on an ad hoc basis, have additional or alternate representatives participate in Risk Assessment Consortium activities. Selection of official representatives should be consistent with the goals of the Risk Assessment Consortium described above. The full Risk Assessment Consortium will meet on a quarterly basis at a time and location chosen by the chair. Additional meetings may be held at the call of the chair or at the request of a quorum of members.