Both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods are valid. The risk assessment should be based on the best available information that is in accord with current scientific thinking. The assessment should be well-documented and supported with references to the scientific literature and other sources, including expert opinion. Consistency in risk assessment methods should be encouraged and transparency is essential in order to ensure fairness and rationality, consistency in decision making and ease of understanding by all the interested parties. Risk assessments should document the uncertainties, the assumptions made, and the effect of these on the final risk estimate.
Risk increases with increasing volume of commodity imported.
The risk assessment should be amenable to updating when additional information becomes available. Risk assessment steps 1. If the release assessment demonstrates no significant risk, the risk assessment conclude. If the exposure assessment demonstrates no significant risk, the risk assessment may conclude at this step. Consequence assessment Consequence assessment consists of describing the relationship between specified exposures to a biological agent and the consequences of those exposures.