In 2005, as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) agenda to develop and implement a more robust riskbased meat, poultry, and egg inspection system, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) contracted with RTI International to conduct an expert elicitation on the relative risks posed to public health by various types of processed meat
and poultry products (Contract #43-3A94-2-0260). The description of the process and results of the expert elicitation are presented in an earlier report (Karns, Muth, and Coglaiti, 2005).
