Abstract
Food Safety Commission of Japan (FSCJ) has recently revised the Guideline for the Risk Assessment of the Effects of Food on Health for Foodborne Microorganisms and Others (Viruses, Parasites) and newly issued its supplemental manual as the "Technical Guide for the Risk Assessment of the Effects of Food on Health for Foodborne Microorganisms and Others (Viruses, Parasites)". These documents are based recent evidence and according to the Microbiological Risk Assessment Guidance for Food, Microbiological Risk Assessment Series 36 published by FAO/WHO. This short review describes the main structures and characteristics of these documents.