CONCEPT OF A DE MINIMIS RISK
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CONCEPT OF A DE MINIMIS RISK
- De minimis risks are those risks judged to be too small to be of social concern, or too small to justify the use of risk management resources for control.
- The De minimis risk level frequently used by government agencies (EPA, FDA) is 1 in 1,000,000 or “1 in a million” increased risk of an adverse effect occurring over a 70 year lifetime in a large population.
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