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FCSSM User Guide and Supporting Documents

The Food Contact Sanitizing Solutions Model (FCSSM) was developed to estimate indirect dietary exposure to components of sanitizing solutions used in commercial settings.

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FCSSM User Guide (PDF)(18 pp, 405 K, April 2017)
FCSSM Memorandum (PDF)(3 pp, 532 K, October 4, 2016)