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. 2012 Dec 29;45(5):1153–1159. doi: 10.1007/s11250-012-0340-9

Table 1.

Interpretation of probability categories

Probability category Interpretation
Negligible Event is so rare that does not merit to be considered
Very low Event is very rare but cannot be excluded
Low Event is rare but does occur
Medium Event occurs regularly
High Event occurs very often
Very high Event occurs almost at certainly

Adapted from EFSA (2006)