2nd International Workshop on Harmonisation of GMO Detection and Analysis for Central and South America
Organised by European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) in collaboration with Directorate General for Health and Consumers (DG SANTE) under the ‘Better Training for Safer Food’ Programme
Merida (Mexico)
2-3 March 2011
AGENDA AND LINK TO PRESENTATIONS
Day I : 2 March 2011
Chair: Guy Van den Eede
Time | Title |
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9:00 | Participants registration |
10:00 | Welcome address
Guy Van den Eede, EC JRC |
10:15 | Introduction to the Workshop: General approach for GMO detection in the EU Damien Plan, EC JRC |
10:50 | 2009-2010 progress in GMO analysis and presentation of the ‘Compendium of validated reference methods’ Guy Van den Eede, EC JRC |
11:30 | Coffee break |
12:00 | Update on international collaboration in Latin America
Javier David Castellanos, Colombia Natalhie Campos Reales Pineda, Mexico |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:30 | Tour de Table on salient developments with respect to GMO analysis
Developments with respect to GMO analysis: Experience from Brazil All participants |
16:00 | Coffee break |
16:30 | Tour de Table on salient developments with respect to GMO analysis
All participants |
17:00 | End of the 1st day |
20:30 | Gala dinner offered by the workshop organisers |
Day II : 3 March 2011
Chair: Guy Van den Eede
Time | Title |
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9:00 | New approaches towards GMO detection (matrix approach; proposal for global matrix initiative) Maddalena Querci, EC JRC |
9:45 | Methods verification and transfer of validated methods into laboratories working routine Lotte Hougs, Danish Plant Directorate |
10:45 | Coffee break |
11:15 | Practical implementation of ISO standards and CODEX guidelines Herman Broll, BfR Germany |
12:15 |
EU legislation on Low Level Presence (LLP); definition and application in practice
PGuy Van den Eede, EC JRC |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:30 | Environmental monitoring of GMOs via pollen traps Maddalena Querci, EC JRC |
15:15 | Coffee break |
15:45 | Round table discussion on collaboration and capacity building and future collaboration with ENGL network
All participants |
16:45 | Conclusions of the Workshop Chair |
17:00 | End of the Workshop |