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Last updated 23 October,2006 Workshops and Conferences - EFSIC's research team attended the " Third International Conference for Food Science and Technology – Modernizing of Food Industries" from 22 to 24 February2005, in Cairo. The conference was sponsored by Egyptian Society of Food Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, and Food Industry Holding Company. - Also, the research team of the EFSIC attended the " Wheat Consumption, Production and Losses workshop" from 20 to 21 March 2005 (food safety issue) was complete one day in which the EFSIC's team presented the service which could be provided . the importance of the implementation of the preventive action was discussed specially regarding street foods and street foods vendors. The EFSIC's posters and printed handouts, in which most of the required precautions was mentioned to ensure that their food products are safe. -On Tuesday 8 November 05: EFSIC members organized the first workshop in (Food Safety) -From 20-24 November 05: Some of EFSIC members participated in workshop / FAO in (Food safety and its impact on Egyptian trade. - EFSIC's Team had attended the Pan-Arab Conference of The Egyptian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology (Hepatology and Nutrition) from 29 to 30 March 2006. ̀ - Arab Conference for Home Economic and Technology was held in the Faculty of Home Economic, Helwan University from 18-19/4/2006. In this Conference Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC gave a presentation which talked about" ̀ Environmental Awareness and its Impact on Food Safety". - EFSIC's members attended "Arab Quality and Food Safety conference" which was held in Lebanon from 15-16/06/06.The main objective of this conference is to discuss the aspects and the current status of food safety in different Arabian countries. In this conference, the director of EFSIC gave a presentation about "Prospective Study & the Strategic Plan of EFSIC". - "The Role of Agricultural Extension for Developing Agricultural Exports Conference" was held in Egyptian Agricultural International Center, from 28-29/06/06.In this Conference three of EFSIC members gave 3 lectures under the following titles: 1. "Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)". 2. "Pesticides and Exports". 3. "Agricultural Extension and increasing of Horticultural Exports". - Two of EFSIC staff attended "First Arabian Forum and Exhibition about The Role of Arabian Woman in the Protection of Consumer, Family, Society and Environment" which organized by Central Egyptian Society For Consumer Protection (CESCP) in this forum a lot of issues were discussed as follows: ?Jordanian experience for consumer protection, ?Egyptian experience for consumer protection, ?Non-governmental associations experiences for implementing consumer protection methodologies, ?Role of women in consumer protection, ?Role of official control system in consumer protection and ?Enforcement of consumer protection law.
-"The7th. International Conference and Exhibition for Food Industries Quality Control":
Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director
of EFSIC and 8 members of EFSIC staff attended and shared in "The 7th.
International Conference and Exhibition for Food Industries Quality Control"
from 12-14/09/06 in Alexandria- Egypt. EFSIC staff presented 5 lectures under
the following titles: ? Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), ? Good Consumption Practice (GCP), ? Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ? Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and ?Technology Foresight. At the end of the conference EFSIC staff granted a thankful certificate for their best efforts. -National Council For Human Rights (NCHR): Dr.Nabih I.Abdel-Hamid the director of EFSIC and some EFSIC’s members attended the meeting of (NCHR) which held in Tu.11/09/06-11am.In this meeting, (NCHR) the participants discussed different issues as follows: ? Access of safe food is a right for each human, ?Nutritional habits in the Egyptian Society, ?Strategies for solving malnutrition problems in Egypt, ?4Environmental pollutants and food additives and its effects on human health.
Radio and T.V Programs - In ̀ Camera 2 ́ T.V program in the channel 2 Egyptian T.V Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about the importance of the training course in the common vision ̀Food Safety During Processing ́ which held in EFSIC and defines the essential elements for the development of the best safety practices and minimum standard acceptable during processing in food chain starting from the farm to the consumer (the topics and time frame of this training course are enclosed with this paper).Then he talked about the Spanish- Egyptian Cooperation in the field of ̀Food Safety ´where the Spanish party invited 4 groups each of 5 to attend training courses in Spain to; (1) become qualified to give training actions in the main; Good Agricultural Practices(GAP); Good Consumption Practices (GCP); Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems; (2)to improve Egyptian staff awareness for these practices and (3) to train people of the primary sector improving their knowledge of these systems. - In BBC Broadcast Program Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about ̀ Avian Flue ́ and give a clear and complete concept about this issue in Egypt and he gives some advices for the consumer about the percussions for safe handling and dealing with birds. - Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC announced in Al-Ahram Newspaper at ̀ Green Misr Page´ about the training courses which organized by EFSIC members in the premises of Food Technology Research Institute (FTRI) during January & February 2006 in the common vision ̀Food Safety˝ for the development of the best safety practices and minimum standard acceptable in food chain starting from the farm to the consumer. -On Thursday 3 November05 at 8:30 am In Nile T.V / (New Day) program Prof. Dr. Nabih A-Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about the nutritional health , the daily recommended allowance for each person and how to prepare a meal sufficient in various nutrients-also , showed the simplest and easiest ways to reach the safety and healthy of food . Finally, he announced a bout who to mail or join to EFSIC to provide the clear information about food safety for all persons in food-chain . -On Saturday 20 August 05 Prof. Dr. Nabih the director of EFSIC talked to radio on air about the nutritional health, food safety. And he answered all the listeners, questions in these topics. *In Kuwait Broadcast Program Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about ̀Bird Flue´ and he gives comments about the preventive actions for the consumer about safe handling and dealing with birds. *In one series of Egyptian TV program named ̀Health and Sport´ Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about: (a)The implementation of Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) in the kitchen for introducing safe and healthy food for all of the family members. (b)Choosing a balanced diets/food to insure health food for all ages. *In other series of the same Egyptian TV program Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about meat substitutes in place of consuming expensive animal proteins. - On 10/4/2006, and in the program of " Good morning Egypt", dr. Nabih discussed the problem of Foot and Mouth Disease and whether it is harmful for human or not. - EFSIC hosted the Channel 2 Camera and they attended the opening of HACCP course . Dr. Nabih, Dr. Amal Hassanein and Dr. Dalia El-sheikh talked in this program about food safety systems and the application of HACCP and GMP systems to assure food safety.. - On 16/4/2006 , Family and Child Channel had a meeting with Dr. Nabih , the subject of the meeting was " Foot and Mouth Disease, it is effects on meat , dairy and health" - In Nile Cultural Channel Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC talked about the importance of nutrition, safety-health relations. - During the Holy month of Ramadan (October,2006), Dr. Nabih A. Ibrahim and Mr. Mokhtar Harb had some meetings with Program" El-Hal Fi Edena" in the Egyptian TV Channel II . They discussed many topics regarding the safety of food during the month of fasting of Ramadan in about 8 episodes. The episodes were broadcasted in the same month. Lectures, Forums and Seminars - On Monday 19 September 05 at 8:30 pm In Cairo Capital club, Prof. Dr. Nabih the director of EFSIC give a lecture about food safety systems and how to apply these systems in different commodities from farm to consumer esp., for house-wife who considered small producer responsible for a family and also a consumer . After that, two-way discussion stared between lecture , EFSIC members. Also, some handouts and lectures were given. - On Monday 26 September 05 at 9:00 pm : Prof. Dr. Nabih give the same later lecture in (Cultural Club) with regard to the suitable ways for buying and transporting food safety. After lecture, two-way discussion and some hand outs were introduced
- Prof.Dr.Nabih A.Ibrahim the director of EFSIC make a presentation titled in ̀ Avian Flue ´which held in Cairo Cultural Club and he showed the following: Precautions, Preventions and Meat substitutions. - One of EFSIC members Dr. Mokhtar Harb designed a flyer contains special reports about ̀ Bird Flue ́. The flyer in the way of some questions and brief answering of these questions. This flyer was given to the trainees of the Second Training Course in common vision ̀Good Consumption Practices (GCP)´ - Some of EFSIC members prepared a lecture (~11 pages) about ̀Avian Flue (e.g. What is avian influenza?; transmission and infection; how can bird flu infect people?; what are the symptoms?; who is at risk?; Prevention and what is the public health response. - EFSIC invited 15 chefs from ̀Egyptian Cooker Committee´ to attend the training course in ̀Good Consumption Practices (GCP) ´in the premises of Food Technology Research Institute(FTRI) from 05-09, February 2006. The objectives of this course are summarized as follows: * To become qualified to give training actions in the main GCP recommendations. *To improve Egyptian Staff awareness for good safety practices in GCP recommendations. * To train people and improve their knowledge in kitchen, restaurants, and markets on in safe handling of food and GCP.The topics and time frame of this training course are enclosed with this paper.
Egyptian Food Safety Information Center (EFSIC)
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