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We bring you this 1st Announcement of the "International Conference On Food Science & Nutrition 2012" jointly organised by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysian Institute of Food Technology (MIFT) & International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST).

This conference is scheduled to be held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from 2nd - 4th April 2012.

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Genetically Modified Foods
Impact of the New Labeling Regulations
MIFT SEMINAR IN COLLABORATION WITH MINISTRY OF HEALTH
AND FEDERATION OF MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURERS

13 JULY 2011

PURI PUJANGGA, UKM BANGI, SELANGOR

PROGRAM:

SESSION I
STATUS OF GM FOOD
Chairman – Mr Wong Yee Wah, Fellow’s Rep., MIFT.

0900 – 0945
Paper 1: Global Status of Commercialised Biotech/GM Crops: 2010
Mahaletchumy Arujanan,Executive Director,Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC)

0945 – 1030
Paper 2: Legislation on Genetically Modified Foods
Fauziah Arshad, Deputy Director, Standard and Codex Branch, Food Safety and Quality Division,Ministry of Health

1030 – 1045
Tea break

1045 – 1130
Paper 3: Implementation status of Biosafety Act 2007, and the Biosafety Regulations 2010
Onn Mohd Jadi, Scientific Officer, Evaluation and Research Section, Biosecurity Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

SESSION II
DETECTION AND MONITORING
Chairman – TBC

1130 – 1215
Paper 4: Overview of GMO Testing
Jasbeer Kaur, Head of GMO Testing Unit, Chemistry Department

1215 – 1300
Paper 5: Monitoring of Agriculture Products for the Presence of GMOs
Irene Lah, Biotechnology Unit, Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division, Department of Agriculture

1300 – 1400 Lunch

1400 – 1600
Panel Discussion
Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods

Moderator: Dr Nik Ismail Nik Daud, President, MIFT / Managing Director, UKM Holdings Sdn. Bhd.

Panel members:

Ng Kim Keat, FMM,

Mahaletchumy Arujanan,ExecutiveDirector, MABIC

Shamsinar Abdul Talib, Director of Planning, Policy Development and Codex Standard, Food Safety and Quality Division, MOH

Onn Mohd Jadi, Scientific Officer, Biosecurity Division, MNRE

Jasbeer Kaur, Head of GMO Testing Unit, Chemistry Dept

1600 – 1630 Tea break

1630 – 1730 MIFT AGM

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