Technical Meeting on the impact of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on food safety management - Monday afternoon session

Red Room (FAO Headquarters)
23.05.2016
 Rome time

FAO convenes a "Technical Meeting on the impact of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on food safety management" on 23-25 May 2016. The meeting discusses the benefits and potential drawbacks of using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for food safety management. More than 170 people including public sector officials working in the area of food safety as well as experts from private sector, civil society organizations, research/academic institutions, and international organizations have registered to the meeting. The meeting will be conducted in English only.

FAO session

13:30 – 14:00 Step-by-step approach in considering WGS as a tool for food safety management – practical feasibility assessment

14:00 – 15:00 Panel discussion on Considerations for developing countries

15:30 – 16:45 Panel discussion on global actions and a way forward

16:45 – 17:00 Closing remarks and a way forward (Markus Lipp, Senior Food Safety Officer, FAO)

Topics: Food safety & consumer protection,Meeting
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