Regional Symposium: "From Food Incidents to Crisis Management"

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1 June 2011 (Day 1)

Plenary Session A: Dealing with Food Emergencies
0900 - 0930	Registration
	Opening Ceremony
0930 - 1000	Officiating Speeches Dr. York CHOW,Secretary for Food and Health, The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Ms. Jenny BISHOP, Technical Officer in Food Safety, World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office Souvenir Presentation Photo Session
Moderator : Prof. KWAN Hoi-shan, Professor, the School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1000 - 1030	From Food Incidents to Crisis Management Dr. Constance CHAN Controller, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1000 - 1030	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1030 - 1100	Connecting the World - How INFOSAN Works Ms. Jenny BISHOP Technical Officer in Food Safety, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
1030 - 1100	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1100 - 1120	Tea Break
1120 - 1150	The Challenges of Effective Surveillance in the Event of a Food Incident in China Prof. CHEN Junshi Professor, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Chair of Codex Committee on Food Additives
1120 - 1150	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1150 - 1220	Animal Diseases Threatening Food Safety - Are We Prepared? Dr. CHUA Sin Bin Principal Consultant, Agrifood Technologies Pte Ltd
1150 - 1220	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1220 - 1300	Discussion
1300 - 1430	Lunch
1430 - 1510	Food Safety Responses to Fukishima Nuclear Plant Incident in Japan Ms. Noriko ISEKI Senior Technical Officer, Food Safety Department of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare , Japan
1430 - 1510	Presentation materials (pdf format)
1510 - 1530	Tea Break
Parallel Session A: Chemical Food Incidents and Risk Communication
Moderators : Dr. CHAN Pui-kwong, Medical specialist in community medicine and in private practice Dr. Teresa CHOI, Principal Medical Officer (Risk Assessment and Communication), Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1530 - 1600	Chemical Food Poisoning Dr. LAU Fei Lung Chief of Service, Department of Clinical Toxicology of United Christian Hospital / Director of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre
1530 - 1600	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1600 - 1630	Risk Assessment Support for Managing Food Incident Dr. XIAO Ying Food Safety Officer (Risk Assessment) Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1600 - 1630	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1630 - 1700	Risk Communication and Food Incidents Prof. Annisa LEE LAI Chun-hing Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1630 - 1700	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1700 - 1730	Discussion
Parallel Session B: A Risk-based Approach to Food Incidents
Moderators : Prof. Jonathan WONG Woon-chung, Professor, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University Dr. Ada WONG, Senior Medical Officer (Risk Communication), Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1530 - 1600	Risk Management Approaches to Food Incidents Dr. PATHIRAJA Nimalajith Food Safety Officer (Risk Management), Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1530 - 1600	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1600 - 1630	Traders' Responses to Food Incidents Mr. Allen HO Food Safety and Quality Assurance Director, Dairy Farm Group
1600 - 1630	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1630 - 1700	Food Safety Ordinance and Traceability Mr. C.W. CHIU Senior Superintendent, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1630 - 1700	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1700 - 1730	Discussion

2 June 2011 (Day 2)

Plenary Session B: Preparing for Future Challenges
Moderators : Ms. Connie LAU Yin-hing, Chief Executive, Consumer Council of Hong Kong Dr. Y.Y. HO, Consultant (Community Medicine) (Risk Assessment and Communication), Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
0930 - 1000	Pesticide Residues in Food Dr. Teresa CHOI Principal Medical Officer (Risk Assessment and Communication), Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
0930 - 1000	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1000 - 1030	Detecting and Responding to Microbiological Food Emergencies Prof. LIU Xiumei Professor, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
1030 - 1100	What We Have Learnt from Chemical Food Incidents? Dr. Dieter ARNOLD International Consultant on Food Safety Systems Former Chairman, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
1030 - 1100	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1100 - 1130	Tea Break
1130 - 1200	Harmonization with International Standards in Preparation of Future Challenges Dr. Y.Y. HO Consultant (Community Medicine) (Risk Assessment and Communication), Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
1130 - 1200	Presentation materials (pdf format)	Video (WMV format)
1200 - 1230	Discussion

Moderators

Professor Kwan Hoi-shan

Professor Kwan Hoi-shan is the Professor of the School of Life Sciences of the Chinese University of Hong Kong . His research interests range from food and nutritional science, food microbiology to molecular biotechnology. He is also actively involved in promoting the advancement of food technology and accreditation development in local food industry. He has been the Chairman of the Expert Committee on Food Safety since 2006.

Ms. Connie Lau Yin-hing

Ms. Connie Lau, Member of the Expert Committee on Food Safety of the Centre for Food Safety, is the Chief Executive of the Consumer Council of Hong Kong. Ms. Lau is also the Council and Executive Member of the Consumers International, a world federation of consumer bodies as well as the only independent and authoritative global voice for consumers.

Dr. Chan Pui-Kwong

Dr. Chan Pui-Kwong is a medical specialist in community medicine and is in private practice. He is the chairman of the Epidemics Committee of the Hong Kong Doctors Union. He is a member of the Scientific Committee on Enteric Infections and Foodborne Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection, as well as the Expert Committee on Food Safety of the Centre for Food Safety.

Professor Jonathan Wong Woon-chung

Professor Jonathan Wong is the Professor of the Department of Biology of Hong Kong Baptist University . His research interests are many, including that on organic farming and development of organic standards and certification systems as well as related guidelines. He is a member of the Expert Committee on Food Safety of the Centre for Food Safety.