list of fao gm foods platform focal points
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AFGHANISTANFocal PointHemayatullah SediqiTel: +93 780880245Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAhmad Faridon KakarTel: +93 799213295Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
ALBANIAFocal PointRudina CakrajMinistry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentTel: +355676379366Email: [email protected]
ALGERIAFocal PointMeriem LouanchiEcole Nationale Superieure d’AgricultureTel: +213 77446983Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAhmed BenchabaneEcole Nationale Superieure d’AgricultureEmail: [email protected]
ANGOLAFocal PointAdriano Muiocoto AndréAgriculture Research InstituteTel: +244 922878189Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDomingos LucanoMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryTel: +244 47133720Email: [email protected]
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAFocal PointJanil Gore FrancisPlant Protection - Department of AgricultureTel: +1268 7641255Email: [email protected]
ARGENTINAFocal PointMartin LemaMinisterio de AgroindustriaTel: + 54 11 43492200Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAndrés MaggiDirección de Calidad Agroalimentaria - SENASATel: +54 11 52225986Email: [email protected]
ARMENIAFocal PointSatenik KharatyanState Service for Food Safety of the Ministry of AgricultureTel: +374 91 779074Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointVarduhi HakobyanState Service for Food Safety of the Ministry of AgricultureTel: +374 91 453912Email: [email protected]
AUSTRALIAFocal PointSasha TaitFood Standards Australia New ZealandTel: +61 2 62712114Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointLisa KellyFood Standards Australia New ZealandTel: +61 2 62712222Email: [email protected]
List of FAO GM Foods Platform Focal PointsAsterisks next to names (*) indicate that the focal point nomination has not yet been formalized through a nomination form. Emails are displayed for direct communication among community members.
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AUSTRIAFocal PointBernhard JankFederal Ministry of Health, Dept. II/B/14Tel: +43 171100644481Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDietmar VybiralFederal Ministry of Health, Dept. II/B/15Email: [email protected]
AZERBAIJAN Focal PointMehraj AbbasovGenetic Resources Institute of ANASTel: +994 505327819Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAyaz MammadovGenetic Resources Institute of ANASEmail: [email protected]
BAHAMASFocal PointPatricia JohnsonBahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety AuthorityTel: +1242 3763797Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointChristopher WorrellBahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety AuthorityTel: +1242 4702868
BAHRAINFocal PointNujood Al-MuqahwiPublic Health DirectorateTel: +973 39609964Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointFahad AlghareebPublic Health DirectorateTel: +973 36363787Email: [email protected]
BANGLADESHFocal PointImdadul HoqueUniversity of DhakaTel: +88 02 9673387Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointGolam MD SarwarBangladesh Standards and Testing InstitutionEmail: [email protected]
BELARUSFocal PointGalina MozgovaNational Academy of Sciences of BelarusTel: +375 17 2840297Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointMarina BogdanovaNational Academy of Sciences of BelarusEmail: [email protected]
BELGIUMFocal PointKelly LardinoisFederal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and EnvironmentTel: +32 25247326Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointDiederik StandaertFederal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and EnvironmentTel: +32 25247354Email: [email protected]
BELIZEFocal PointMiguel FigueroaBelize Agricultural Health AuthorityTel: +501 6057476Email: [email protected]
BENINFocal PointClement AgbanglaUniversité d’Abomey-CalaviTel: +229 66445007Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointCorneille AhanhanzoUniversité d’Abomey-CalaviEmail: [email protected]
BHUTANFocal PointJambay DorjiBhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory AuthorityTel: +975 2 327031Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointWangmo DechenNational Food Testing LaboratoryTel: +975 1 7126738Email: [email protected]
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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)Focal PointMarcela Vilela Porcel del RosioMinistry of Rural Development and LandsTel: +591 2111103 int 258Email: [email protected]
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAFocal PointDžemil HajrićFood Safety Agency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaTel: +387 36336950Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointArmin ColakovicFood Safety Agency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaTel: +387 36336950Email: [email protected]
BOTSWANAFocal PointRosinah Pitinyane-ModiseDepartment of Public Health, Ministry of Health and WellnessTel: +267 72627993Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointMotlalepula PholoDepartment of Agricultural ResearchTel: +267 3668123Email: [email protected]
BRAZILFocal PointMaria Sueli Soares FelipeNational Biosafety Technical CommissionTel: +55 61 20335516Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointFernanda Antinolfi LovatoDepartment of Plant HealthTel: +55 61 32183444Email: [email protected]
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Focal PointHajah Siti Raihani Haji Abdul HamidDepartment of Agriculture and AgrifoodTel: +673 2388093Email: [email protected]
BULGARIAFocal PointIvelin V. RizovMinistry of Agriculture, Food and ForestryTel: +359 2 98511358Email: [email protected]
BURKINA FASOFocal PointSansan Cyrille Regis KambireMinistère de l’Agriculture et des Aménagements HydrauliquesTel: +226 70890010Email: kambiresansancyrilleregis @gmail.com
Alternate Focal pointAlain Gustave YaguibouMinistère du Commerce et de l’IndustrieTel: +226 71298433Email: [email protected]
BURUNDI Focal PointCélestin NtahomvukiyeEmail: [email protected]
CABO VERDEFocal PointAlice Mateuxevena José Rodrigues CorreiaERIS Health Regulatory AuthorityTel: +238 5163019Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointHelder Epifânio Fonseca Fernandes LopesERIS Health Regulatory AuthorityTel: +238 5163020Email: [email protected]
CAMBODIAFocal PointPich Chan CAMCONTROL - Ministry of CommerceTel: +855 17383329Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal pointSideth SinCAMCONTROL - Ministry of CommerceEmail: [email protected]
CAMEROONFocal Point Angele Ziekine épse WadouMinistry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable DevelopmentTel: +237 77346024Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointGregoire Tabi KpamaMinistry of Mines, Industry and Technological DevelopmentTel: +237 96307059Email: [email protected]
CANADAFocal Point Neil StrandBureau of Microbial Hazards, Food Directorate, Health CanadaTel: +613 9461317Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAnnie SavoieAnimal Feed Division, Canadian Food Inspection AgencyTel: +613 7737510Email: [email protected]
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICFocal PointErnest Lango-Yaya*Health MinistryTel: +236 75044605Email: [email protected]
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Alternate Focal PointGuy Simplice Yomimbet Zembourou* MiangoTel: +236 75033848Email: [email protected]
CHAD Focal Point Himeda MakhloufCentre National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire du Ministère de la Santé PubliqueTel: +235 66374756Email: [email protected]
CHILEFocal Point Viviana CachicaFood Microbiology. National Heath InstituteTel: +56 2 25755481Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDiego VarelaChilean Food Safety AgencyEmail: [email protected]
CHINAFocal Point Yue JiaoMinistry of AgricultureTel: +86 10 59198151Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointLi XiongMinistry of AgricultureTel: +86 10 59198272Email: [email protected]
COLOMBIAFocal Point Daniel Alberto Rubio BarriosMinisterio de Salud y Protección SocialEmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointGabriel Mutis NamurInstituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos – InvimaEmail: [email protected]
COMOROSFocal Point Mansouri AhamedMinistère de la production, de l’Environnement, de l’Energie, de l’Industrie et de l’ArtisanatTel: +269 3336140 Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAhmed MohamedMinistère de la santé, de la solidarité et du GenreEmail: [email protected]
COOK ISLANDSFocal Point Ngatoko Ta NgatokoMinistry of Agriculture, Government of the Cook IslandsTel: +682 2871128710Email: [email protected]
COSTA RICAFocal PointGiovanni GarroNational Academy of SciencesTel: +506 25509162Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointTatiana CruzCodex Department of Costa RicaEmail: [email protected]
CÔTE D’IVOIREFocal Point Stanislas Dewinther TapeComité National du Codex Alimentarius de Côte d’Ivoire (CNCA-CI)Tel: +225 03377806Email: [email protected]
CROATIAFocal Point Valentina Zoretić-RubesMinistry of HealthTel: +385 (0) 14596108Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointRenata HanzerCroatian Centre for Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsEmail: [email protected]
CUBA Focal Point Jorge Félix Medina PerezCuban National Bureau of StandardsEmail: [email protected]
CYPRUSFocal Point Andri TelloMinistry of HealthTel: +357 22809442/4Email: [email protected]
CZECHIAFocal Point Michaela JedličkováMinistry of AgricultureTel: +420 221812493Email: [email protected]
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOFocal Point Damien Nguba KasongoMinistry of AgricultureTel: +243 818159031Email: [email protected]
DENMARKFocal Point Hanne Boskov HansenDanish Veterinary and Food AdministrationTel: +45 72276651Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointJens Therkel JensenDanish Veterinary and Food AdministrationEmail: [email protected]
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DOMINICAFocal Point Ryan AnselmMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryTel: + 1 767 2663803Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointThomas ReginaldMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryTel: +1 767 8663824Email: [email protected]
DOMINICAN REPUBLICFocal Point Elsa Acosta PiantiniMinistry of Public Health and Social AssistanceEmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointModesto PérezMinistry of Public Health and Social AssistanceEmail: [email protected]
ECUADORFocal Point Libia Margoth Casco MerinoServicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización – INENTel: +593 3825960 ext 1811Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAna Gabriela Mera BalsecaServicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización – INENTel: +593 3825960 ext 1828Email: [email protected]
EGYPTFocal Point Mahmoud HelwaNational Food Safety Authority (NFSA) of EgyptTel: +20 1001847094Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMohamed NasserEgyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)Tel: +20 1281337667Email: [email protected]
EL SALVADORFocal PointMariana Carolina Gomez VasquezOrganismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica - OSARTECTel: +503 25905313Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal Point Claudia Patricia Guzmán de LópezOrganismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica - OSARTECTel: +503 25905331Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDaniel TorresOrganismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica - OSARTECTel: +503 25905323Email: [email protected]
ERITREAFocal Point Tesfamichael AbrahaHamelmalo Agricultural CollegeTel: +291 7126617Email: [email protected]
ESTONIAFocal Point Külli JohansonMinistry of AgricultureTel: +372 6256508Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAirika SalumetsVeterinary and Food BoardEmail: [email protected]
ESWATINIFocal PointBongani NkhabindzeSwaziland Environment AuthorityTel: +268 76226767Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDudu Emmah DubeMinistry of HealthTel: [email protected]
ETHIOPIA Focal Point [ongoing nomination process]
Alternate Focal PointKifle HabteEthiopian Public Health InstituteTel: +251 913202001Email: [email protected]
EUROPEAN UNIONFocal Point Béatrice Marquez-GarridoEuropean Commission - Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)Tel: +32 22967807Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAlexandre HuchelmannEuropean Commission - Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)Email: [email protected]
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FIJIFocal Point Kemeueli SeuseuMinistry of AgricultureTel: +679 3477044Email: [email protected]
FINLANDFocal Point Sanna ViljakainenMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryTel: +35 8295162095Email: [email protected]
FRANCEFocal Point Emmanuelle MirallesDirectorate for competition policy, consumer affairs and fraud control Tel: +33 1 44972406Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointSophie CharlotPremier MinistreEmail: [email protected]
GABONFocal Point Effa Effa BranlyInstitut de Recherches Agronomiques et ForestièreEmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointNdong Biyo’o MesminMinistère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage, de la Pêche et du Développement RuralEmail: [email protected]
GAMBIA Focal Point Zainab JallowFood Safety and Quality AuthorityTel: +220 9969070Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointLamin JaitehFood safety and Quality AuthorityTel: + 220 4466797
GEORGIAFocal Point Maia BeruashviliMinistry of Agriculture of GeorgiaTel: +995 595 530194Email: [email protected]
GERMANYFocal Point Joachim BendiekFederal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)Tel: +49 30 184456000Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointUlrich EhlersFederal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)Email: [email protected]
GHANAFocal Point Eric Amaning OkoreeNational Biosafety AuthorityTel: +233 20 8163038Email: [email protected]
GREECEFocal Point Margarita KaravangeliHellenic Food Authority - Ministry of Rural Development and FoodTel: +30 2102124378Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDionysia StefanitsiGeneral Chemical State Laboratory - Directorate of FoodEmail: [email protected]
GRENADAFocal Point Malachy DottinMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & the EnvironmentTel: +473 4054490Email: [email protected]
GUATEMALAFocal Point Nelson Antonio Ruano GarcíaMinisterio de Agricultura, Ganadería y AlimentacióTel: +502 24137454Email: [email protected] Alternate Focal PointOtto Fernando Maldonado de los AngelesMinisterio de Agricultura, Ganadería y AlimentacióTel: +502 24137454Email: [email protected]
GUINEAFocal Point Samoura Aboubacar DembaNational Direction of AgricultureTel: +224 621441670Email: [email protected]
GUINEA-BISSAU Focal Point Ivo MendesDirection Générale d’ElevageTel: +245 3221719Email: [email protected]
GUYANAFocal Point Marlan ColeFood and Drug DepartmentTel: +592 222 8857Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointTandeka BartonFood and Drug DepartmentEmail: [email protected]
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HAITIFocal Point Reynold MénagerDirection of Quality Control and Consumer Protection of Ministry Commerce and IndustryTel: +509 43192919Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointWilly Bien-AimeDirection of Quality Control and Consumer Protection of Ministry Commerce and Industry
HONDURAS Focal PointRoger OrellanaServicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Alimentaria - SENASATel: +504 98801350Email: [email protected]
HUNGARYFocal Point Dénes TóthMinistry of AgricultureTel: +36 1 7956413Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointErika SimonMinistry of AgricultureTel: +36 1 8964601Email: [email protected]
ICELANDFocal Point Grimur OlafssonFood and Veterinary AuthorityTel: +354 5304800Email: [email protected]
INDIAFocal Point Sunil BakshiFood Safety and Standards Authority of IndiaTel: +91 9099146815Email: [email protected]
INDONESIAFocal Point SustiprijatnoIcabiograd - IAARDTel: +62 251 081318314021Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointBahagiawati AmirhvsinIcabiograd – IAARDTel: +62 251 8337975Email: [email protected]
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)Focal Point Behzad GhareyazieAgricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of IranEmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointFahimdokht MokhtariInstitute of Standard and Industrial Research of IranEmail: [email protected]
IRAQFocal Point Mohammed Yousif Al-AdhamiCOSQC - Central Organization of Standardization and Quality Control Tel: +964 7906300070Email: [email protected]
IRELANDFocal Point Patrick O’MahonyFood Safety Authority of IrelandTel: +353 1 8171300Email: [email protected]
ISRAELFocal Point Ziva Hamama-ElishovMinistry of Health – Food Control ServicesTel: +972 3 6270182Email: [email protected]
ITALYFocal Point Ugo MarchesiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e ToscanaTel: +39 06 79099450Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAnna Rita MosettiMinistry of HealthEmail: [email protected]
JAMAICA Focal Point Allison RichardsBureau of Standards Tel: +876 8555637Email: [email protected]
JAPANFocal Point Mariko MurakamiFood Safety Commission SecretariatTel: +81 3 62341122Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMitsuko ImaiMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare - Department of Food SafetyTel: +81 3 35952326Email: [email protected]
KAZAKHSTANFocal Point Balzira DemessinovaCenter of Sanitary and Epidemiological ExpertiseTel: +777 76785885Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAsel NurbekovaCenter of Sanitary and Epidemiological ExpertiseTel: +777 85984007Email: [email protected]
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KENYA Focal Point Dorington O OgoyiNational Biosafety AuthorityTel: +254 721353772Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAlice OnyangoKenya Bureau of StandardsTel: +254 722268225Email: [email protected]
KIRIBATI Focal Point Bungia Kaitaake KirataMinistry of Health and Medical ServicesTel: +686 73005800Email: [email protected]
KUWAITFocal Point Fadila Al-salameenKuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchTel: +965 99843360Email: [email protected]
KYRGYZSTANFocal Point Dinara Aytmurzaeva*Center for Standardization and MetrologyEmail: [email protected]
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICFocal Point Sourioudong SundaraBiotechnology and Ecology Institute - Ministry of Science and TechnologyTel: +856 21 732207Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointViengxay VansilalomFood and Drug Department – Ministry of HealthEmail: [email protected]
LATVIAFocal Point Inese AleksejevaMinistry of AgricultureTel: +371 67027069Email: [email protected]
LEBANONFocal Point Lamis ChalakThe Lebanese University – Faculty of Agricultural SciencesTel: +961 3 211855Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMona SibiliniMinistry of AgricultureTel: +961 70 118266Email: [email protected]
LESOTHO Focal Point Malefetsane KhesuoeMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security – Department of Agricultural ResearchTel: +266 53320739 Email: [email protected]
LIBERIAFocal Point Kalilu S DonzoNational Standards Laboratory of LiberiaTel: +231 777560675Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAlexander D LeinkporNational Standards Laboratory of LiberiaTel: +231 886908441Email: [email protected]
LITHUANIAFocal PointVaclovas JurgeleviciusNational Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment InstituteTel: +370 5 2780470Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointTatjana ZabolotnajaMinistry of HealthTel: +370 5 2055298Email: [email protected]
LUXEMBOURGFocal PointLuc SchulerMinistry of HealthTel: +352 24775634Email: [email protected]
MADAGASCARFocal PointNirina Sitefania RatahinjanaharyMinistry of TradeTel: +261 34500655
MALAWIFocal PointTenyson MzengezaDepartment of Agricultural Research ServicesTel: +265 999145004Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointLawrent PungulaniDepartment of Agricultural Research ServicesTel: +265 991142300Email [email protected]
MALAYSIAFocal PointAnita AnthonysamyDepartment of Biosafety - Ministry of Water, Land and Natural ResourcesTel: +603 8886 1153Email: [email protected]
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MALDIVESFocal PointAdam ManikMinistry of Fisheries and AgricultureEmail: [email protected]
MALIFocal PointMahmoud Abdoul CamaraAgence Nationale de la Sécurité Sanitaire des AlimentsTel: +223 79293458Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAboubacar Sidiki TraoreAgence Nationale de la Sécurité Sanitaire des AlimentsTel: +223 64264537Email: [email protected]
MALTAFocal PointGiannella PisaniMalta Competition & Consumer Affairs AuthorityTel: +356 23952000Email: [email protected]
MAURITANIAFocal PointBollahi Mohamed AbdallahiMinistry of HealthTel: +222 22306420Email: [email protected]
MAURITIUSFocal PointSharmila BuldewoMinistry of Agro-Industry – Food Technology LabTel: +230 4661435Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointShalinee Amnee NeeliahMinistry of Agro-Industry – Food Technology Lab
MEXICO Focal PointErica Hagman AguilarCIBIOGEM - Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Comisión Intersecretarial de Bioseguridad de los Organismos Genéticamente ModificadosTel: +52 1 5575 6878Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointTania Daniela Fosado SorianoSecretaría de EconomíaTel: +52 55 57299100 ext 43264Email: [email protected]
MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)Focal PointMoses PreterickDepartment of Health and Social AffairsTel: +691 3208300Email: [email protected]
MONGOLIAFocal PointTsetsegbadam TsendsurenMinistry of Agriculture and Light IndustryTel: +976 88020727Email: [email protected]
MONTENEGROFocal PointAna VelimirovicMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of MontenegroTel: +382 20621111Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointZorka PrljevicMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of MontenegroEmail: [email protected]
MOROCCOFocal PointBeqqali IhssaneOffice National de Sécurité Sanitaire des ProduitsTel: +212 5 37676513Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal Point[ongoing nomination process]
MOZAMBIQUEFocal PointPinho MiltonMinistry of Agriculture and Nutritional SecurityTel: +258 842558603
Alternate Focal PointClotilde NhampuloMinistry of HealthTel: +258 847223975Email: [email protected]
MYANMARFocal PointSabei Htet Htet HtooFood and Drug AdministrationTel: +95 92019071Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointChaw Nu Nu AyeFood and Drug AdministrationTel: +95 95062979Email: [email protected]
NAMIBIA [nomination process ongoing]
NEPALFocal PointMohan Krishna MaharjanDepartment of Food Technology and Quality ControlEmail: [email protected]
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Alternate Focal PointPramod KoiralaDepartment of Food Technology and Quality ControlEmail: [email protected]
NETHERLANDSFocal PointEsther KokRIKILT Wageningen UREmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointJanneke LeekEmail: [email protected]
NEW ZEALANDFocal PointAndrew PearsonMinistry for Primary IndustriesEmail: [email protected]
NIGERFocal PointAissatou CisseDirection Générale de l’AgricultureTel: +227 96969423Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointAlimatou Douki AbdouMinistry of AgricultureTel: +227 96979501Email: [email protected]
NIGERIAFocal PointLawan Danjuma SuleimanNational Biotechnology Development AgencyTel: +234 8071721620Email: [email protected]
NORTH MACEDONIAFocal PointLenche JovanovskaDepartment for New Food TechnologyTel: +389 70409349Email: [email protected]
NORWAY Focal PointAslaug HagenNorwegian Food Safety AuthorityTel: +47 22400000Email: [email protected]
PAKISTANFocal PointNaseem Afzaal AhmadPakistan Environmental Protection AgencyTel: +92 51 9235320Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointYunis SameerahPakistan Environmental Protection AgencyEmail: [email protected]
PANAMAFocal PointJoseph Jussett Gallardo AbregoMinisterio de Comercio e IndustriasTel: +507 560 0716 Ext 5787Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMayela Maria Ortega PinzónMinisterio de Comercio e IndustriasTel: +507 5600716 Ext 5968Email: [email protected]
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Focal PointElias TaiaDepartment of Agriculture and LivestockTel: +675 3007864Email: [email protected]
PARAGUAYFocal PointSantiago BertoniMinistry of Agriculture and LivestockTel: +595 981256262Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointStella Maris MartinezMinistry of Agriculture and LivestockTel: +595 981988872Email: [email protected]
PERUFocal PointMaria Eugenia Nieva MuzurrietaMinisterio de Salud – Dirección General de Salud Ambiental e Inocuidad AlimentariaTel: +51 995049624 int 4401Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointJuan Carlos Huiza TrujilloMinisterio de Salud – Dirección General de Salud Ambiental e Inocuidad AlimentariaEmail: [email protected]
PHILIPPINESFocal PointGeronima EusebioBureau of Plant IndustryTel: +63 178993068Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointPeter MagdaraogBureau of Plant IndustryTel: +63 9175081741Email: [email protected]
POLANDFocal PointKatarzyna NiećkoChief Sanitary InspectorateTel: +48 225361416Email: [email protected]
PORTUGALFocal PointTeresa Carrilho Directorate-General for Food and VeterinaryTel: +35 1213613200Email: [email protected]
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Alternate Focal PointAna Paula BicoDirectorate-General for Food and VeterinaryTel: +35 1933571222Email: [email protected]
QATARFocal PointNajat Ali AlabdulmalikPublic Health DepartmentTel: +974 55053388Email: [email protected]
REPUBLIC OF KOREAFocal PointJi Eun ShinNovel Food Division, National institute of Food & Drug SafetyTel: +82 437192361 Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointByeongSu GeumMinistry of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsTel: +82 442012078Email: [email protected]
ROMANIAFocal PointFelix NicolescuNational Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety AuthorityTel: +40 753632891Email: [email protected]
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONFocal PointNadezda TyshkoInstitute of Nutrition RAMSTel: +7 495 6985364Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointKirill SeliaskinInstitute of Nutrition RAMSEmail: [email protected]
RWANDAFocal PointRosine Niyonshuti Rwanda Standards BoardsTel: +250 786561394
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS Focal PointAvicia SweeneyBureau of StandardsTel: +1869 4655279Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointStuart LaPlaceBureau of StandardsTel: +1869 4655279 ext 1499Email: [email protected]
SAINT LUCIAFocal PointJannel GabrielMinistry of Sustainable development, Energy, Science and TechnologyTel: +1758 4518746Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointHubert RaynoldsSaint Lucia Bureau of StandardsTel: +1758 4530049Email: [email protected]
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESFocal PointRafique BaileyMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and LabourTel: +1784 4928255Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointRohan Mc DonaldMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and LabourTel: +1784 4920112 Email: [email protected] SAMOA
Focal PointRoger ToleafoaMinistry of Comerce, Industry and LabourTel: +685 24084 Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointElisapeta Ma darSamoa National Codex CommitteeTel: +685 20441Email: [email protected]
SAN MARINOFocal PointAntonio PuttiIstituto per la Sicurezza SocialeTel: +378 0549994433Email: [email protected]
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEFocal PointSeverino Neto Do Espirito SantoMinistry of AgricultureTel: +239 9903963Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointFilipe BonfimUniveristy of São Tome and PrincipeTel: +239 9881020Email: [email protected]
SAUDI ARABIAFocal PointMeshal AlmotairiSaudi Food and Drug AuthorityTel: +966 555518718Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointKhalid AlzahraniSaudi Food and Drug AuthorityEmail: [email protected]
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SENEGAL Focal PointNar DieneMinistere Sante et Action SocialeTel: +221 776496156Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointFaye Epse Leye Mama DiarraMinistere Sante et Action SocialeTel: +221 775200915Email: [email protected]
SERBIAFocal PointAleksej TarasjevInstitute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”Tel: +381 637214250Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointVanja KojićPlant Protection DirectorateEmail: [email protected]
SIERRA LEONEFocal PointAmadu JogorSierra Leone Standards BureauTel: +232 76202010Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMomoh Yusif TuraySierra Leone Seed Certification AgencyTel: +232 78324732Email: [email protected]
SINGAPOREFocal PointKwok Onn WongSingapore Food AgencyTel: +65 68052895Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointEmily Huey Shyan TeoSingapore Food AgencyTel: +65 67952805Email: [email protected]
SLOVAKIAFocal PointZuzana SevcikovaMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak RepublicTel: +421 2 59266545Email: [email protected]
SLOVENIAFocal PointRenata PucMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and FoodTel: +386 1 3001379Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointBlaža NahtigalMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and FoodTel: +386 1 300 13 30Email: [email protected]
SOLOMON ISLANDSFocal PointHelen TsatsiaMinistry of Agriculture and LivestockTel: +677 22067Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointNgetem AmonMinistry of Agriculture and LivestockEmail: [email protected]
SOMALIAFocal PointNoor NoorMinsitry of HealthEmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointYusuf IsmailMinistry of AgricultureEmail: [email protected]
SOUTH AFRICAFocal PointNompumelelo MkhonzaDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesTel: +2712 3196382Email: [email protected]
SOUTH SUDAN Focal PointGloria Nyoka Joseph LasuSouth Sudan National Bureau of StandardsTel: +254 721252977Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDavid Solomon AdwokMinistry of Livestock and FisheriesTel: +211 921721727
SPAINFocal PointEsther Esteban RodrigoGeneral Directorate for Markets and FoodsEmail: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMaria Dolores Gomez VazquezSpanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and NutritionTel: +34 91 3380836Email: [email protected]
SRI LANKAFocal PointLakshman Gamlath Ministry of HealthTel: +94 717723232Email: [email protected]
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Alternate Focal PointUsha Gayathri JayasuriyaMinistry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous MedicineEmail: [email protected]
SUDANFocal PointTahani Yousef ElagabResearch Center for Technology and BiosafetyTel: +249 918107920Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointUla Abdelaziz Makkawi AbdelhrmanFederal Ministry of AgricultureTel: +249 918075475Email: [email protected]
SURINAMEFocal PointYvonne Indrani RamnarainMinistry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and FisheriesTel: +597 472442Email: [email protected]
SWEDENFocal Point*Johan ÅlanderNational Food Agency, Risk Benefit Assessment DepartmentTel: +46 18 2655862Email: [email protected]
SWITZERLANDFocal PointMartin SchrottFederal Office of Public HealthTel: +41 584626989Email: [email protected]
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICFocal PointBelal Al HayekMinistry of State for Environment AffairsTel: +963 947451588Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointReem WanousMinistry of State for Environment AffairsTel: +963 11 2321305Email: [email protected]
THAILAND Focal PointMs. Yupa LaojindapunNational Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food StandardsTel: +66 2 5612277 extension 1401Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointNamaporn AttavirojNational Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food StandardsTel: +66 2 5612277 ext. 1431Email: [email protected] TIMOR-LESTEFocal PointBendonina dos Reis JeronimoEnvironmental Health DepartmentTel: +670 77121455Email: [email protected]
TOGOFocal PointEkanao TedihouMinistère de l’Agriculture - Institut Togolais de Recherche AgronomiqueTel: +228 90223639Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointRassimwaï PitekelabouMinistère de l’Agriculture - Institut Togolais de Recherche AgronomiqueEmail: [email protected]
TONGAFocal PointLuseane TaufaMinistry of Agriculture, Food, Forests & FisheriesTel: +676 7715721Email: [email protected]
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOFocal Point[ongoing nomination process]
TUNISIAFocal PointSana JaballahAgroFood Technical CenterTel: +216 71940198Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointSarra RassaaAgroFood Technical CenterTel: +216 71940198Email: [email protected]
TURKEYFocal PointAyten SalanturMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry - General Directorate of Agricultural Research and PoliciesTel: + 90 3123076065Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointBirgül GunerMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry - General Directorate of Agricultural Research and PoliciesTel: + 90 3123076043Email: [email protected]
39ANNEX 1 – List of FAO GM Foods Platform Focal Points
UGANDA Focal PointMusa KwehanganaUganda National Council for Science and TechnologyTel: +256 785118392Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointArthur MukangaUganda National Bureau of StandardsTel: +256 778039120Email: [email protected]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESFocal PointKhadija QalandriEmirates Authority for Standardization &MetrologyTel: +971 4 2084318Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMaryam AlmheiriEmirates Authority for Standardization &MetrologyTel: +971 4 2084373Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELANDFocal PointPaul TossellFood Standards AgencyTel: +44 2072768750Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointSabrina RobertsFood Standards AgencyTel: +44 07721214111Email: [email protected]
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIAFocal PointFrancis MapundaTanzania Food and Drugs AuthorityTel: +255 713630955Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMwajuma Iddi DukulaiSecretary of the National Technical Committees for Standardization ActivitiesTel: +255 784931003Email: [email protected]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAFocal PointJason Dietz US Food and Drug AdministrationTel: +1 240 4022282Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointDoreen MoulecFood Safety and Inspection ServiceEmail: [email protected]
URUGUAY Focal PointAlejandra FerencziMinisterio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP)Tel: +598 24104155 int 3Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointPedro FriedrichLaboratorio Tecnológico del UruguayTel: +598 26013724 int 1117Email: [email protected]
VANUATUFocal PointTimothy TumukonDepartment of BiosecurityTel: +678 23519Email: [email protected]
VIET NAMFocal PointThi Thanh Thuy NguyenMinistry of Agriculture and Rural developmentTel: +84 08044643Email: [email protected]
YEMENFocal PointAbu Al-Hassan Al-NahariNational Committee for Food Safety OrganizationTel: +967 711907589
Alternate Focal PointNasr SaeedNational Committee for Food Safety OrganizationTel: +967 735069271Email: [email protected]
ZAMBIAFocal PointChristopher SimuntalaNational Biosafety AuthorityTel: +260 979472784Email: [email protected]
Alternate Focal PointMutibo ChichikwaNational Biosafety AuthorityTel: +260 966120588
ZIMBABWEFocal PointBridget MadochaMinistry of Health and Child welfareTel: +263 772686284Email: [email protected] Alternate Focal PointJonathan MufandaedzaNational Biotechnology AuthorityEmail: [email protected]