Follow on Laboratory Capacity Building Workshops

Date: TBD
Location: TBD

An Expert Working Group prioritized and sequenced the needs identified through the assessment and FY11 regional workshop resulting in the following three year plan:

  • FY12: Analytical Methods/Validation/Fitness for Purpose
  • FY13: Sampling
  • FY14: Quality Assurance/Proficiency

Three sub-regional in-laboratory train-the-trainer events will be held to address Analytical Methods/Validation/Fitness for Purpose in APEC pesticide residue laboratories in the following regions within the next year:

  • Chile, Peru, Mexico (to be held in Peru in mid-June)
  • Vietnam, Philippines, PNG, and Indonesia (to be held Vietnam in mid July)
  • Malaysia, Thailand, Russia, and China (to be held in Malaysia in early July

These trainings will be in-laboratory hands-on efforts, including a lecture element, and based on a train-the-trainer curriculum. Depending upon individual host economy conditions, the location of the 3 sub-regional trainings will be either national laboratories or universities.

Upon completion of the sub-regional trainings, participants will be linked with PTIN experts who will be on hand to address any issues or problems that arise as the participants train their colleagues/implement the information discussed during the trainings.

A regional PTIN workshop will be held as a follow-up to the sub-regional trainings to discuss issues, problems, and solutions identified.

For more information contact Kelly McCormick at Kelly.McCormick@fas.usda.gov or (202) 720 - 1347

UPCOMING EVENTS

FSCF/PTIN Steering Group/Incident Management Workshop

April 2013

Indonesia

Rollout of first aquaculture training module program

April TBD

Indonesia

PTIN Small and Medium Enterprise Food Safety Best Practices Workshop

April 10, 2013

Surabaya, Indonesia

PTIN Steering Group Meeting

April 11, 2013

Surabaya, Indonesia

Discussion on Risk Assessment Approaches

April 11, 2013

Surabaya, Indonesia

Food Safety Incident Network Meeting

April 12, 2013

Surabaya, Indonesia

Food Safety Cooperation Forum meeting

April 13, 2013

Surabaya, Indonesia

GFSP Service Providers Information Day

April 22, 2013

World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC