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2nd Risk Assessment Symposium for Latin America and the Caribbean – LARAS 2021 | October 14, 18, 19 and 25 – Virtual

This event is an initiative that seeks to contribute to strengthening risk analysis in the Latin American and Caribbean Region as an official approach to food safety, based on mutual trust, multidisciplinarity and cutting-edge science. We will also seek to encourage knowledge sharing and networking.

Proposed Codex Analysis (English, Français, العربية) on Agenda Items 5, 6 and 8 | Virtual CCFL46 (27 September – 1 & 7 October 2021)

These documents offer a proposed review and analysis with respect to Agenda Items 5, 6 and 8 planned for discussion at the Virtual CCFL46 (27 September – 1 & 7 October 2021)

Codex Colloquium | Hybrid Format: 3 DAY Event In Person and Virtual By Invitation Only | 12 – 14 September, 2021 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

You are cordially invited to participate in a 3-day MENA Codex Colloquium, organized by the Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Excellence Platform (PARERA) at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, in collaboration with the Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GfoRSS). This event is planned from 12 – 14 September, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and will be held using a hybrid mode – with participants present physically at the meeting location and others contributing through a virtual Zoom Platform.

Virtual Workshop on Enhancing Food Safety Testing to Support the Free Flow of Traded Food and Agri-food Products | 8 July 2021, 8:00 – 10:00 Québec Time

Participation is free of charge. Up to 500 registrations can be accommodated on a first come, first served basis.

Proposed Codex Analysis (English, Français, العربية) on Agenda Items 6.1, 7 | Virtual CCRVDF25 (12-16 & 20 July 2021)

This document offers a proposed review and analysis with respect to agenda items 6.1 and 7 planned for discussion at the Virtual CCRVDF25 (12-16 and 20 July 2021).

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OUR MISSION

To promote the development of competencies, know-how and knowledge - including scientific, policy analysis - which underpin food regulatory decisions and support the development and implementation of food control systems.

OUR VISION

To be the global leader in the generation and dissemination of decisive food regulatory scientific knowledge and competencies that underpin food regulatory decisions and help modernize food control systems internationally.

OUR CORE VALUES

To achieve our mission and realize our vision, GFoRSS espouses core values promoting transparency, encouraging inclusiveness, upholding collaboration and advocating independence - as guiding principles - in the conduct of its business.

who we are

GFoRSS is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in Canada and hosted by the Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Excellence Platform (PARERA), a joint endeavor of the Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences and the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) of the Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.

GFoRSS aims to promote the generation and dissemination of knowledge and competencies related to food regulatory sciences, that is, the sciences underpinning food regulatory decisions as a multi-disciplinary field of food science, including, but not limited to, the application of food risk analysis and associated disciplines, the development of food laws and the assessment of economic impacts of food regulatory measures.