Our Founding Members and Board
Comprise current and former scientists, regulators and professionals working in disciplines related to food regulatory science from food regulatory agencies (at any level of government), non-governmental organizations, service providers and academic institutions.













collaboration through membership
For effective results - together!
Composition of GFoRSS Membership Community
Current and former scientists and regulators from food regulatory agencies at any level of government: municipal, state / provincial, national and international, including international organizations.
Current and former scientists of academic institutions, research institutes and service providers (certification or software and programming corporations) from around the world.
Communities of members may be created (such as community of scientists from food regulatory agencies, or from academic centers etc.) to foster interaction and collaboration amongst one community but to also support exchange and interaction between communities in a structured and organized manner. Such communities may also be created on the basis of geography.
MEMBERSHIP classification
GFoRSS offers two membership categories.
Class A or Affiliated Membership
Class A or Affiliated members are invited to join GFoRSS by its Founding members, according to a process determined by the Board of Directors. Admission approval of Class A or Affiliated members is accomplished by special resolution of GFoRSS’ Board of Directors. Affiliated or Class A voting membership is available to those who have applied and been accepted for Class A voting membership in GFoRSS. Each Class A or Affiliated voting member is entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of members and shall be entitled to one (1) vote at such meetings.
Class B or Non-Affiliated Membership
Other members of the Food Regulatory Science community may seek Class B or Non-Affiliated membership. GFoRSS promotes participation and representation through an inclusive process of admitting freely all eligible scientists, organizations and networks working in any discipline related to food regulatory science through an ordinary resolution of the Board of Directors. A Class B or Non-Affiliated member may attend meetings, if invited to join as decided by a resolution of the Board. Class B or Non-Affiliated members are not entitled to vote.
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membership countries
67
international experts
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OUR growing global family
Consists of Class A or Affiliated and Class B or Non-Affiliated Members – COME JOIN US =D
Name | Country | Affiliation | Membership Class | Member Since | Membership Expiration |
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Aditya Pankaj | India | RML Awadh University | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Ahmed Elghali Mohamed | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Municipality | Pending Board Decision | ||
Ahmed Elwakeel | Egypt | MIFAD | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Ahmed Hassan Ali Sayed | Egypt | Agricultural Research Center | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Ahmed Said | Egypt | NFSA Egypt | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Ahmed Tabarini | Morocco | National Food Safety Office | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Amal AL-Rashdan | Kuwait | Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN) | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Ameira Mohamed Elamin | Qatar | Ministry of Public Health | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Amine Kassouf | Lebanon | Research Scientist | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Amine Mestiri | Tunisia | Food safety legal advisor | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Amjad Rashaideh | Jordan | Jordan Food Safety Authority | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Dec 23 | 2026 Dec 23 |
Andre El Khoury | Lebanon | University of Beirut | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Arsalan Zaidi | Pakistan | NIBGE - National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Ashraf Sami | Egypt | National Food Safety Authority - Egypt | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Aymen Ammar | Tunisia | "National Agency for Sanitary and environnemental Control of Products (ANCSEP) - Ministry of Health" | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Chemutai Ivy Kibiwot | Kenya | Intern | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Christopher DePaul Worrell | Bahamas | Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Juy 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Ehab Mourad Wahba Ayad | Egypt | National Food Safety Authority | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Elie Bou Yazbeck | Lebanon | Ministry of Economy and Trade | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Eman Helmy Ata Moustafa | Egypt | National Food Safety Authority | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Emeka Chukwurah | Nigeria | CQRAFF Solutions Ltd | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Fagelnour Saad Lotfy Elnoamany | Egypt | NFSA | Pending Board Decision | ||
Faraj Bakkar | Libya | National Centre for Animal Health | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Florah Serem | Kenya | Kenya Bureau of Standards | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Francis Ngugi Makumi | Kenya | Intern | Pending Board Decision | ||
Fulbert Nikiema | Burkina Faso | LNSP - directeur | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Gouda Ramadan | Qatar | Ministry of Public Health | Pending Board Decision | ||
Hanaa Markas | United Arab Emirates | RAK municipality | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Hassan Adebesin | Nigeria | Neroli Technologies Ltd | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Hind Ibrahim | Qatar | Ministry of Public Health | Pending Board Decision | ||
Isaac Bezerra | Brazil | Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality (FSQR) Auditor for LATAM region | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Isaac Ototo Nyangena | Kenya | Kenya Bureau of Standards | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Jahangir Ahmad Rather | India | phD Scholar | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Jamila Ahmed ElGaddal | Sudan | Food Laboratory Section-Central Laboratories- Sharjah municipality | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Jane Jacob | India | ICAR-CIFE | Pending Board Decision | ||
Janitha Liyanage | Sri Lanka | Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka | Pending Board Decision | ||
Joseph Matta | Lebanon | Lebanese University | Pending Board Decision | ||
Joseph Omondi | Kenya | Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Justin Manzi | Rwanda | Rwanda FDA | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Kepher Kuchana Kateu | Uganda | Ministry of Internals Affairs - Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory in Wandegeya | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Komal Ramchandra Pawar | India | ICAR - National Research Centre for Grapes | Pending Board Decision | ||
Kumud Ashish Singh | India | Merck Life Science / AOAC Southeast Asia Section | Pending Board Decision | ||
Layal Karam | Lebanon | Notre Dame University | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Lois Ndiba | Kenya | Food Safety International | Pending Board Decision | ||
Maha Hoteit | Lebanon | Lebanese University | Pending Board Decision | ||
Mahmoud Emara | Egypt | Food safety and hygiene consultant | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Mahmoud M. Soltan | Egypt | NFSA - Egypt | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Mansoor Siddiqui | Australia | Oceania Halal services | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Marwa Badr | Egypt | NFSA - Egypt | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Miranda F. Kamal | Egypt | Damanhour University | Pending Board Decision | ||
Mohamad Ghassan Abiad | Lebanon | American University of Beirut | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Mohamed Ali Abdelfattah | Egypt | Consultant - NFSA Egypt | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed Elshaer | Egypt | Ministry of Health and Population | Pending Board Decision | ||
Mohamed Negm | Egypt | Food Technology Research Institute, ARC | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Moustapha Nabeel Mohamed | Egypt | National Food Safety Authority | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Muhammad Adnan Bodlah | Pakistan | Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology | Pending Board Decision | ||
Muhammad Altaf | United Arab Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah Municipality | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Muna Al Olan | Qatar | MoPH | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Mylene Anwar | Phillipines | Central Midanao University | Pending Board Decision | ||
Nada El Darra | Lebanon | Beirut Arab University | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Najla Ben Miloud | Tunisia | National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology | Pending Board Decision | ||
Najla Kassaji | Tunisia | Centre Technique de L'agroalimentaire | Pending Board Decision | ||
Nidal Hassan Hussan | Sudan | Ministry of Animal Resources | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Omboki Boniface | Kenya | Kenya Bureau of Standards | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Paul Chiew | Singapore | Regulatory Agency (Retiree) | Pending Board Decision | ||
Pir Mohammad Junaid | India | Aligarh Muslim University | Pending Board Decision | ||
Raviraj Chandrakant Shinde | India | ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Reem Kiki | Syria | University of Damascus | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Samar Hashim Fergany | Egypt | NFSA | Pending Board Decision | ||
Shrinivas Joshi | India | AOAC International - India Section | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Stephen Kamau | Kenya | CSI International Limited | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Subburaj Munnar | India | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India | Pending Board Decision | ||
Supriya Kusale | India | ICAR - National Research Centre for Grapes | Pending Board Decision | ||
Syed Khaja Arifuddin | India | LGM College of Food Technology | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Taoufik Chikhaoui | Tunisia | Ministère de l'agriculture | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Tega Emurigho | Nigeria | Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Vasundhara More | India | Indian Council of Agriculture Research | Pending Board Decision | ||
Zeina Daher | Lebanon | Lebanese University | Class A / Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
Zouine Karima | Morocco | National Office for Food Safety | Class A / Affiliated | 2021 Jul 26 | 2026 Jul 26 |
Anwaar Ahmed | Tunisia | National Agency for Sanitary and environnemental Control of Products (ANCSEP) | Class B / Non-Affiliated | 2022 Feb 16 | 2027 Feb 16 |
wHERE gFoRSS mEMBERS CALL HOME
Founding Members
Class A / Affiliated and Class B / Non-Affiliated Members
Membership Status Pending Final Board Decision