Welcome!

 

Dear Food Safety Professionals,

On behalf of OITE Conferences, the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Muscat Municipality, I’ am once again delighted to report that the second edition of the Oman Food Safety Conference held from 10th – 11th October 2011 was another successful event. Over the two-days various presentations, ideas and perspectives was discussed and presented by local authorities and countries implementing the best food safety systems in the world.

This 2012 we are gearing toward a bigger and more exciting program of activities for the industry. In line with the OFSC 2012 different activities will be organized such as; Food Safety Week Campaign, Exhibitions, the 1st Oman Food Safety Excellence Awards, Networking Dinner, Workshops and more..

We promised that OFSC 2012 will provide all the key stakeholders with wonderful learning experiences and abundant networking opportunities.

See you in 2012!

Ahmed Baabood,
Executive Chairman
OITE

 

Speakers at the Oman Food Safety Conference 2011 included:

  • Mr. Saoud Nasser Mansoor Al Khusaibi, Director General-Standard & Metrology, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Oman
  • Hon. Prof. Dr. Helmut Glattes, Member of the Board, ISEKI Food Association (IFA), Austria
  • Mr. Robert Maclean, Principal, National Hospitality Institute (NHI)
  • Emeritus Professor Ken Buckle, Food Science and Technology Group, The University of New South Wales
  • Dr. Mustafa A. Gassem, Executive Director of the Laboratory General Authority, Saudi Food & Drug Authority (Food Sector)
  • Prof. Eunice Taylor, Food Safety Policy Specialist, Policy & Regulation Sector, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
  • Dr. Idris Al Abedani, Head of the Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Oman International Trade &  Exhibition
  • Dr. Ann Mothershaw, Asst Professor- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University
  • Mr. Richard Sprenger, Chairman, Highfield Co. UK
  • Mr. Geoff Ward, CIEH Commercial Chairman, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, UK
  • Mr. Dave Shannon, Operations Director, TSI Quality Services, UAE
  • Mr. Mobisher Rabbani, Founding Partner, People 2 People Relations
  • Mr. Ghulam Mustafa, Quality Assurance Manager Compliance, Nestle Middle East
  • Dr. Yusuf Bin Suleiman Al Wahaibi, Director of Veterinary Quarantines Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman
  • Dr. Barakat S.M. Mahmoud, Assistant Professor of Food Safety/Microbiology, Mississippi State University, US
  • Ms. Moza Abdullah Al-Busaidi, Head of the Chemical Analysis Section in the Fishery Quality Control Center (FQCC), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman
  • Eng. Khalid Bin Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Shuaili, Food Industry Senior Researcher, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman.