ASSEMBLY OBJETIVES
The 11ªth Ordinary Assembly of INFAL will bring together representatives of member laboratories from countries in the Americas, with the objetive of:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Informations
TECHNICAL SEMINAR: “Current Challenges in Food Safety: Genomics, Fraud, and Climate Change"
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Opening of the 11th Ordinary Assembly of INFAL - Country authorities and PAHO
09:30 - 10:00 Keynote Lecture - Genomic and conventional detection of foodborne pathogens - Marcos Vieira - Brazil
10:00 - 10:30 Food authenticity and food fraud - To be determined
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Emerging contaminants and new foods - Juan Martín Oteiza - Argentina - CONICET
12:00 - 12:30 Foodborne parasites - To be determined
12:30 - 13:00 Impact of environmental pollution on food safety - To be determined
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14.00 - 17:00 Intensive Course 1: Method validation and verification - Diego Uribe - PerúIntensive;
00:00 - 00:00 Intensive Course 2: Food risk management - Hugo Herrero - Bolivia
11TH ODINARY ASSEMBLY OF INFAL
09:00 - 09:30 General presentation of INFAL
09:30 - 09:50 Report on actions 2022-2024 - Secretary ex officio
09:50 - 10:10 Report on actions 2022-2024 - Executive Committee
10:10 - 10:30 Report on actions 2022-2024 - Chemistry Working Group
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:20 Report on actions 2022-2024 - Quality Working Group
11:20 - 11:40 Report on actions 2022-2024 - Microbiology Working Group
11.40 - 12:00 Report on actions 2022-2024 - RAM Working Group
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00 INFAL procedures
14:00 - 14:30 Election and Assumption of Executive Committee members
14:30 - 15:00 Renewal of the INFAL Executive Committee
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 16:00 Election and Assumption of Executive Committee members
11TH ORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF INFAL
08:00 - 09:00 First Internal Meeting of the Executive Committee
09:00 - 09:20 Outlook for INFAL - Secretary ex officio
09:20 - 09:30 Launch of the new EAD platform
09:30 - 10:00 Analytical capabilities of RILAA member laboratories (SIRILAA data)
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Presentation of results from the laboratory capabilities and needs survey
11:30 - 12:30 Exercise for strengthening analytical capabilities in the Region
12.30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00 Presentation of working groups
14:00 - 16:00 Development of Action Plans: Group Work
11TH ORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF INFAL
09:00 - 10:00 Development of Action Plans: Group Work
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:30 Development of Action Plans: Group Work
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Presentation of RENLAAP and Technical Visit to SENACSA and SENAVE
11TH ORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF INFAL
09:00 - 10:00 Presentation and approval of action plans - Executive Committee, Quality
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:30 Presentation and approval of action plans - Microbiology, Chemistry, RAM
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00 Membership of private laboratories
14:00 - 14:30 Nominations and selection of the host country for the 12th Ordinary Assembly of RILAA in 2026
14:30 - 15:00 Recognition Ceremony
15:00 - 15:00 Closing of the Assembly
