AOAC Task Force on Food Fraud 3-13-18

AOAC INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON FOOD FRAUD

March 13, 2018

AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2275 Research Blvd., Suite 300 Rockville, MD, 20850 UNITED STATES dboyd@aoac.org 301.924.7077 x126

INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ISPAM)

Samuel Godefroy, Ph.D. Université Laval Working Group Co-Chair

Samuel Godefroy is a Full Professor of Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Systems at the Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University Laval, Québec, Canada. He is also a professor at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at Queen’s University of Belfast, in the UK. Samuel is currently leading the development of a Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Excellence Platform (FRAREP) hosted by the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) of Université

Laval. Before Joining Université Laval in the fall of 2015, Dr. Godefroy completed a secondment with the World Bank’s Global Food Safety Partnership where he led the Strategic Development of this initiative. Under his leadership, this public- private partnership developed and adopted its 2015-2020 strategic framework, to guide its actions in food safety capacity building globally. Dr. Godefroy assumed senior food regulatory positions at the executive level with Health Canada for over 10 years, including the position of Director General of Health Canada’s Food Directorate, the Federal food standard setting organization in Canada from 2009 to 2015. Samuel served as Vice Chair of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), the international food standard setting body from 2011 to 2014. During his tenure, Samuel led the development and facilitated the adoption by consensus of the organization’s strategic plan for 2014-19. Dr. Godefroy currently serves as a senior food science and regulatory expert on a number of advisory bodies and committees domestically and internationally, including expert advice to food safety projects led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and serving on the International Advisory Committee of the China Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA). Samuel authored over 65 scientific publications and book chapters and serves on a number of international editorial boards of scientific journals related to food safety and nutrition. Dr. Godefroy received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI). He holds degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering from the same University and from the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, France.

AOAC TASKFORCEON FOOD FRAUD 13 March 2018 / 15:00 – 16:30 2 nd Meeting During Mid-Year Meeting of AOAC International Version 2 (Please Consult AOAC International Website – meeting section for location) Possible connection remotely through Zoom Platform : https://zoom.us/j/268777301 This second meeting of the TF on Food Fraud, follows a first engagement opportunity summarized in the record of meetings held on 9 Feb and 23 Feb 2018, remotely. The record of both meetings can be requested from AOAC International. The proceedings of the 23 rd of Feb meeting were recorded and can be accessed at: https://youtu.be/laqTApiVy6Q The second meeting is held on the margin of the AOAC International Mid-year meeting. Discussions will not review the raison d’être of the TF, nor the background of Food Fraud. These latter aspects were documented as part of the first TF meeting and can be accessed upon request.

ProposedAgenda

Introduction of participants

Review of minutes / record of decisions from the 1 st meeting (9 February and 23 February 2018 remotely)

ž Follow-up on first meeting : Update on USP activities / Databases in relation with Food Fraud

ž Review of current efforts to develop definition for food fraud and associated terminology (e.g. food authenticity, integrity, etc.)

ž Prioritization of action: § Proposed subgroup / taskteam to develop guidelines for non-targetted testing § How do we assess suitability of methods used in targetted testing? o Addressing emergency situations ž Opportunities for a future face-to-face meeting

ž General discussion

ž Adjournment