Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı ile Avrupa Komisyonu‘nun iki gün süreyle Çorum‘da gerçekleştirdiği Genetiği Değiştirilmiş Gıda ve Yemlerin Resmi Kontrolleri Çalıştay‘ında Şube Başkanımız Ahmet ATALIK "Genetiği Değiştirilmiş Organizmaların ve Genetik Modifikasyonun Kısa Tarihçesi, GDO‘ların Yararları ve Zararları" konulu bir sunum yaptı.

ATALIK sunumunda milat öncesinden itibaren biyoteknolojinin tarihsel gelişimi, modern biyoteknolojinin ortaya çıkış süreci, GDO‘ların kullanım alanları, tarımsal alanda biyoteknoloji şirketlerinin ileri sürdüğü avantajları, ancak bağımsız bilim insanlarının ileri sürdüğü tehlikeler ile Ziraat Mühendisleri Odamızın konuyla ilgili net duruşu konularında değerlendirmelerde bulundu.

İki günlük çalıştay aşağıdaki konular çerçevesinde gerçekleşti.

Day 1: Wednesday, 21 September 2011

          Chair: Ms Nese Tarak, RPT Expert

09:00 Registration of participants including coffee

09:30 Welcome address and opening of the workshop including presentation of TAIEX (Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument) and the Regional Training Programme

          Mr Ihsan Emiralioglu, Director of Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

          Mr Orhan Sari, Director of Corum Provincial Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

          Ms Nese Tarak, RTP Expert, Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock

10:00 Current Situation of GMOs in Turkey (GMO Legislation)

          Mr Ahmet Bostan, Coordinator, General Directorate of Food and Control, Ankara, Turkey

10:30 Brief History of GMOs and Genetic Modification, Benefits and Risks of GMOs (in general)

          Mr Ahmet Atalık, President, Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, Istanbul Branch

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Cultuvation of GMOs in EU, Legislation and Experiences from a New Member State

          Mr Jaroslav Remza, Senior Inspector, State Veterinary and Food Administration of Slovak Republic

12:00 Open Session - Questions and Answers

          Chair and Speakers

12:30 Light Lunch

14:00 Legislation on GMOs in EU and Other Countries, Enforcement of EU Legislation on GM Food and Feed

          Ms Barbara de Santis, Researcher Responsible of the Laboratory Quality Assurance, Italian National Institute for Health

14:45 Authorisation, Labelling and Traceability of Genetically Modisied Food and Feed in EU

          Ms Barbara de Santis, Researcher Responsible of the Laboratory Quality Assurance, Italian National Institute for Health

15:30 Coffe break

15:45 Export and Import Facilities on GMOs

          Mr Jaroslav Remza, Senior Inspector, State Veterinary and Food Administration of Slovak Republic

16:30 Open Session - Questions and Answers

          Chair and Speakers

17:00 Conclusions of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2

          Ms Nese Tarak, RTP Expert, Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

17:15 Closing of Day 1

Day 2: Thursday, 22 September 2011

          Chair: Ms Nese Tarak, RTP Expert

09:00 Registration of Participants

09:15 Opening of Day 2

          Ms Nese Tarak, RTP Expert, Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock

09:30 Official Control of Genetically Modified Food and Feed - Experience from a New Member State - Examples of Enforcement in EU Member States

          Mr Jaroslav Remza, Senior Inspector, State Veterinary and Food Administration of Slovak Republic

10:15 Special Focus on GMOs Sampling

          Ms Barbara de Santis, Researcher Responsible of the Laboratory Quality Assurance, Italian National Institute for Health

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Analytical Control of GMOs in the EU

          Dr Manuela Schulze, Scientist, Food Institute, Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection ond Food Safety (LAVES)

11:45 Accreditation of the Laboratories for the GMO-Analysis

          Dr Manuela Schulze, Scientist, Food Institute, Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection ond Food Safety (LAVES)

12:30 Open Session - Questions and Answers

          Chair ans Speakers

12:45 Light Lunch

14:15 GMO Analysis in Turkey

          Mr Ali Alma, the Chief of GMO Laboratory, Ankara Food Control Laboratory Directorate, Turkey

15:00 Detection of Unauthorized GMOs-Possibilities and Experiences

          Dr Manuela Schulze, Scientist, Food Institute, Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection ond Food Safety (LAVES)

15:45 Coffee break

16:00 Open Session - Questions and Answers

          Chair and Speakers

16:30 Conclusions and Identification of Future Need of Assitance

          Ms Nese Tarak, RTP Expert, Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Livestock

16:45 Closing of the Workshop