AN
NMKL SEMINAR: HOW SAFE IS IT TO EAT NORDIC FISH?
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Time: |
Friday
23 August, 2002 |
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Place: |
Hotel
Arkipelag, Mariehamn, Åland Islands |
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Organiser: |
The
Finnish National Committee of NMKL |
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Target
group: |
Food
Control Authorities and Laboratories in the Nordic and Baltic Countries |
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Programme |
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09.00
- 09.30 |
Registration
and coffee |
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09.30
- 09.35 |
Opening
of the Seminar |
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Ms
Harriet Wallin, Chairman of the Finnish National Committee of NMKL,
National Food Agency, Finland |
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Morning
session |
Chairman:
Dr Maija Hatakka, National Food Agency, Finland |
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09.35
- 10.20 |
Eating
Fish - Pros and Cons |
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Professor
Jouko Tuomisto, National Public Health Institute, Finland |
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10.15
- 11.00 |
Botulism
Risks Associated with Fish Products |
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DVM
Miia Lindström, Helsinki University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Finland |
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11.00
- 11.15 |
Break |
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11.15
- 11.35 |
Occurrence
of Listeria monocytogenes in
Fish Products in Finland |
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Dr
Tuula Johansson, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute, EELA,
Finland |
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11.35
- 12.05 |
Comments
from the other Nordic Countries on the Listeria
occurrence |
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Microbiologist
Sven Qvist (Denmark), Head of Department Margrét Geirsdottir (Iceland),
Senior Lecturer Liv Marit Rørvik (Norway) and Microbiologist Per Norberg
(Sweden). |
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12.05
- 13.15 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon
session |
Chairman:
Director Pekka Pakkala, Health Protection Unit, National Food Agency,
Finland |
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13.15
- 13.45 |
EU
Legislation on Fish and Evaluation of the Safety of Baltic Fish |
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Ms
Astrid Thors, Member of the European Parliament |
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13.45
- 14.10 |
Toxic
Substances in the Baltic Sea |
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Dr
Pekka Vuorinen, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Finland |
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14.10
- 14.30 |
Dioxins
in Baltic Fish - Risk Management |
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Dr
Anja Hallikainen, National Food Agency, Finland |
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14.30
- 15.20 |
Poster
session and coffee |
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15.20
- 15.50 |
Official
Control of Fish and Fish Products in Lithuania |
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Ms
Inesa Savickaite, National Veterinary Laboratory, Lithuania |
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15.50
- 16.10 |
Official
Control of Fish and Fish Products in Iceland |
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Director
Laboratory Franklín Georgsson, Environment and Food Agency, Iceland |
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16.10
- 16.30 |
In-house
control in a Fish Establishment - an Example |
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Plant
Manager Timo Vetriö, Ab Chips Food, Mariehamn |
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16.30
- 16.45 |
Implementation
of Listeria control in Fish
Establishments |
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DVM
Auli Vaarala, National Food Agency, Finland |
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16.45
- 16.55 |
Discussion |
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16.55
- 17.00 |
Conclusions
by the Chairman and Closure of the Seminar |
Changes
are possible
Binding
registrations to Ms Christina Bäckman (Christina.Backman@eela.fi)
before 15 June 2002. After this date an invoice for the seminar fee will be sent
out to registered participants.
Seminar
fee: 150 € incl. seminar material and lunch.
Free communications on topics related to the seminar can be presented as posters. See separate information sheet.
INFORMATION
SHEET REGARDING POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT THE SEMINAR "HOW
SAFE IS IT TO EAT NORDIC FISH?"
Open
invitation to present free communications (posters) on topics related to the
seminar.
Poster
abstracts must be e-mailed to raija.hakkinen@eela.fi
as a Word attachment, by 15.6.2002. Include the contact information of the
author to which correspondence should be sent.
Requirements
for poster abstracts
The
format should be as follows:
Single spaced,
12-pitch type throughout the abstract
Margin on all
sides 3.0 cm.
Title on first line (UPPER
CASE, bold)
Authors on second line
(last name, first name initial., e.g. Pedersen, A., Svensson, P. and Kallio, K.)
Full name
address of the institution(s) where the work was carried out on the third line
There should then be a
space of one line before the body of the abstract (max 400 words on one A4
page)
Requirements
for posters:
Size of display
- max 100 cm (height) and 70
cm (width).
Inquiries to Ms Christina Bäckman (christina.backman@eela.fi).