Doha: Qatar has been elected as chairman for the Arab Group for Food Safety (AGFS) for the second consecutive time during the 13th meeting of the group that has been held recently via videoconferencing.
At the outset of the meeting, Head of Ports Health and Food Control section at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Khalid Yousef Al Sulaiti has been elected as chairman of the meeting, which reviewed a myriad of vital topics, including the final draft of the Arab policy for food safety, the proposal of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s initiative to establish Arab regional network for risk communication, the findings of the Arab regional forum on voluntary accreditation methodology and mechanisms by a third party in the Arab region, in addition to food safety at the Arab level.
The group’s meetings wrapped up by taking the appropriate recommendations on each of the proposed items.
AGFS is guidance group that includes a number of representatives from the organizations, authorities and various relevant structures with respect to food safety standards in the Arab countries, and was established in 2016 within the project of Arab initiative for food safety and trade facilitation.
