GM-free food certification and labelling workshop

Non-GMO / GMO-free labelling claims for the Irish agri-food sector - including live cattle, meat, poultry and dairy produce: Implications of EU markets and regulatory developments.

Friday 20 March, 11:00 – 13:00. €50
ENFO Centre, 11 St. Andrews St, Dublin.

50 EU Regions have adopted Quality Agriculture strategies to add value to their livestock and food produce by avoiding the use of GM animal feed and GM food. Irish agri-food operators need a GM-free certification and labelling scheme to compete in this market. This expert workshop provides stakeholders with an unique opportunity to explore the benefits of a GM-free supply chain.

About the speakers:

Blanche Magarinos-Rey is a French lawyer widely regarded as a leading European expert on GM-free food labelling. A graduate of Universités de Paris I & II – La Sorbonne & Assas, she is registered with the Bar of Brest, Brittany, one of the EU’s GMO-free Regions.
Download related PowerPoint presentation:
http://www.gmfreeireland.org/feed/documents/SoySummit2/...y.pdf

Michael O’Callaghan is the Co-ordinator of the GM-free Ireland Network, an association of 130 member organisations collaborating to keep the Island of Ireland off limits to GM crops. We are now exploring the feasibility of a GM-free certification and labelling scheme for farmers and food producers interested in phasing out the use of GM ingredients and GM animal feed.
Download related PowerPoint presentation:
http://www.gmfreeireland.org/feed/documents/SoySummit2/...8.pdf

Topics covered:

Overview of GM contamination of the supply chain in Ireland and the EU
Implications for Irish farm and food sectors
The growing market for GM-free meat, poultry and dairy produce
Positive and negative labelling (GM vs. Non-GMO or GMO-free)
Related EU rules and regulations
Exemptions
Animal feed additives
Contamination thresholds
Sourcing certified Non-GM food and animal feed
Need for Irish and EU GM-free certification and labelling schemes
Examples from EU member states

Who should attend:

Stakeholders interested in securing their share of the growing Irish and European markets for GM-free food — including meat, poultry and dairy produce from livestock fed on certified Non-GMO animal feed:

Animal feed importers, compounders and distributors
Farmers (conventional and organic)
Livestock, meat, poultry and dairy exporters
Food producers, manufacturers and processors
Soy supply chain - producers, co-ops, processors, traders, brokers
Top managers of agricultural producers (dairy, livestock, poultry, aquaculture)
Health Food distributors and retailers
Food retailers - senior Executives in consumer, marketing, regulatory & scientific affairs
National policy makers (Depts of Agriculture and Food, Trade and Enterprise, Bord Bia, Taste Council)
Regulators responsible for food safety, authenticity and labelling issues
Industry and trade policy makers
Practitioners in social marketing interested in the social and environmental issues related to food and agriculture

Registration:

Participation fee €50.
Space is limited: please register before 12 March.
Tel (0404) 43 885
email@gmfreeireland.org