Qatar MoPH, UK’s Fera Science sign technical cooperation deal for food safety

Qatar MoPH, UK’s Fera Science sign technical cooperation deal for food safety

The Qatar Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the UK Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera Science), have signed an agreement to promote scientific and technical cooperation on food safety and environmental health.

The agreement was signed by Public Health Department Director Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani on behalf of MoPH, and by Mr. Nicholas Boucher, head of the Science and Innovation Network, British Embassy in Doha, representing Fera Science.

The agreement sets out a framework for enhanced cooperation in food safety research, especially in food contaminant and risk management analyses of animal products, specialized tests of unforeseen toxins, food fraud detection techniques, dissemination of scientific research and development results and professional consultancy services in food safety and environmental health.

Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani

Director

Public Health Department

MoPH “The signing of the agreement with Fera Science comes within the framework of the MoPH’s keenness to apply the best international standards and practices in the field of food safety, including laboratory services, risk analysis, control standards development, supervision and regulation. It also serves the implementation of the Qatar Public Health Strategy 2017-2022 and the National Health Strategy 2018-2022. The agreement will also support the response of Qatar’s MoPH to food safety and