Maria Aba Lovelace-Johnson
In the area of Food Regulation, Ms. Lovelace-Johnson had a Certificate in Assurance of Food Safety and Quality Control from Hyogo International Centre, Japan in 2002, a Certificate in Applied Intermediate HACCP from the Royal Institute of Public Health, UK in 2003, a Certificate in Food Safety Risk Analysis from the University of Greenwich, UK in 2003, a Certificate in International Food Laws and Regulations from the University of Michigan, USA in 2004 and was certified as a Lead Auditor of Food Safety Management Systems by the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), UK in 2005.
She has, since 2013, been the Head of the Ghana Delegation to the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses.
02 Sept Thursday
SESSION 3C : STATE OF FOOD FORTIFICATION IN AFRICA : Sharing of country experiences and good practices
- Regulatory frameworks, policies and directives, Mr. Abdoulaye Ka, National Executive Secretary of National Council of Nutrition Development, Senegal
- Certifications, standards and quality assurance, Ms. Maria Aba Lovelace- Johnson, Chief Regulatory Office, Head, Food Enforcement Department, Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
- Challenges and opportunities of fortification in DRC, Dr. Jean Jacques Mbungani Mbanda, Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention and Dr. Bruno Bindamba Senge, Director of PRONANUT, Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Executif Secretary of SUN Movement in DRC
Moderator : Dr. Ronald Afidra , Africa Network Coordinator, Food Fortication Initiative (FFI)
Plenary discussions