REDA MOHAMED SAID
Food Standards Specialist
Cairo
Summary
An active agricultural science. graduate from the food industry department, looking forward to work with in international organization (FAO , codex,GSO..etc) with the ability to utilize each aspect I learned to make full use of in my work, dependable and able to work in a team, sharing opinions and thought’s about any problem, able to learn or use any cutter edge technology to perform the necessary to get the task full done.
Overview
2026
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Work History
Food Standards Specialist
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
01.2001 - Current
- Twenty five years of progressively responsible professional experience in a standards setting in Egyptian organization for standardization and quality.
- Technical secretariat for egyptian committees for beverages and veterinary drugs and fats and oils and shelf life and fishery products.
- Participating in the activities of international standards issued by ISO.
- Participating in giving opinions on drafts of International Standards.
- Adoption of International Standards as Egyptian Standards
- Representing Egypt in the international and regional organizations concerned with standards, quality
- Providing technical consultancy and support in the field of standards to the industrial and services sectors
- Distributing Egyptian codex committee insertion for technicians working in competent authorities and other concerned bodies relevant to food standards.
- Organizing Egyptian codex committee meeting monthly.
- Translation of Egyptian Standards into English.
- Translation of Foreign Standards into Arabic.
- Elaborating, Amendment and Revision of Egyptian Standards (ES).
- Providing information for the concerned bodies in the field of standards.
- Offering Technical Consultation on Standardization Matters.
- Technical Secretariat of Egyptian Codex Alimentarius Committee
- Developing Standards for all areas of commodities, products and testing equipment and services.
- Participation in the development of unified Arab Standards.
- Preparation and updating of Standards technical guides.
- Supporting my organization with essays related to food industrial field for world of standards and quality magazine or Egyptian codex committee insertion
- Distributing Egyptian codex committee insertion for technicians working in competent authorities and other concerned bodies relevant to food standards.
- Organizing Egyptian codex committee meeting monthly.
- Team Projects:
- Heading the Egyptian delegation participating in attending the fifth and seventh meeting of the intergovernmental working group on antimicrobial resistance (TFAMR7) in 2017, 1019 in North Korea.
- Heading the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the International Codex Alimentarius Committee on Veterinary Drug Residues in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023 in the United States of America.
- Heading the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the International Codex Alimentarius Committee concerned with general principles in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 in France.
- Heading the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the Near East Coordination Committee, the sixth meeting in Tunisia 2011.
- Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the International Codex Alimentarius Committee concerned with oils and fats in the years 2017-2019-2021 in Malaysia.
- Member of the Egyptian delegation team participating in the meetings of the Main Committee of the Codex Alimentarius in the years 2013, 2015, 2022 in Rome, Italy.
- Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in the meeting of the African coordination committees in 2013.
- Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Fish and Fish Products Committee emanating from the African Standards Organization (ARCO) 2021 to date.
- Member of the Unified Arab Food Standards Committee emanating from the Arab Organization 2022.
- Presenter and session leader at the International Food Safety Meeting held in South Africa in October 2022.
- 12- Training course on best practices for participating in the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in the Kingdom of Jordan in the period from 16-17 October 2022
- To attend the training course on Aflatoxin Sampling Protocols scheduled to be held from 11 to 12 September 2023 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
- Head of Egyptian delegation workshop on capacity building to include the African Union’s strategy to combat aflatoxins, scheduled to be held during the period from 2 to 3 October 2023 in Osaka - Zambia.Convener of ARSO committee for fish and fishery product standards
- The ability to organize meetings and conferences at the regional and regional levels to serve and represent the Authority in popular exhibitions and interact with specialized events and quality for the public.
- The ability to apply quality management systems and develop a long-term strategy for development, accuracy of performance, and time management.
- The ability to participate in national, international and industrial projects and spread the culture of quality.
- The ability to design comprehensive teams to be strategic and studies relevant to the relevant exporting specialists.
- The ability to represent the Arab Republic of Egypt and head the Egyptian delegation, participate in international meetings and meetings, coordinate the diverse needs of Egypt, and formulate protocols to guide the strategy.
- Participation in issuing more than 265 specifications in the wonderful areas of work for the committees (Growth, Distribution Committee, Medicines Committee, Medicines Committee, Quality Conditions, and Beverages Committee).
- Responding to the correspondence of the Arab Organization and preparing Arab protocols between the Egyptian General Authority for Standardization and Quality and the Organization.
- Responding to technical consultations for companies and regulatory regulatory authorities...and others.
- Cooperation with the Chamber of Food and Commercial Industries, the Export Council, the National Food Safety Authority, the Nutrition Institute, the Consumer Protection Agency, the Ministry of Supply, research institutes, the National Research Center, the General Authority for Control of Netherlands Imports, universities, and other bodies in the aforementioned committees in the field of preparing specificationsTeam leader in The project to develop the five-year plan for Standardization
- Assistant team leader in the dairy development project specifications in accordance with the European legislation
- Assistant team leader in the development of Egyptian standard " Safety Criteria for Milk and Milk Products "NO. 7123/2010
- Assistant team leader in the preparation of guidance issued by the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality's " Quality Criteria for Milk and Dairy Products" NO. d 1 / 2010.
- Assistant team leader to Setting National Standardization Strategies FOR FIVE YEARS 2013-2017 and 2018-2020
- Assistant team leader to Setting Strategies Plane for risk analysis system in Egypt.
- Assistant team leader to studying to setting standards to develop oil.
- Developed and implemented food safety standards and quality assurance protocols, enhancing compliance across multiple sectors.
- Conducted comprehensive audits and inspections, ensuring adherence to national and international food safety regulations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design training programs, improving staff knowledge on food quality and safety.
- Analyzed data from food quality assessments, providing actionable insights that led to process improvements and risk mitigation.
Quality Control Engineer
Over Seas Company For Food Products
2000 - 2001
- Developed and implemented quality control processes, enhancing product consistency and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Conducted thorough inspections and testing of food products, identifying defects and improving overall quality metrics.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to refine manufacturing processes, resulting in reduced waste and increased efficiency.
- Oversaw training programs for new quality control staff, fostering a culture of safety and quality within the organization.
Agriculture Engineer
Consulting Office for Establishing a Rabbit Breeding Project
1999 - 2000
- Coordinated project activities for establishing a rabbit breeding operation, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and timelines.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive documentation systems, enhancing information accessibility and project efficiency.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and provide project updates, fostering collaboration and transparency.
- Managed communications between team members and external partners, streamlining workflows and reducing response times.
Education
Good - Food industry
Ain Shams University
Egypt07-1999
Skills
Coordinator:
References
REDA, Mohamed Sayed Ismail, Food Standards Specialist, moi@idsc.net.eg, (+202) 22845531, 01005774607, Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS), 16, Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo, Egypt, Work Fax: (+202) 22845507
Interests
writing and reading English very good, writing and reading French good, International Computer Driving License (ICDL) Certificate, Arabic is my original language, Drive a car, Internet, Data analysis, Collecting data
COURSES & TRAININGS &MEATING
- B) Training: (List additional training in home country.)
- Project Management Course, March 2002, English, The regional Information Technology Institute (RITI)
- Course on ISO 9000/2000 Internal Audit, 2003, English, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport Productivity and Quality Institute (P&Q Institute) Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS), Egypt
- Accesses internet skills career development consultations academy, 22-26 March 2003, English, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport Productivity and Quality Institute (P&Q Institute)
- Requirements Quality Management Systems ISO 9001/2000 Internal Audit, 8-11 February 2004, English, Cairo
- Attending and Completion of the Training Course no. 36 of general Statistical Programme for Graduated Personnel, from 4/9/2004 to 22/12/2004, Arabic, EOS
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Train-The-Trainer HACCP on-site Examination Training, May 2006, English, Cairo
- EU Legislation for MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, 2006, English, Cairo
- Role of Standards in Promoting Industry and Trade, 2006, English, Cairo Egypt
- International Exhibition & Conference for Standards & Quality, June 2006, Arabic, Alaharam Center, Cairo and Egypt
- Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East Second Session, MARCH 2003, Arabic, Cairo, Egypt
- Assessment of Egypt’s Compliance with the WTO’s Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement, December 2009, ENGLISH, Cairo
- REGIONAL WORKCHOP ON FOOD HYAGIENE INSPECTION, 18/10/2009 TO 22/10/2009, Arabic, EOS
- BETTER TRAINING FOR FOOD IN AFRICA FROM, 18/10/2009 TO 22/10/2009, ENGLISH, Cairo
- CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 19AUGUST, 1 SEPTEMBER 2015, Arabic, EOS
- C) Additional Training or meeting in Other Countries:
- THE 26 th SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON FATS AND OILS, 25 February – 01 March 2019, English, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- CCRVDF24 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods, Monday 23 April at 9:30 through Friday 27 April 2018, English, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- AD HOC CODEX INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, 27 November – 1 December 2017, English, Jeju, Republic of Korea
- BETTER TRAINING FOR SAFER FOOD Session n 8 on Food Additives, Enzymes and Flavourings (Phase II – Course 1), From 13th to 17thMarch 2017, English, Athens, Greece
- THE 25th SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON FATS AND OILS, 27 February – 03 March 2017, English, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- CCRVDF23 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods, 16-20/10/2016, English, Houston United States of America
- THE TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES, 30March – 3 April 2009, English, Paris, France
- The sixth session of the FAO/WHO coordinating committee for the Near East, 23 – 27 May. 2011, ARABIC, Tunis, Tunisia
- Course OF Setting National Standardization Strategies, 24-29 March, English,ARABIC, Muscat, Oman
- CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION Thirty-sixth Session, 1-5 July 2013, English,ARABIC, Rome, Italy
- 4th Pan-African Meeting of National Codex Contact Points, 17th to 19th June 2013, English, Nairobi, Kenya
- Codex's Activities, September 2012, English, LEBANON
- THE TWENTY-EIGHT SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES, 7 – 11 April 2014, English, Paris, France
- Codex's Activities, 23-25 September 2014, English, Brussels
- THE TWENTY-EIGHT SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES, 30March – 3 April 2015, English, Paris, France
Additional Information
National Achievements
- Organizing the Near East Coordination Committee, chaired by Egypt from 2001 to 2003, which convened in the Arab Republic of Egypt in March 2003, in cooperation and coordination with the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- Participating in the implementation of Resolution 42/2005 for developing factories in accordance with Egyptian standards and identifying the most significant challenges to their implementation.
- Participating in the project to amend Egyptian standards and evaluate their provisions into basic requirements and descriptive criteria in 2002, in cooperation and coordination with the Chamber of Food Industries.
- Participating in the project to harmonize Egyptian standards with international standards (2005-2011).
- Coordinating the project to develop the five-year plan for the General Administration of Standards (2013-2017). - Member of the Dairy Development Project Team in accordance with European legislation (2009-2011)
- Member of the project team for developing the Egyptian standard specification "Safety Standards for Milk and Dairy Products 7135/2010 in light of European legislation."
- Team leader for developing the guidance manual for milk and dairy products.
- Organizing meetings and workshops for the Egyptian Codex Committee from 2001-2015 as a member of the Technical Secretariat of the Egyptian Codex Committee.
- Participating in the legislation issued by the National Food Safety Authority regarding trans fatty acids.
- Participating in the legislation issued by the National Food Safety Authority regarding the handling of oils unfit for human consumption.
- Applying for the position of Director General of the Food Standards Department at the Authority and submitting proposals and projects related to time management, disseminating a culture of standards and quality, and development.
- Participating in issuing more than 265 standards in the areas of work as a technical secretariat for committees (Shelf Life, Oils, Fish, Veterinary Drugs, Soil Quality, and Beverages).
- Preparing a project proposal for a study. Food stability under different storage conditions.
- Preparation of a proposal to develop specifications for black seed oil.
- Preparation of a proposal to develop a national plan for the development of extra virgin olive oil.
- Completion of a training course in Total Quality Assurance (TQA) in 2009 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in Total Quality Management (TQM) in 2009 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in Internal Auditing (ISO 9001) in 2010 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) in 2009 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in the European Safety Mark in 2011 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade in 2006 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in Statistics in Standards and Standards Development in 2011 in Egypt.
- Completion of a training course in Presentation Skills. 2009 from Egypt.
- Completed a training course in emotional intelligence in 2011 in Egypt.
- Attended a workshop on the role of standards in economic development and trade in 2010 in Egypt.
- Attended a workshop on technical legislation and standards in 2008.
- Attended a conference on the role of standards in promoting industry and trade in 2004 in Egypt.
- Completed an English language training course.
- Completed a computer training course (International Computer Driving License) (ICDL) in 2009.
International Achievements:
- Headed the Egyptian delegation participating in the fifth and seventh meetings of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (TFAMR7) in 2017 and 2019 in North Korea.
- Headed the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission on Veterinary Drug Residues in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023 in the United States.
- Headed the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the International Committee - Member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission on General Principles in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015 in France.
- Head of the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the Near East Coordination Committee, Sixth Meeting, in Tunis, 2011.
- Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission on Oils and Fats in 2017, 2019, and 2021 in Malaysia.
- Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2013, 2015, and 2022 in Rome, Italy.
- Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in the meeting of the African Coordination Committee in 2013.
- Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Committee on Fisheries and Fisheries Products of the African Standards Organization (ARSO) from 2021 to the present.
- Member of the Arab Unified Standards Committee for Food Specifications of the Arab Organization for Standardization (AOSIS) in 2022.
- Presenter and Chair of a session at the International Food Safety Meeting. Held in South Africa in October 2022.
- 12- Training course on best practices for participation in the Codex Alimentarius Commission meetings in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 16-17 October 2022.
- To attend the training course on aflatoxin sampling protocols, scheduled to be held from 11-12 September 2023 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
- To attend the workshop on capacity building to ensure the African Union's strategy to combat aflatoxins, scheduled to be held from 2-3 October 2023 in Osaka, Zambia.
- Participation in the following international e-working groups of the Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Software
International Computer Driving License (ICDL) Certificate
Certification
*Project Management Course Course on ISO 9000/2000 Internal Audit Accesses internet skills career development consultations academy Requirements Quality Management Systems ISO 9001/2000 Internal Audit Attending and Completion of the Training Course no. 36 of general Statistical Programme for Graduated Personnel Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Train-The-Trainer HACCP on-site Examination Training EU Legislation for MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS role of Standards in Promoting Industry and Trade International Exhibition & Conference for Standards & Quality Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East Second Session Assessment of Egypt’s Compliance with the WTO’s Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement REGIONAL WORKCHOP ON FOOD HYAGIENE INSPECTION BETTER TRAINING FOR FOOD IN AFRICA FROM CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Timeline
Food Standards Specialist
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
01.2001 - Current
Quality Control Engineer
Over Seas Company For Food Products
2000 - 2001
Agriculture Engineer
Consulting Office for Establishing a Rabbit Breeding Project
1999 - 2000
Good - Food industry
Ain Shams University