Curriculum Vitae
Profile
I am Regional Food safety and Quality Officer for Africa at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Africa (RAF), Accra, Ghana. Prior to joining RAF, I was seconded by the government of Canada to FAO, Rome, Italy to provide high-level expertise in the area of scientific advice regarding various aspects of food safety and quality.
Before joining FAO, Rome, he worked at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in the Policy and Program Branch as a national Specialist, Food Microbiology and in the Science Branch as Chief of the risk prioritization and profiling unit. I led the development of the CFIA’s risk prioritization and profiling process and the abattoir component of the Canadian Integrated Program on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS). I have a strong industry experience as the Technical Director of the Canadian Meat Council (CMC), the largest Canada’s federally registered meat packers and meat processors.
I have significant academic research and teaching experience. I started my career in 1989 as lecturer at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and subsequently served as Invited Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Ontario and INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Quebec. I have several articles in peer-reviewed journals and have been invited to speak at national, regional, and international conferences.
Blaise OuattaraLocation: Accra, GhanaTelephone/WhatsApp: +233 26 648 2232
Email: Blaise@BlaiseOuattara.com / ouattara.blaise@yahoo.frSkype: blaise.ouattara1Website: BlaiseOuattara.com
Areas Of Expertise
- Food Safety
- Food Microbiology
- Food Technology/Processing
- Food Irradiation
- Food Packaging
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Risk Profiling
- Risk Ranking/Risk Prioritization
- GMP/GHP/HACCP
- Capacity Development
- Teaching/Coaching
- Food Standards
- SPS Measures
- Codex Alimentarius
Education
Université Laval, Québec, CanadaPh.D. Food Science and Technology – 1998
National Agronomy School of Toulouse, FranceDEA – Diplôme d’étude approfondie – Production animale et qualité des denrées – 1989
National Veterinary School of Toulouse, FranceCES – Certificat d’étude spécialisée – Hygiène et industries des denrées alimentaire d’origine animale. – 1989
Inter-State School of Veterinary Medicine (EISMV), Dakar, SenegalDVM – Diploma in Veterinary Medicine – 1986
Experience
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) – Regional Office for Africa (RAF), Accra, Ghana.Food Safety and Quality Officer – 2018 – Present
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) – HeadQuarters, Rome, Italy.Food Safety and Quality Officer – Loaned Expert from Canada – 2016 – 2017
Canadian Food Inspection Agency – HeadQuarters, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaChief, Food Safety Risk Prioritization – 2013 – 2016
Canadian Food Inspection Agency – HeadQuarters, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaActing National Manager, Food Safety Risk Prioritization and Profiling – 2011 – 2013
Canadian Food Inspection Agency – HeadQuarters, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaNational Specialist, Microbiology – Policy Development – 2009 – 2011
Canadian Meat Council, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaTechnical Director – 2008 – 2009
Siomex Inc., Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, CanadaPresident / Director of R&D – 2004 – 2008
Inatech International Inc., Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, CanadaDirector of R&D – 2001 – 2004
INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval CanadaPostdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Associate – 2001 – 2004
Teaching
INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Canada.Food Safety / Food MicrobiologyFood Irradiation Technology – 2010 – 2016
University of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaFood Science – 2010 – 2013
University Laval, Quebec, CanadaFood Microbiology – 1997 – 1998
University of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoFood TechnologyMeat InspectionAnimal infectious DiseasesFood Microbiology – 2009 – 2011
Scientific Contribution
African Union Commission Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA)Member of Steering Committee – 2018 – Present
National Scientific Research Group on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)Member of the research Group – 2018 – present
FAO/WHO Scientific Expert committee on the control of non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. in beef and pork – ReportMember of the Expert Committee – 2015
CFIA-USDA/FDA Scientific Research Group on Risk Assessment using FDA iRisk ToolMember of the Research Group – 2011 – 2016
American Meat Institute Expert CommitteeMember – 2008 – 2009
Invited Speaker at national and international conferences
Scientific Reviewer for International JournalsJournal of Food MicrobiologyFood Control
