Prof. Dr. R. Şeminur Topal Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Kimya Metalurji Fakültesi E mail: seminur@yildiz.edu.tr Çalışma alanları (*): • Mikrobiyal Rennin Üretimi ve Fizibilitesi • Mikrobiyal Lisin Üretimi • Fungal Delinifikasyonla Tarımsal Artıklarda Değer Artışı • Türkiye Mikoflorası ile Kültür Koleksiyonu Oluşturulması • Küflerin Enzim Üretim Profillerinin Belirlenmesi (*) Bu projeler TÜBİTAK – MAM’ daki çalışma sürecinde gerçekleştirilmiştir.)

Yeni Proje Konuları: 1.      PROJE ADI: (YTÜ Araştırma Fonu Proje Önerisi-2002) Türk Tüketicisi İçin Gıda Güvenlik ve Biyogüvence Stratejilerinin Geliştirilmesine Yönelik Önerilerin Belirlenmesi Improving food safety and biosafety strategies for Turkish consumers 2.      PROJE ADI (DPT Proje Önerisi-2002) Biyogüvenlik Kapsamında Transgenik Gıdaların Belirlenmesine Yönelik Kontrol Sistemlerinin Oluşturulması (Establishment Control Systems on the Determination of Transgenic Foods in Biosafety Concept )

EU Sixth Framework Programe POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT Thematic priority area interested (only one) ( ) Genomics and biotechnologies ( ) Information Society technologies ( ) Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials and new production processes ( ) Aeronautics and space (X) Food safety and health risks ( ) Sustainable development ( ) Citizens and Governance in an open European knowledge-based society Name and title: R. Şeminur Topal (Prof. Dr.) Address:Yıldız Technical University Chemistry and Metallurgy Eng. Fac. Davutpasa Campus A 1024. 34210 Esenler - Istanbul / TURKEY Telephone: 0. 212. 449 16 06, Fax: 0.212. 259 50 21 e-mail: seminur@yildiz.edu.tr Ongoing research - Improving Food Safety and Biosafety Strategies for Turkish Consumers (Proposed to YTU Research Foundation) - Researchs on Biosafety Concept for Establish Control Systems on the Determination of Transgenic Foods (Proposed to DPT Project Foundation Program) - Risk Management Systems in Food Industry Potential Research Ideas

“Food Security and Biosafety” is cover the destruction of possible risks, controls of the hazard(s) or the minimization of possible risks concept whenever possible negative effects arise on human health and biodiversity of modern biotechnological applications, techniques and products. This application is a kind reflection of “risk analyzing and managing” practice. The relevant subject must be told over with dimension of “control / audit/ permission for health and environment” and with emergency make specified “norms / rules / organizations” for GMO’s and GMP’s. All countries have to approve and analyze these problems. “Food Safety Regulations, Transgenic Products and Organisms” took intensive interest and attention all around the world. It is a necessity to search and inspect more on the health and environmental dimensions of the subject. The aim focusing on this subject on gene technology practices and safety in food industries and agriculture, for having “scientific, social safety and protection of hazards”. Improving the “food safety standards”, “establish a diffused control - monitoring system and rapid alarm system” and also improve the strategies of emergence food safety problems” for having established natioanal policy also will try to be improved related offers, established of control system and recommendations on rural and precautions on Transgenic foods. 3-5 Relevant publications in the last five years 1- Topal, Ş. 1996. Food Safety and Quality Management Systems. ISBN 975 94975 0 6. TÜBİTAK Pub. Office, Gebze / Kocaeli -Turkey. 225p. (In Turkish). 2- Topal, Ş., Pembeci C. 1998. Establishment of a Culture Collection for Turkish agricultural mycoflora. Journal of Food Mycology. 1, (3), 141-148, 3- Topal, Ş. 2000. Quality Management and Safety Systems. YTÜ Foundation Publications YTÜVAK:KM:DK-2000.001, ISBN 975-461-239-0. YTÜ Matbaası, 206 p.(in Turkish) 4- Topal, Ş. 2001. Risk Management System:HACCP and Applictions in Food Industry. ISBN 975- 94975-1-4. Taç Ofset Pub. Office, İstanbul, 172 p.(in Turkish). 5- Topal, Ş. 2002. Biodiversity from the Agriculture, Food, Ecosystem Dimension: Social and Legal Echoes. SOS – Environmental Volunteer Platform Pub. No: 04. ISBN 975-93223-0-7. Ecem Pub. Office. Istanbul, 64p. – in Turkish. (Abstract format: Effects of Biodiversity Practices on Agriculture, Food, Ecosystem and Social Life. “EUROECO 2002 -. Scientific Committee of International Conference: Promotion of Sustainable Development on Scale in Context of the forthcoming Earth Summit, University of Mining and Metallurgy Krakow, Poland 11-13 March 2002. (Abstract Book, pp:54-55). 6- Topal, Ş. Reflections of Globalisation on Food Unsafe Problems in the World and in Turkey / Solution Offers. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (accepted and pulication pending-2001).