Health Claims and Functional Ingredients

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1 DIE AKADEMIE FRESENIUS Where Experts Meet! 8 th International Fresenius Conference Health Claims and Functional Ingredients 1 and 2 June 2017 in Mainz/Germany Highlights Update on the regulatory background Regulatory developments on nutrition & health claims Substantiation of health claims Recent jurisdiction Health claims regulation: impact on innovation Novel food regulation: impact on health claims and functional ingredients Regulation in practice Belfrit project for botanicals and findings from the CLYMBOL project Beauty claims Health claim applications: what s new? Health food & functional ingredients Nutrigenomics and health claims Specialty food products and individualised nutrition New challenges in the use of nutrition and health claims Food for cognitive function in ageing Share industry experience and get the latest news on regulatory issues! The Experts Christian Ballke Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm) Stefanie Bröring University of Bonn Patrick Coppens EAS-Strategies Colleen Fogarty Draper Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences Louise Dye University of Leeds Valeria D. di Giorgi Gerevini Italian Ministry of Health Sophie Hieke European Food Information Council Amire Mahmood Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and Women s Affairs Anne-Marie Orth RDA Scientific Consultants Andreu Palou University of Balearic Islands Lea Pollak Croatian National Institute of Public Health Lu Sang Arla Foods Ingredients Bruno Scarpa Italian Ministry of Health Sean Strain Ulster University Scientific Director: Andreas Meisterernst Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm)

2 The Programme Get-Together on Wednesday, 31 May 2017 Will you arrive on Wednesday? Come to the hotel bar at 8 p.m. and meet other participants and speakers in a relaxed atmosphere. Thursday, 1 June Registration and coffee 9.00 Welcome address by Akademie Fresenius and introduction by the Chair Andreas Meisterernst, Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm), Germany Update on the regulatory background 9.10 Regulatory developments on nutrition & health claims in the EU: REFIT health claims regulation Generic descriptors and state of play Evaluation of the health claims regulation Amire Mahmood, Federal Ministry of Health and Women s Affairs, Austria 9.50 Requirements for substantiation of health claims in Europe Overview of the regulation Substantiation of claims based on the essentiality of nutrients Substantiation of other claims Sean Strain, Ulster University, United Kingdom Information of health care professionals and other recent jurisdiction Health claim or objective information Information of health care professionals under the FSG Regulation Transition period for trade marks Recent German jurisdiction Andreas Meisterernst Panel discussion Coffee break The EU health claims regulation: implications for innovation in the EU food sector Health claims and innovation at the borderline of food and drugs The EU health claims regulation: impact on innovation How do companies cope with the regulation? Possible innovation strategies Stefanie Bröring, University of Bonn, Germany The new novel food regulation New categories of Novel Food More efficient authorisation procedure? Impact on health claims and functional ingredients Christian Ballke, Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm), Germany Panel discussion Lunch Regulation in practice New challenges in the use of nutrition and health claims on milk and dairy products Nutrition claims and health claims Milk, dairy products and nutrients Communication and EU legislation Lea Pollak, National Institute of Public Health, Croatia The role of health-related claims and symbols in consumer behaviour findings from the CLYMBOL project What type of claims are consumers exposed to? How do consumers make sense of claims and symbols? How can we monitor the impact of claims and symbols? How do claims and symbols impact consumer behaviour? Sophie Hieke, European Food Information Council, Belgium Panel discussion Coffee break Beauty claims How to assess the status of beauty claims? National approaches How to substantiate beauty claims? Patrick Coppens, EAS-Strategies, Belgium Health claim applications Overview on guidances Structur and content of an application What s new? Anne-Marie Orth, RDA Scientific Consultants, Germany Panel discussion End of the first conference day Departure time for the evening event

3 After the first conference day, Akademie Fresenius would like to invite you to a leisurely evening at wasem Kloster Engelthal, a former monastery dating from the 13 th century. You have the opportunity of better getting to know other participants you met during the day over a relaxed meal and wine from the Rheinhessen region. Friday, 2 June 2017 Chairperson: Andreu Palou, University of Balearic Islands, Spain Health food & functional ingredients 9.00 Nutrigenomics and health claims Nutrigenomics and health claims: concepts and links Linking omics information and health benefits Biomarkers and risk factors: the bottle neck The emerging role of omic technologies: examples and perspective Andreu Palou 9.30 Specialty food products Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE), Belgium (invited) Personalised nutrition and metabolic rhythms in women s health What is personalised nutrition and what we are doing at Nestlé in this area? Nutritional products based on strong science are needed to personalise health Colleen Fogarty Draper, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Switzerland Panel discussion Coffee break Belfrit project for botanicals Bruno Scarpa, Ministry of Health, Italy Valeria D. di Giorgi Gerevini, Ministry of Health, Italy Food for cognitive function in ageing how strong is the evidence? Burden of the ageing population in terms of cognitive function Evidence for functional foods to prevent cognitive decline and opportunities to improve nutrition in ageing The potential for health claims on such functional foods Louise Dye, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Doing more with less: combining clean label with functional foods Clean label & functional foods A closer look at whey proteins incl. protein quality Applications in scope using whey proteins Lu Sang, Arla Foods Ingredients, Denmark Panel discussion and closing remarks Lunch buffet and end of the conference Information available online at:

4 The Experts Christian Ballke is a Partner of the law firm Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte in Munich, Germany. He advises and represents his clients on food law matters and on issues of intellectual property law, especially trademark and unfair competition law. Stefanie Bröring is full Professor of Technology and innovation management in Agribusiness at the University of Bonn in Germany. Her research focuses on the challenges of technology and innovation management across agri-food chains and networks, industry convergence between foods and drugs as well as the impact of health claims on innovation. Patrick Coppens is a Leading Expert in the field of food law. He has held various positions within the Dutch Royal Numico Group and has been closely involved in debates on health claims as chair of the health claims working groups at FoodDrinkEurope and the European Dietetic Food Association. Colleen Fogarty Draper is a registered Dietitian and Scientific Researcher at Nestle Institute of Health Sciences. She has spent the last decade and a half in nutritional systems biology research and integration into practice and biotechnology directing nutritional genomics clinical research and commercial nutritional genomics product design. Louise Dye is Professor of Nutrition and Behaviour in the Nutrition and Behaviour Group, based in the Human Appetite Research Unit in the School of Psychology, University of Leeds. She sits on the ILSI plant based ingredients and mental performance expert group on for the Nutrition and Mental Performance task force. Valeria D. di Giorgi Gerevini works for the Italian Ministry of Health in the department for food hygiene, food safety and nutrition. Sophie Hieke has been the Principal Coordinator for the EU-funded project on consumers and health claims, thus devoting a large part of her professional career to better understanding the role health claims and symbols have on consumer behaviour. Amire Mahmood works for the Federal Ministry of Health and Women s Affairs in Austria. She is a Lawyer and Head of sub-division on food law and food labelling. She takes part in many working groups of the European Commission, among others she is the national expert at the Working Group on nutrition and health claims made on foods. Andreas Meisterernst is Partner at Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm) in Munich, Germany. He is visiting lecturer at the Technical University of Munich as well as author and editor of a large number of publications. Anne-Marie Orth, PhD is a state certified Food Chemist working for RDA Scientific Consultants in Munich since Her doctoral thesis was embedded in an EU funded project (FACET). She regularly works on various authorisation procedures. Andreu Palou is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Balearic Islands in Spain. His main topics of research are in the field of Molecular Nutrition and Obesity, including the coordination of a large collaborative EU project connecting nutrigenomics and health claims. Lea Pollak is working in the Croatian National Institute of Public Health, as a Head of department for food supplements and biologically active substances and Head of department for food safety. She is involved in the analyses, consulting, development, revision and implementation of EU legislations. Lu Sang is Business Development Manager at Arla Foods Ingredients. She has an academic background as PhD at Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University. Arla Foods Ingredients Group is a global leader in natural whey ingredients for products in a range of categories. Bruno Scarpa is Head of the department for food hygiene, food safety and nutrition of the Italian Ministry of Health and a Specialist in food science and nutrition. He is a representative of the Ministry of Health at the European Community and the Codex Alimentarius. Sean Strain has nine years experience as inaugural Chair of the EFSA Working Group on Claims and Member / Vice-Chair of the NDA Panel. He is past Director of the Northern Ireland Centre of Food & Health and has published over 300 peer-review publications in various aspects on human nutrition and has attracted over 36M of external funding.

5 About Whom do you meet? Sectors that should take part: Food industry: manufacturers of food products, functional foods, dietetic food, nutraceuticals, food ingredients, food supplements, food additives Food retailers Pharmaceutical industry Medicinal industry Regulatory authorities Research institutes Groups that should take part: Managing Directors, Boards of Directors, Members of Supervisory Boards, Managers and Scientists in the fields of: Food law Legal and regulatory affairs Regulatory support Registration / authorisation Business development Product management Marketing and sales Trade Exhibition Our conference provides you with the opportunity of presenting your company in a trade display. Present your products and services and reach out to your specific target groups. We would be happy to provide you with information on all the various options available from displaying product information to an exhibition stand with no further obligation on your part. Use the attached fax reply sheet to request our information material. Or simply call us. We would be more than pleased to assist you personally. Michael Bednorz phone: mbednorz@akademie-fresenius.de The Organiser For over 20 years, Akademie Fresenius has been your partner for practice-orientated training on all the latest topics surrounding the safety and quality of food, consumer goods and chemical products along the whole production chain. Our portfolio not only includes international conferences but also offers national trade meetings, intensive practical seminars and training in small work groups. Our events are designed to promote an active exchange amongst our participants and offer the perfect platform for bringing the industry, the scientific sector, the authorities and the consulting field together. Excellent service, all-inclusive. Our wide-ranging advanced training opportunities contribute to giving our customers the competitive edge in all quality assurance, risk assessment, legal, production and technical questions. Akademie Fresenius is a joint venture between Cognos, one of the largest private and independent education groups in Germany, and SGS Institut Fresenius, one of the leading German providers of chemical laboratory analysis. You can find details on upcoming and new events at Do you have any questions? Programme and conceptual design Sophie Witzleben phone: switzleben@akademie-fresenius.de Organisation and participant management Analisa Mills phone: amills@akademie-fresenius.de

6 Registration By web By By fax Hotline Die Akademie Fresenius GmbH Alter Hellweg 46, Dortmund Participation I would like to take part in the 8 th International Fresenius Conference "Health Claims and Functional Ingredients", 1 and 2 June 2017 in Mainz/Germany. Fee: 1, plus VAT per person. I am a representative of an authority or a public university and therefore eligible for a reduced fee of plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates. I would like to take part in the evening event on 1 June 2017 (included in the above price). Event Documentation Unfortunately, I am unable to attend. Please send me the complete documentation for plus VAT. Trade Exhibition Please send me information on available options for trade exhibition and presenting information. Your Account Number (if available): Title / First name / Name Position Department Phone / Fax Company (complete company name including legal form) Street / Number or P.O. Box / Building ZIP-code / City / Country Your order number / Cost unit (if required) Your VAT ID No. (for registrations from EU countries except Germany) Date Signature Billing Address (only if different from the above address) Terms of Participation and Purchase The registration fee includes the event participation, event documentation, lunch, coffee breaks, beverages as well as the evening event. You will receive written confirmation of your registration. Upon receiving our invoice, please transfer the amount due without further deductions before the event begins. The price of the event documentation includes a hard copy of the documentation as weii as an access code to the secure Akademie Fresenius download area. Both the documents and the secure access code will be dispatched around two weeks after the event and as soon as advance payment has been received. Group Reductions For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards. Terms of Cancellation Written cancellations or transfers will be accepted free of charge up to four weeks prior to the start of the event. After this date and up to a week prior to the start of the event we will reimburse 50% of the registration fee. We cannot, unfortunately, provide refunds for later cancellations. Please note that you can name a substitute free of charge at any time. General Terms and Conditions By registering, you agree to our General Terms and Conditions as well as to our Privacy Policy. You can find our GTC on the internet (www. akademie-fresenius.com/general-terms) or receive them on request. Personal Data The Akademie Fresenius will keep your data for the purpose of organising this event. We will under no circumstances use your data for commercial trade purposes. In signing this form you consent to our occasionally contacting you by mail, , fax or phone (please strike through if unwanted) in order to provide you with further information from our company. You can, of course, withdraw your consent whenever you wish. Occasionally we go around taking photos at our events. These are then published anonymously on our website. Further information can be found at: Picture Credit Stuart Miles - Fotolia.com, netzfrisch.de - Fotalia.com Venue Atrium Hotel Mainz Flugplatzstraße 44, Mainz/Germany phone: info@atrium-mainz.de, We have reserved a limited number of rooms for our participants at reduced rates at the hotel. These rooms can be booked up to four weeks prior to the start of the event. Please book early and directly through the hotel quoting Fresenius as reference.