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“USDA/ FSSAI/ ILSI INDIA/ Seminar on Food Additives: A Global Perspective on Safety Evaluation and Use” held on July 19-20, 2018,  New Delhi.
 
  AGENDA
    TECHNICAL SESSION ONE : SCIENCE BASED APPROACHES FOR SAFETY ASSESSMENT
 

Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Foods-WHO Principles and Methods, Dr. D.  Kanungo, Toxicology and Risk Assessment Expert, Former Additional Director General, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI

     
  CODEX Committee on Food Additives-General Issues, Dr. LaShonda T. Cureton,  Chemist, Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
     
  Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)- FDAs Rules and Procedures, Dr.  Ashley Roberts, International Food Additives Council (IFAC), Senior Vice President, Food And Nutrition, Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services (HERS) Intertek
     
  Codex And IPCS Risk Assessment Framework: A Case Study On Benzoates, Dr. Maia Jack, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs,  American Beverage Association
     
    TECHNICAL SESSION TWO: PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF FOOD ADDITIVES
  Safety of Food Additives: The Regulatory Roadmap, Dr. Manojit Basu, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, International Council of Grocery Manufacturers Association (ICGMA), Adj. Professor, John Hopkins University
     
  Procedures and Data Requirements for Approval of Food Additives in US ,  Dr. LaShonda T. Cureton,  Chemist, Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
     
  Procedures and Data Requirements for Approval of Food Additives in India,   Prof. Rekha Singhal, Scientific Panel on Food Additives of FSSAI, Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology
     
    TECHNICAL SESSION THREE: SAFETY AND BENEFITS OF FOOD ADDITIVES: CASE STUDIES
  Food Colors: Global Alignment, Ms. Sue Ann McAvoy, Board of Director, International Association of Colour Manufacturers (IACM), Global Regulatory Scientist, Sensient Food Colors LLC
     
  Caffeine  in Beverages, Dr. Maia Jack, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs,  American Beverage Association
     
  Understanding the Safety and Global Regulatory Status of Low/No Calorie Sweeteners, Dr.  Ashley Roberts, Calorie Control Council (CCC), Senior Vice President, Food And Nutrition, Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services (HERS) Intertek
     
    TECHNICAL SESSION FOUR: IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS
  Public Private Partnership in Development of Food Safety Regulations relating to Food Additives, Dr. Manojit Basu, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, International Council of Grocery Manufacturers Association (ICGMA), Adj. Professor, John Hopkins University
     
  Food Additive Regulations: Harmonization with CODEX, Mr. Sunil Bakshi, Advisor (Regulations / Codex), FSSAI
     
    TECHNICAL SESSION FIVE: APPLICATION OF FOOD ADDITIVES REGULATIONS & SURVEILLANCE MECHANISM
  Procedures for Export of Food Products from India, Dr. S K Saxena, Director, Export Inspection Council, GOI
     
  Food Additives: Current Trends and Effect on International Trade, Mr. Chih-Yung Wu, International Trade Specialist, Processed Products & Technical Regulations Div., Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA
     
    TECHNICAL SESSION SIX: LABELLING OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
  Labelling and Claims Procedures for  Food Ingredients with special reference to: Natural, Allergens, and Nutrition, Dr. Manojit Basu, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs,   International Council of Grocery Manufacturers Association (ICGMA), Adj. Professor, John Hopkins University
     
  Recent Developments in Labelling of Food Products in India, Dr. Satish  Kulkarni, Chair, Scientific Panel on Labelling, FSSAI, Head (Retd.), National Dairy Research Institute