| Program | |
| 8:25 am | Welcome and Introduction, Dr Ignace Debruyne, IDEA, Belgium |
| REVIEW PRESENTATIONS | |
| 8:30 am | General Comparison of the Food and Food Supplements Legislation Frameworks in Europe, USA and Canada, Ms. Elizabeth Campbell, Senior Advisor, EAS Consulting Group, U.S.A. |
| 9:10 am | Structure and Status of EU legislation on Dietary Supplements and Impact on Importers, Ms. Maud Perrudin, Legal Consultant, Keller & Heckman, Belgium |
| 9:50 am | Nutrition & Health Claims Regulation: Lessons Learnt from EFSA’s Approved and Rejected Claims Evaluations, Dr. Danuta Wawrzak, Senior Advisor EU Food Regulatory, Covington & Burling, Belgium |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 11:00 am | The First to Know when Importing or Selling Food in Europe: the European Novel Foods Regulation, Dr. Ina Gerstberger, Director German Food & Drink - Life Sciences Team, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, Germany |
| 11:40 am | Nutrition Labeling, Voluntary and Mandatory Labeling Systems, Mr. Vicente Rodríguez Fuentes, Lawyer, Legal Agrifood Abogados / President of the European Food Law Association, Spain |
| 12:20 n | Lunch and networking |
| 1:30 pm | Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation, Ms. Theresa Poon, Scientific and Regulatory Consultant, Food and Nutrition Group, Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy, Canada |
| 2:05 pm | Updated Immune Function and Gut Health Guidance with Recent Examples of EFSA Claim Opinions, Dr. Annegret Auinger, Head of the Consulting Department, analyze & realize, Germany |
| 2:40 pm | Debate: European Food, Nutrition & Health Claims Legislation, All speakers |
| 2:55 pm | Coffee/Tea Break & Networking |
| CASE STUDIES | |
| 3:25 am | Additives and Enzymes Registration and Labeling, Mr. Vicente Rodríguez Fuentes, Lawyer, Legal Agrifood Abogados / President of the European Food Law Association, Spain |
| 3:50 am | Mutual Recognition - useful tool or empty shell?, Ms. Lara Skoblikov, Senior Food Regulatory Analyst, K&L Gates, Brussels, Belgium |
| 4:15 pm | Use of Botanicals in Foods - Recent Developments re Safety Criteria and Health Claims, Dr. Barbara Klaus, Lawyer, Rödl & Partner, Italy - presented by: Ms. Lara Skoblikov, Senior Food Regulatory Analyst, K&L Gates, Brussels, Belgium |
| 4:40 pm | Building Scientific Evidence to Support Nutrition and Health Claims, Mr. Eric Chappuis, Director, Naturalpha, France |
| 5:05 pm | How to Bring US Nutraceutical Products Successfully to Europe, Experiences and Success Cases, Dr. Annegret Auinger, Head of the Consulting Department, analyze & realize, Germany |
| 5:30 pm | Panel discussion |
| 5:40 pm | Wrap-up and closure |