DIE AKADEMIE FRESENIUS 10% Early bird discount Book before 29/04/16 Where Experts Meet! 7 th International Fresenius Conference Health Claims and Functional Ingredients 14 and 15 June 2016 in Mainz/Germany Highlights Update on the Regulatory Framework Current jurisdiction regarding health claims and functional ingredients The new regulation on food for specific consumer groups The new novel food regulation Update of the EFSA guidance documents Trademarks and product names National lists and mutual recognition Application of the health claims regulation in UK and Ireland Regulation in Practice Functional ingredients: botanicals, caffeine, omega-3 and probiotic claims Working with health claims: claims on children s development, claims on sport products and customised products Health advertising and social media Share industry experience and get the latest news on regulatory issues! The Experts Sarah Arayess Hoogenraad & Haak Christian Ballke Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm) Isabelle Caelen Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) Phil Dalton Sun Branding Solutions Marion Gebhart RDA Scientific Consultants Joris Geelen Food Law Consult Bernd Haber BASF Andreas Kadi sraconsulting Barbara Klaus Rödl & Partner Peter Loosen BLL Aude Mahy Loyens & Loeff Brussels Celia Martin Lallemand Health Solutions Florian Riedel Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) Jean Savigny Keller & Heckman Lara Skoblikov Food Compliance International Oliver Wolf Gelita Scientific Director: Andreas Meisterernst Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm)
The Programme Get-Together on Monday, 13 June 2016 Will you arrive on Monday? Come to the hotel bar at 8 p.m. and meet other participants and speakers in a relaxed atmosphere. Tuesday, 14 June 2016 8.30 Registration and coffee 9.00 Welcome address by the organisers and introduction by the Chair Andreas Meisterernst, Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm), Germany Update on the Regulatory Framework 9.00 Current jurisdiction regarding health claims & functional ingredients The current jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice The current jurisdiction in the member states Barriers to trade due to differing interpretation and application of the harmonized rules on health claims Barbara Klaus, Rödl & Partner, Italy 9.30 Brussels Brief the latest developments on claims and functional ingredients Fitness-check claims-regulation Impact of REFIT and better regulation agenda National developments with EU-Impact Peter Loosen, BLL, Germany/Belgium 10.00 Health and nutrition claims under reg. 609/2013 what remains, what will come? The new regulation on food for specific groups Lessons from its implementation so far Interaction with neighbouring legislation What s next? Opportunities and challenges Jean Savigny, Keller & Heckman, Belgium 10.30 Panel discussion 11.00 Coffee break 11.30 Trademarks and product names Specific provisions in regulation (EC) 1924/2006 Requirements for trademarks Product naming strategy Christian Ballke, Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm), Germany 12.00 The new novel food regulation Categories of novel foods Most striking changes Deadlines and period of transition Aude Mahy, Loyens & Loeff Brussels, Belgium 12.30 Update of the EFSA guidance documents New insights or just an update? Input of public consultation Examples of recent opinions Perspectives for applicants Marion Gebhart, RDA Scientific Consultants, Germany 13.00 Panel discussion 13.30 Lunch 14.30 Botanicals as functional ingredients Botanicals Food supplements Harmonisation Traditional knowledge Joris Geelen, Food Law Consult, Belgium 15.00 Botanicals considering the old/new novel food regulation Florian Riedel, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Germany 15.30 Panel discussion 15.45 Coffee break 16.15 National lists and mutual recognition Theory of the mutual recognition principle Application in practice to national lists Two case studies: botanicals in France and Belgium Lara Skoblikov, Food Compliance International, Singapore 16.45 Application of the health claims regulation in UK and Ireland Characteristics of the use of health claims in the UK and Ireland Local enforcement and official guidance Flexibility in the wording of claims General non-specific benefit claims Phil Dalton, Sun Branding Solutions, UK 17.15 Panel discussion 17.30 End of the first conference day
18.30 Departure time for the evening event After the first conference day, Akademie Fresenius would like to invite you to a leisurely evening at the vineyard of Joachim Flick. You have the opportunity of better getting to know other participants you met during the day over a relaxed meal and wine from the Rheingau region. Wednesday, 15 June 2016 Regulation in Practice 9.00 Health claims for caffeine Claims for cognitive and physical performance EFSA s risk assessment for caffeine Risk management measures Andreas Kadi, sraconsulting, Austria 9.30 Omega-3 Claims Why do we need omega-3 fatty acids? Omega-3 concentrates Permitted health claims Societal benefits from omega-3 Bernd Haber, BASF, Germany 10.00 Main regulatory frameworks for probiotic health claims around the world How are they regulated in other countries? Examples from regulatory systems that are currently being used successfully Examples, that may be taken from other systems Celia Martin, Lallemand Health Solutions, Spain 10.30 Panel discussion 11.00 Coffee break 11.30 Claims on children s development and health: consumer information and consumer protection Necessity to inform the consumers on particular nutritional composition of foods for infants and young children Foods being specifically designed to respond to the specific nutritional needs of infants and young children Isabelle Caelen, Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE), Belgium 12.00 Claims on sport products Products without regulatory home Remaining options for advertising Description of the target population Practical examples Andreas Meisterernst 12.30 Customised nutrition Targeted products with tailored collagen peptide concepts Scientific backup provides the credibility Oliver Wolf, Gelita, Germany 13.00 Health advertising and social media Health claims on social media/testimonials Responsibilities of advertisers Enforcement/self-regulatory framework in the Netherlands Recent cases/judgments in the Netherlands Sarah Arayess, Hoogenraad & Haak, The Netherlands 13.30 Panel discussion and closing remarks 14.00 Lunch buffet and end of the conference Information available online at: www.akademie-fresenius.com/2327
The Experts Sarah Arayess is a lawyer at Hoogenraad & Haak (law firm) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She specialises in food law, advertising law and intellectual property matters. Her activities range from advising to litigation. Christian Ballke is a partner of Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte (law firm) 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. Isabelle Caelen has 13 years of experience in the food industry, acquiring thorough expertise in the regulatory area. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Zurich University, Switzerland. In parallel of her assignements within Nestle Nutrition for Infant and Young Children category, Isabelle is also vice-chairing the SNE Infant and Follow-on formulae Task force as well as the Cereals and Baby Foods Task Force. Phil Dalton is head of a team of consultants providing advice on food legislation with a particular focus on labelling and its substantiation through product lifecycle management systems. He has over 30 years of experience working with enforcement, retailers and manufacturers on control of health claims in the UK. Marion Gebhart is a certified food chemist who has been officially appointed and sworn in as an expert for food chemistry by the Munich Chamber of Commerce. Since 2004 she has been advising customers on the use of substances in food and consumer-orientated products at RDA Scientific Consultants. Joris Geelen started his career at the R&D department of Bayer CropScience. In 2008 he became the regulatory expert botanicals of the Belgian Ministry of Health and led the harmonisation project BELFRIT for Belgium. In 2015 he launched the consultancy firm Food Law Consult. Bernd Haber is a food chemist and with BASF since 2005. He held various positions in the food additives and ingredients industry. He is member of several international and national associations and scientific organisations. Andreas Kadi is Food Chemist and Founder of sraconsulting. He advises companies, associations and authorities in Europe and worldwide on scientific and regulatory aspects of food safety and information. He has over 20 years of experience in global FMCG companies including the efficacy and safety of functional ingredients, food labelling and claims. Barbara Klaus has detailed expertise and experience in the European and International law. The focus of her work lies in food, including food contact materials, and feed law matters, in the European Union and Member States; also on the laws governing pharmaceuticals, medicinal devices, cosmetics and consumer products in general. Peter Loosen has been Managing Director of the BLL since 2007. He became Head of the Brussels office in 2003. Besides counselling members he focuses on the representation of members interests to the European institutions. Moreover, he is visiting lecturer for food law at the University of Bonn. Aude Mahy (Counsel) heads up the Benelux Food & Beverages Team of Loyens & Loeff and is a member of the Litigation & Risk Management department with the Brussels office. She specialises in commercial law as well as in European and Belgian food law. Celia Martin is a regulatory expert with more than 15 years of experience in probiotics. She holds a PhD in Life Sciences & Food Engineering. After her thesis research conducted at the INRA Research Institute in France, she held various positions in scientific and regulatory affairs in the food industry prior to joining Lallemand in 2003. Andreas Meisterernst is Lawyer 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. Florian Riedel works as Pharmacist at the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) on Food Supplements and Novel Food. Jean Savigny is Managing Partner for Keller & Heckman s Brussels and Paris office. He has extensive experience in food and drug law as well as in regulatory affairs. He currently serves as General Counsel to an international food industry trade association and is a Vice President of the European Food Law Association (EFLA). Lara Skoblikov is a partner at Food Compliance Int. based in Brussels. She is working on a wide range of food regulatory and policy matters, with a special focus on dairy products, nutrition and health claims, novel foods, botanicals and GMO, as well as the application of general principles of EU regulations and national jurisdictions. Oliver Wolf has more than 16 years of experience in marketing and communication of collagen proteins. After his diploma in business administration with the focus on marketing he worked in the product management for an international cheese brand. At Gelita he is in charge of global events, public relation and brand communication.
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