Botanicals, Nutrients & Food Supplement Claims Europe
Le Plaza Hotel, Brussels, Belgium - Friday, December 8, 2017
| 8:55 Introduction | |
| Keynote Lecture | |
| 9:00 | Regulatory Developments in Botanicals, Nutrients and Food Supplement Claims, Mr Tim Gumbel Deputy Head of Unit, EC DG Health & Food Safety, Belgium |
| Review Lectures | |
| 9:40 | REFIT - Evaluation of the Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims, Dr Maria Christodoulou, Director, Agra CEAS Consulting, Belgium |
| 10:20 | Coffee / Tea break & Networking |
| 10:50 | Botanicals as Traditional Herbal Medicinal Plants Used as Medicine or as Food Supplements – EFSA or EMA, Mr. Patrick Coppens, Food Supplements Europe, Belgium |
| 11:25 | Nutrient Profiles open New Opportunities for Claims in Borderline Areas, Mrs. Katia Merten-Lenz, Head of EU Food and Feed Law Team, Keller and Heckman, Belgium |
| Practical Topics | |
| 12:00 | Botanicals: New developments in Belgium – Pending claims, Flexibility of Wording, Mr. Joris Geelen, Partner, Food Compliance International, Belgium |
| 12:35 | Lunch & Networking |
| 13:45 | Botanicals and Health Claims in the light of the updated Novel Food Regulation, Dr. Bettina Dörr, Expert demarcation between food, drug and cosmetics, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Munich & Upper Bavaria, Germany |
| 14:20 | Challenges for Botanicals around the EU: Using Botanical Claims, Complying with National Lists, and Preparing Technical Information, Dr. Luca Bucchini, Managing Director, Hylobates Consulting, Italy |
| 14:55 | CJEU Conclusions – a Possible Barrier for Trade? Tackling Market Access Barriers, Ms. Natasja Brusik, Food and Beverages, Loyens & Loeff, Netherlands |
| 15:30 | Coffee / Tea break & Networking |
| 16:00 | Food Supplements, Minerals and Vitamins Market Development - Consumer Motifs and Consumption Patterns, Mr. Peter Loosen, Managing Director Brussels Office, German Federation for Food Law and Food Science, Germany |
| 16:30 | Health Advertizing: Do’s and Dont’s with Focus on Social Media, Mrs. Sarah Arayess, advocaat Health, Beauty & Food Law, Hoogenraad & Haak, the Netherlands |
| 17:00 Wrap-up and Conclusions | |
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