The role that EU Nutrition and Health Claims regulations could play for botanical extracts, supplements and herbal medicines will be the focus of the latest in a series of specialist supplement claims workshops from Health Claims Europe (Brussels, 8 December 2017).
The morning session will analyze the current situation and what it implies for future classification, notification and evaluationof submitted health and nutrition claims for botanical and herbal extracts and supplements. The afternoon session will look at practical ways to deal with existing and future claim submissions.
The full programme and speaker line-up
Regulatory Developments in Botanicals, Nutrients and Food Supplement Claims, Mr Tim Gumbel deputy Head of Unit, EC DG Health & Food Safety, Belgium
REFIT – Evaluation of the Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims, TBN, AGRA CEAS Consulting, Belgium
Botanicals as Traditional Herbal Medicinal Plants Used as Medicine or as Food Supplements – EFSA or EMA, Mr. Patrick Coppens, Food Supplements Europe, Belgium
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
Working with the Compendium of Botanicals – EFSA’s Botanical Warehouse, Mr. Joris Geelen, Partner, Food Compliance International, Belgium
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
Using Botanical Claims around the EU – the harmonized BELFRIT list and other Legal Initiatives, Dr. Luca Bucchini, Managing Director, Hylobates Consulting, Italy
CJEU Conclusions – a Possible Barrier for Trade? Tackling Market Access Barriers, Ms. Natasja Brusik, Food and Beverages, Loyens & Loeff, Belgium
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
Working with Health Claims in Children Nutrition, Sports and Specialised Nutrition Products, TBN, Specialised Nutrition Europe
Health Advertizing: Do’s and Dont’s with Focus on Social Media, Mrs. Sarah Arayess, Partner Health, Beauty & Food, Hoogenraad & Haak, the Netherlands