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Program

Chair: Dr Joerg Gruenwald

8:25 am

Welcome and Introduction,Dr. Joerg Gruenwald, President, analyze & realize, Germany

8:30 am

General Comparison of the Food and Food Supplements Legislation Frameworks in Europe, the U.S.A., and Canada, Mr. Nigel Baldwin, Director, Scientific and Regulatory Consulting, Europe, Intertek Cantox, U.K.

9:10 am

Structure and Status of EU legislation on Food (Dietary) Supplements. Impact on Importers, Mr. Jean Savigny, Esq., Keller & Heckman, Brussels, Belgium

9:45 am

The First to Know when Importing or Selling Food in Europe: the European Novel Foods Regulation, Mr. Geert Bovy, Lawyer, Senior Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Belgium

10:30 am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 am

New Regulations on Food Additives, Flavourings and Enzymes, TBN, Covington & Burling, Belgium

11:50 am

Nutrition Labeling and Voluntary and Mandatory Labeling Systems, Mrs. Lise Rihouey-Robini, Lawyer, Coutrelis & Associés, Belgium/France

12:30 n

Lunch and networking

1:30 pm

Nutrition & Health Claims Regulation, Dr. Ina Gerstberger, Lawyer/Director, Wragge & Co, Germany

2:10 pm

A Fresh Start for Health Claims Applications; Lessons Learnt from EFSA’s Approved and Rejected Claims Evaluations, TBC, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Belgium

2:50 pm

Approved and RejectedNutrition and Health Claims: Status of Botanical Claims, TBC - Sidley Austin, Belgium

3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break & Networking

4:00 pm

Building Scientific Evidence to Support Nutrition and Health Claims, Dr. Joerg Gruenwald, President, analyze & realize, Germany

4:30 pm

Case Study:Nutrition & Health Claims in Disguise, Mandatory Labelling and Misleading Advertising, Mr. Sebástian Romero Melchor, Lawyer/Partner, K&L Gates, Brussels, Belgium

5:00 pm

How to bring US nutraceutical products successfully to Europe, experiences and success cases, Dr. Christiane Alexander, Senior Consultant, analyze & realize, Germany

5:30 pm

Wrap-up and closure