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BfR-BVL Joint Meeting
“Super(?)foods and Supplements – Risky or Healthy?”
The event will take place on 30 June 2022 and 1 July 2022 at the BfR auditorium premises in Berlin-Marienfelde, Diedersdorfer Weg 1, 12277 Berlin Germany and livestream.
BfR-BVL Joint Meeting
"Super(?)foods and Supplements – Risky or Healthy?"
Meeting date: 30. June 2022 – 10:00 a.m.
Meeting date end: 1. July 2022 – 4:00 p.m
Meeting venue: BfR, Berlin-Marienfelde
Agenda
| Time | Title/Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Moderator: Katja Nellissen | ||
| 10:00 a.m. – Registration and coffee | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Welcome speeches | Andreas Hensel (President of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), DE) Friedel Cramer (President of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), DE) |
| 11:25 a.m. | EFSA’s role in the assessment of health claims and novel foods including nutrient sources | Ana Afonso (European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), IT) |
| 11:45 a.m. | "Superfoods" and supplements – an overview | Marc Birringer (University of Applied Sciences Fulda, DE) |
| Session 1: “Superfoods” and supplements - industry and consumer perspectives | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | The evolution of global regulatory frameworks for food supplements | Simon Pettman (International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA), UK) |
| 12:45 – 2:15 p.m. – Lunch break | ||
| 2:15 p.m. | Consumer perception of “superfoods” | Mark Lohmann (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), DE) |
| Session 2: “Superfoods” and supplements - regulatory aspects | ||
| 2:45 p.m. | “Superfoods”, supplements, novel foods | Isabelle Laquiere (Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (FPS Public Health), BE) |
| 3:15 p.m. | Classification of other substances – the D-A-CH-lists of substances and other lists on the national level | Klaus Riediger (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), AT) |
| 3:45 p.m. | Initiative on European level (Heads of Agencies) for classification – pharmacologically active substances in food supplements | Jacqueline Steenbergen-Biesterbos (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), NL) |
| 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. – Coffee break | ||
| 4:45 p.m. | Borderline medicinal products/foods - limits of "dual use" | Tomas Nilsson (Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA), SE) |
| 5:15 p.m. – End of the session and get-together | ||
| Day 2 - Moderator: Katja Nellissen | ||
| 09:30 a.m. – Welcome and coffee | ||
| Session 3: "Superfoods" and supplements – risk assessment | ||
| 10:15 a.m. | Risk assessment approaches and methodology – an overview | Karen I. Hirsch-Ernst (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), DE) |
| 10:45 a.m. | Risk assessment of “superfoods” and supplements (examples) | Susanne Alban (Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, DE) |
| 11:15 a.m. | “Superfoods” – contribution to health and well-being: expectations and reality | Anika Wagner (Justus Liebig University Gießen, DE) |
| 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch break | ||
| Session 4: "Superfoods" and supplements - consumer perception, research, nutrivigilance | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | The global internet market/ surveillance of “superfoods” and supplements – results of governmental monitoring | Georg Schreiber (Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), DE) |
| 1:30 p.m. | How is food transformed into "superfood"? | Julia Sausmikat (Consumer Association North Rhine-Westphalia, DE) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Combatting counterfeit “superfoods” | Peter Nick (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), DE) |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Coffee break | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | Nutrivigilance of food supplements in Europe | Gwenn Vo Van Regnault (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), FR) |
| 3:30 p.m. | Reflections / closing remarks and farewell | Georg Schreiber (Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), DE) Tanja Schwerdtle (Vice President of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), DE) |
| 4:00 p.m. – End of the conference | ||
