Two day meeting on Regulation Update on Animal Feed and Feed Additives in the EU, USA and China, annual conference now in its 6th successful year.
This conference will review EU legislation, examine procedures and data requirements, and discuss to what extent EFSA-compliant data can be used to achieve approvals in China and the USA (or vice versa). Re-evaluation by the EU of around 500 feed additives started in 2010 and the EU is systematically prohibiting feed additives for which no re-evaluation dossier was submitted, or which fail the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scrutiny. A new feed regulation, the feed material register and the catalogue of feed materials have improved transparency in feed labelling, while allowing some physiological and functional claims.
Depending on intended use, the US FDA may regulate a product added to animal feed as either a drug or a feed ingredient. In either case, the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act requires the sponsor to obtain FDA approval or GRAS recognition prior to marketing. In the past, FDA has followed a policy of enforcement discretion to allow marketing of unapproved products if evaluated by the AAFCO feed ingredient definition process and listed in the Official Publication. The FDA now encourages sponsors to use the food additive petition procedure for new products.
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture introduced new guidance and legislation on feed additives, adopting some aspects of EU/EFSA, other aspects of USA FDA, and some uniquely Chinese approaches in the area of animal nutrition.
For these reasons many companies manufacturing or marketing feed additives wish to address, as far as possible, the regulatory requirements of EU, Chinese and US authorities in a single project. As part of this conference, informal workshops will enable delegates to work together to solve regulatory problems.
Welcome and introduction
Implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on Additives for Use in Animal Nutrition – An update
The Role of the EU and Comitology
New approaches to the risk assessment of feed additives of botanical origin: How to deal with complex mixures and their variability?
Workshop one: Strategic options for animal nutrition products in the EU
Workshop feedback and discussion
Networking drinks reception
Review of day one – Focus on EU/EFSA – BREXIT update
BREXIT Blues – Food chain blocked, broken or better?
Study design and statistics – What EFSA wants
The US FDA approach to the regulation of feed ingredients
The Chinese approach to feed additives
Workshop two: Study design and statistics Led by Dr Eliana Henriquez Rodriguez, Pen & Tec
Workshop feedback and discussion
Workshop three: Managing dossier projects – best practices
Workshop feedback and discussion
Discussion, questions and answers
Close of forum
Elinor McCartney
Elinor established Pen & Tec Consulting in 2000, coinciding with publication of the EU white paper on food safety, and dedicated to providing specialist services in new product development and registration of feed additives in Europe. She has managed the growth of services to include all categories of feed additives. Elinor is a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College, where she obtained her PhD in enteric diseases of piglets. She also holds an MBA (with distinction) from the Open University, and has tutored in Finance and Marketing for the Open University Business School in several European countries.
Elinor has worked in general veterinary practice, in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry and in various technical and commercial roles concerning the supply of additives and speciality ingredients to the feed industry. Elinor helps clients understand EU/EFSA legislation, guidelines and guidance and has assisted many applicants to achieve or maintain EU approval of a wide range of products, including, technological, sensory, nutritional, zootechnical and coccidiostat feed additives.
Raymond Ng
Mr. Raymond Ng (Msc, BA) is a Regulatory & Market Access Consultant at Accestra Precise Global with Master’s degree from University of Nottingham and has extensive knowledge on Chinese food & feed additives (incl. pet food) import & export regulations. His research specialises in China’s governmental policies including the changes in Chinese food & feed safety laws and its impact on international businesses. Mr Ng will share with you the registration & importation procedure and highlight important areas to be particularly concerned about. He has vast insight and practical experience in dealing with Chinese regulatory obligations and looks forward to sharing his knowledge.
George Burdock
George A. Burdock, Ph.D. is the president of the safety and regulatory consulting firm of Burdock Group, located in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Burdock is an internationally recognized authority on the safety and US regulation of personal care products, dietary supplements and, human and animal food ingredients. He has more than 25 years of experience dealing with regulatory issues related to product safety and risk assessment. He has over fifty publications in scientific journals, over sixty invited presentations. He has published two books, Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients (four editions) and the Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives. He is co-author of the chapter “Food Toxicology” in the 8th edition (current edition) and the previous three editions of Casarett and Doull’s textbook “Toxicology,” the standard graduate textbook and reference book in the field of toxicology. He has authored or co-authored additional chapters on safety and regulation of dietary supplements, biotechnology and similar subjects. Dr. Burdock is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and is a member of several professional societies including, but not limited to the American Chemical Society, the Society for Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, the Society of Toxicology, the American College of Toxicology and the Institute of Food Technologists (Professional Member status).
| 5-6 Dec 2019 | |||
| 5-6 Dec 2019 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,399.00 EUR 1,959.00 USD 2,182.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
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Nisha Kaushik, Regulatory Affairs , Vitalus Nutrition Inc.
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Sarah Norton, Senior Scientific Officer, Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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