PATRONAGE:

Dr. Kazimierz F. Plocke Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dr n. med. Andrzej Wojtyła Chief Sanitary Inspector
Dr n. farm. Leszek Borkowski President of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
II INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
''Health Aspects of Food/ Food Supplements 2009 "
23-24.04.2009,
Address: ul. 17 Stycznia 32
Day I - 23.04.2009
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:30 Official opening of the conference:
10:30 - 11:00 Opening Lecture: Dr Przemysław Biliński MD - Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector
Subject: "The revision of the Food Safety Regulation"
Session I:
Moderated by dr. Stoś- the National Food and Nutrition Institute in Warsaw, Head of Food Safety Department
11:00 -11:25 Subject: "The revision of the Food Safety Regulation in the light of new regulations of the European Union"; Lecturer: MA Maria Grochowska - Legal Advisor at the Department of Food Safety and Nutrition, Chief Sanitary Inspectorate
11:25 -11:50 Topic: "Nutrition and health claims. The rules and procedures”. Lecturer: Dr.
11:50- 12:15 - Topic: "The role and tasks of EFSA POLAND-European Food Safety Authority"; Lecturer: Dr. Iwona Wisniewska - Department of Food Safety and Nutrition in the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate
12:15- 12:40- Topic- “The Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation- Interpretation Issues” ; Lecturer: Martina Simova - V-ce President of The European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM), Czech Republic
12:40 - 13:10 coffee break
Session II
Moderator: doc.dr n. farm. Kazimierz Karłowski- National Institute of Public Health
13:10 – 13:35 Topic: "The labeling of food with nutritional value. Informing consumers about food"; Lecturer: Professor. PhD. Hanna M. Kunachowicz - Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences
13:35 - 14:00 Topic: "The borderline products – Foods for special dietary use and medicinal products - the proceedings in order to differentiate (selected examples)"; Lecturer: Dr. med
14:00- 14:25 -Topic: - Mutual Recognition In Practice the experience from the operators; Lectturer: Denice Chavet, Head of Regulatory Affairs, ORTIS S.A., Belgium
14:25 - 15:30 lunch break
Session III:
Moderated by prof. PhD. n.med. Przemysław Mrozikiewicz - Director of The Research Institute of Medicinal Plants in
15:30- 16:15 Topic: "Assessment of the ingredients of foodstuff subjected to the notification, including herbal ingredients"; Lecturers:
16:15- 16:40 Topic: "simplified registration procedures in regard to traditional herbal medicines"; Lecturer: Dr. Leszek Borkowski - President of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
16:40 – 17:10 Topic: "The role of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products in opinionating food supplements"; Lecturer: mgr Irena ARENT - the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
17:10- 17:40 –Topic: EFSA Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Botanicals- Lecturer: Penny Viner, Scientific Expert, European Botanical Forum, United Kingdom
17:40- 19:00 conclusion of day 1
21.00 - 23.00 unofficial part
Session IV:
Moderator: Irena ARENT- Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
10:00 - 10:30 Topic: " Foods for special dietary use in the activities of the Polish Federation of Food Industry"; Lecturer: Andrzej Gantner - Director General of the Polish Federation of Food Industry
10:30 - 11:00 Topic: " food supplements- boarderline products- problem with classification. Lecturer:
11.00- 11:30 Topic: "The promotion and advertising of food supplements.”; Lecturer: Dr. hab. Dorota A. Cianciara - National Institute of Public Health
12:30 - 13.00 Summary and conclusion of the conference
13:00- 14:00 Lunch break