[Gerlanet] Regulatory Framework Workshop on Health Claims Approvel of Probiotics in the European Union

[Þórunn Þorsteinsdóttir]

Post-conference - Regulatory Framework Workshop
Health Claim Approval of Probiotics in the European Union
Issues, Barriers, Success Drivers ? Workshop

Date: 18th June 2010 (8:00 ? 15:00)
Place: Doubletree by Hilton, Kosice, Slovakia
Chair: Elinor McCartney
Web: http://www.probiotic-conference.net/regulatory-framework-workshop

Under the current European regulation of health claims permitted to use
for the promotion of food, probiotics are subjects to considerable
impediments when facing the requirements of the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA).

Until the end of 2009 no probiotic health claims under the new EU
regulation has yet received a positive opinion from the scientific
assessors of EFSA. All probiotic claims referring to reduction of disease
risk and to children?s development and health (Article 14) and health
claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to
children's development and health (Article 13) has been rejected by EFSA.

It is the purpose of the workshop to explore the reasons for claim
rejections by analysing the current situation, the reasons for failures of
health claim substantiation and to present possible pathways to overcome
obvious and overseen barriers.

Best regards,

Organizing Committee of IPC2010
The International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics



Tel.:     +421 904 837153
            +421 918 707371
Fax:    +421 41 4000123
Web:   www.probiotic-conference.net
E-mail: info at probiotic-conference.net
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