ACNFP
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NOVEL FOODS AND PROCESSES
ACNFP Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
Room 515b Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7276 8595
Fax: +44 (0)20 7276 8564
acnfp@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Information relating to the assessment of novel foods
Information relating to the assessment of novel foods.
Guidelines for taste trials and human volunteer studies
2002: In September 2001, the Food Standards Agency ran a consultation on new guidelines for the conduct of taste trials and human volunteer studies on novel foods. The final guidelines were published on 17 April 2002.
Toxicological assessment of novel (including GM) foods
1998: This paper briefly reviews the role of toxicological studies in the safety assessment of GM foods and focuses on the pros and cons of subjecting such foods to long term feeding studies. It does not aim to address the testing of novel foods for possible allergic reactions which is a separate, specialised, safety issue.
Statistically valid data to support applications for safety clearance of crop product under EC Regulation on Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients 258/97
1998: This paper is intended to promote discussion about the provision of statistically valid data in applications for product approvals under the EC Regulation on Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients 258/97 (EC Novel Foods Regulation). The paper presents the ACNFP's conclusions.