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
ACNFP agenda and papers: 25 March 2004
Agenda and papers for the meeting of the Committee at 10:30 am on 25 March 2004, in Conference Room 5, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London.
Agenda
1. Apologies and announcements
2. Minutes of the 64th meeting (DRAFT/ACNFP/64/MIN)
3. Matters arising
4. Glucosamine from Aspergillus niger
Members will consider a request for an opinion on substantial equivalence with an existing product, under Article 5 of the Novel Food Regulation (EC) 258/97 (ACNFP/65/1)
5. Astaxanthin-rich extract from Haemotococcus pluvialis
Members will consider a request for an opinion on substantial equivalence with an existing product, under Article 5 of the Novel Food Regulation (EC) 258/97 (ACNFP/65/2)
6. Two leaf extracts from lucerne
Members will consider an initial assessment report prepared by the French competent authority on this novel food application (ACNFP/65/3)
7. Genetically modified oilseed rape events Ms8 RF3 and Ms8x RF3
Members will consider an initial assessment report from the Belgium competent authority on this application under the deliberate release directive 2001/18/EC (ACNFP/65/4)
8. Chia seed
Members will consider further information submitted in relation to this novel food application to conclude their assessment (ACNFP/65/5)
9. Noni juice: opinions on substantial equivalence from other Member States
Members will consider opinions from other Member States on the substantial equivalence of various noni juice products (ACNFP/65/6)
10. Substantial equivalence guidelines
Members will consider the criteria that generally should be met for a novel (non-GM) product to be regarded as substantially equivalent to an existing food or food ingredient, according to regulation (EC) 258/97 (ACNFP/65/7)
11. Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora
Members will be asked to conclude their assessment of this novel food application and asked whether they wish to review the text of the initial opinion in the light of this information.
12. Items for information
13. Any other business
14. Date of next meeting: 27 May 2004