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: 29 September 2005
Agenda and papers for the meeting of the committee at 10.30am on 29 September 2005, in Conference Room 4, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London.
Agenda
1. Apologies and announcements
2. Minutes of the 72nd meeting (DRAFT/ACNFP/72/MIN)
3. Matters arising, including the following postal consultations:
Members were asked to conclude their assessment of this novel food ingredient (ACNFP/73P/1A)
Members were asked to consider the proposed work programme of this recently re-formed Codex Task Force (ACNFP/73P/1B)
4. Phosphated distarch phosphate
Members will be asked to consider an application from National Starch for authorisation of phosphated di-starch phosphate as a novel food ingredient (ACNFP/73/2)
5. Clinoptilolite
Members will be asked to conclude their initial assessment and consider a draft opinion on this novel food (ACNFP/73/3)
6. Zeaxanthin
Members will consider an initial assessment report prepared by the Dutch Competent Authority on this novel food ingredient (ACNFP/73/4)
7. Phytosterols from Prima Pharm
Members will consider this request for an opinion on substantial equivalence between this company's product and existing phytosterol preparations (ACNFP/73/5)
8. Draft EFSA guidelines for the risk assessment of genetically modified microorganisms
Members will consider the document prepared by the European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (ACNFP/73/6)
9. EFSA GMO Panel opinions on GM maize hybrids
Members will consider recent opinions from the European Food Safety Authority on foods derived from three hybrid maize lines (ACNFP/73/7)
10. Items for information
11. Any other business
12. Date of next meeting: Thursday 24 November 2005