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 January 2006
Agenda and papers for the meeting of the committee at 10.30am on 25 January 2006, in Conference Room 5, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London.
Revised agenda
1. Apologies and announcements
2. Minutes of the 74th meeting (DRAFT/ACNFP/74/MIN)
3. Matters arising
3.a. Effect of GM soya on newborn rats
Members will consider correspondence received in relation to the Committee's statement on this study (ACNFP/75/11)
4. Noni juice produced by Leap of Faith Farms
Members will consider this new request for an opinion on substantial equivalence between this company's noni juice and an existing product (ACNFP/75/1)
5. Phytosterols produced by DDO Processing
Members will discuss this request for an opinion on substantial equivalence between this company's product and existing phytosterol preparations (ACNFP/75/2)
6. Chia seed
Members will discuss the European Food Safety Authority's recent opinion on the use of chia seed as a novel food ingredient (ACNFP/75/3)
7. Nordic Council report on novel plant foods
Members will consider a recent report published by the Nordic Council of Ministers (ACNFP/75/4
8. Codex guidance on foods derived from GM animals
Members will advise on issues to be taken into account in the risk assessment of GM animals, to assist in the development of guidelines by Codex Alimentarius (ACNFP/75/5)
9. Open meetings
(postponed)
10. ACNFP Annual Report 2005
Members will review the first draft of this report (ACNFP/75/7)
11. Review of novel processing techniques
Members will discuss the issues raised in a recent consultants' report on food processing techniques and identify any similar developments that may require further consideration (ACNFP/75/8)
12. Items for information
13. Any other business
14.Date of next meeting: Wednesday 22 March 2006