This is a unique opportunity to collect information from 1st hand on strategic issues for the food industry.

Topics:

* Free movement of foodstuffs coming into force May 13, 2009
* Labeling, Nutrition Labeling, Nutrition and Health
* Food Safety: 4 points to date and future developments (RASFF, official controls, chemical contaminants, materials in contact)

Functioning of the European Union

The free movement of foodstuffs and the principle of mutual recognition: effective May 13, 2009 of Regulation 764/2008.

Nutrition Labeling, Nutrition and Health

Outcome of Regulation 1924/2006 ‘nutrition and health “: the modification of the Annex on nutrition / health claims” functional “Article 13 (1) / other work: nutritional profiles, other health claims . The draft regulation on consumer information (re-regulation labeling and nutritional labeling) and the presentation of the project FLABEL “(” Food labeling to advance better education for life “) from EUFIC (European Council of the Information on nutrition).

Food Safety: 4 points to date and future developments

# The network RASFF “Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed”
# Official controls: results and implications of Regulation 882/2004 amended
# Chemical contaminants: Regulations 178/2002, 315/93 and 1881/2006 modified
# The materials on: basic Regulation 1935/2004 and other specific texts