Date: 16 March 2014 (Sunday)
Venue: Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong
Programme Rundown
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration | Presentation Materials |
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| 10:00 – 10:10 |
Opening Address Dr. Yuk-yin HO, JP Consultant (Community Medicine)(Risk Assessment and Communication), Centre for Food Safety; Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong |
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| 10:10 – 10:40 |
Food Additives and Safety: the World Health Organization's Perspective Dr. Philippe VERGER Scientist, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses; World Health Organization |
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| 10:40 – 11:10 |
The Regulations and Standards of Food Additives in China Prof. Zhu-tian WANG Assistant Director; China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment |
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| 11:10 – 11:25 | Coffee and Tea Break |
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| 11:25 – 11:50 |
Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) Dr. Paul HONIGFORT Chairperson, Working Group on the GSFA; Codex Committee on Food Additives |
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| 11:50 – 12:15 |
Food Additives from the Consumers' Perspective Ms. Connie LAU, JP Chairperson, International Advisory Group of Experts on Consumer Protection; UNCTAD |
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| 12:15 – 12:30 | Question and Answer Session |
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
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| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Australian Total Diet Study (ATDS) and Standard Setting for Food Additives Dr. Leanne LAAJOKI Section Manager - Scientific Strategy, International and Surveillance; Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
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| 14:30 – 15:00 |
Simple Evaluation of Food Additive Intake Ms. Laila MOUAWAD Technical Officer; Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency Chairperson, Electronic Working Group on the Revisi on of the Guidelines for the Simple Evaluation of Food Additive Intake; Co dex Committee on Food Additives |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee and Tea Break |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Review of Local/Regional Food Incidents relating to Food Additives Dr. Raymond HO Principal Medical Officer (Risk Management), Centre for Food Safety; Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 |
Safety and Uses of Food Flavourings Dr. Thierry CACHET Regulatory and Advocacy Director; International Organization of the Flavour Industry |
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| 16:30 – 17:00 | Question and Answer Session |
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