Date: 16 March 2014 (Sunday)
Venue: Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong

Programme Rundown

09:30 – 10:00 Registration Presentation
Materials
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
 
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
PDF
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
PDF
11:10 – 11:25 Coffee and Tea Break
 
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
PDF
11:50 – 12:15

Food Additives from the Consumers' Perspective

Ms. Connie LAU, JP

Chairperson, International Advisory Group of Experts on Consumer Protection; UNCTAD
PDF
12:15 – 12:30 Question and Answer Session
 
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
 
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
Chairperson, Electronic Working Group on the Alignment of the Food Additive Provisions of Commodity Standards and Relevant Provisions of the GSFA;

Codex Committee on Food Additives
PDF
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
PDF
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee and Tea Break
 
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
PDF
16:00 – 16:30

Safety and Uses of Food Flavourings

Dr. Thierry CACHET

Regulatory and Advocacy Director; International Organization of the Flavour Industry
PDF
16:30 – 17:00 Question and Answer Session