Draft Labelling Regulations Workshop - Information

A one-day workshop has been organised for food professionals to familiarise themselves with the newly released-for-comment regulations. The Directorate of Food Control of the Department of Health has kindly made Mrs Antoinette Booyzen, Assistant Director responsible for Regulatory Nutrition Issues at the Directorate, to speak on the draft regulation preparation and rationale and to answer delegates' questions. In addition to this, a few short presentations on topics relevant to the regulations, will be given by invited food professionals.

Note that Mrs Booyzen will also be giving a short presentation on the regulations during the Congress and that she will be responding at lunch the following day to questions submitted at the presentation. (See www.saafost2007.org.za, 4 September, parallel session 3C, Food Regulations, Hall 5AB)

Format: Registering delegates will be asked to submit questions and comments prior to the workshop. This will enable Mrs Booyzen, who will be available for the greater part of the day's programme, to focus on areas of greatest interest and concern to them and it will also facilitate her responses. The topics to be addressed by other invited speakers will also be determined by feedback from registering delegates. The WHO Global Strategy on Diet, would be one typical topic.

Date:	Thursday 6 September
Venue:	Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World. Suncoast Boulevard, North Beach Durban
Programme:	09:00 - 09.10 Workshop Opening & Welcome Session Chair: Session Chair: Ron Timm SAAFoST President (2001 - 2003) 09.10 - 09.30 Legislative and Regulation Amendments: The Legal Process Janusz Luterek Hahn & Hahn 09:30 - 09:50 The What, When and Why of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health Carol Browne Kite Consulting 09:50 - 10:00 The Global Strategy and the Draft Regulations Antoinette Booyzen Dept of Health Directorate: Food Control 10:00 -10:20 TEA Session Chair: Prof Nick Starke SAAFoST President (1991 -1993) 10:20 - 10:40 Allergies, the Legislation Rationale Dr Harris Steinmann FACTS 10:40 - 10:50 Allergies and the Regulations Antoinette Booyzen 10:50 - 11:10 Essential versus Non-Essential Foods Nonnie Vorster Vorster R& D 11:10 - 11:20 Non-Essential Foods and the Regulations Antoinette Booyzen 11:20 - 11:40 The Codex Effect on World Regulations Francina Makoane. Dept of Health. Directorate: Food Control 11:40 - 11:50 Codex and the Draft regulations Antoinette Booyzen 11:50 - 12:10 Substantiating Health Claims - what evidence is required? Prof Johann Jerling North-West University 12:10 - 13:30 Draft Regulation Highlights Part I Antoinette Booyzen 13:30 - 14:15 LUNCH Session Chair: Dr Ali Dhansay (TBC) Medical Research Council 14:15 - 15:20 Draft Regulation Highlights Part II Antoinette Booyzen 10:00 -10:20 TEA Session Chair: Mr Ron Timm Ron Timm & Associates 15:30 - 16:30 Questions and Answers Antoinette Booyzen and Guest Presenters 16:30 CLOSURE

Transport will not be provided however taxis can be ordered through your hotel at approximately R30.00 per trip.

Questions and comments for the guest presenter: To be sent to Virosha at Turners (Fax: 031 368 6623 or Viroshab@turnergroup.co.za) for forwarding to Mrs Booyzen at the Directorate of Food Control

Suggestions for topics to be addressed by invited speakers: To be forwarded to Owen Frisby at OJF@icon.co.za