September 30 Members Meeting

ACM Members Meeting
September 30, 2015
10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Via Webinar

AGENDA

1. Call to Order & Introductions

2. Review of Anti-Trust & Competitive Practices Policies 

3. Approval of Minutes

• June 9, 2015

4. Education & Training Activities

• IFT 2015
  • IACM Presentation
  • Feedback
• Global Color Conference/Annual Members Meeting 2016
  • Proposed Schedule

5. US Regulatory Update

• FDA Exposure Assessment
  • IACM Press Release and Food Chemical News Article
• FDA Final Determination on PHOs
• Amendment to Spirulina
• FSMA Final Preventive Controls Rule for Human Food

6. International Update

• CCFA/JECFA
  • JECFA Re-evaluation of Colors
  • CCFA 48
• European Union
  • Recent EFSA Opinions
    • E141i and E141ii
  • FEEDAP Panel Study Requests
  • Indigo Carmine Purity
• Canada
• Asia
  • India Proposed Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2015
  • China Specifications
• Emerging Markets Program

7. Scientific Projects Update

• Titanium Dioxide Analytical Subgroup
• IACM Exposure Project
• Scientific Monitoring
  • Yamjala 2016
  • Mohamed
  • Honma 2015
  • Ghonami and Elbaz 2015
  • Doguc et al 2015
  • Basu
  • Amchova et al 2015
  • Mahfouz and Moussa 2015

8. Recent Media Activity

• IFIC Food & Health Survey 2015
• Wired Article on Cochineal
• Food Processing Article
• AP Article

9. Committee Reports

• Natural Color Committee – Hernandez/Urbain
  • Color Additive Petition Coalitions
• Synthetic Color Committee – Schoneker/Huber
  • Strategic Planning
  • The Scoop on Synthetic Colors

10. Old Business

11. New Business

• New Regulatory Resources:
  • International Regulatory Resources
  • Global Regulations Spreadsheet (work in progress)
  • Policy on Testing Consortiums and New Color Additive Coalitions

12. Future Members Meetings

• November 5, 2015

Meeting Presentation Slides