International webinar on food supplements

The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA), hosted an international webinar on food supplements and regulatory frameworks.

The webinar explored recent developments in food supplement regulation, consumer trends and practical approaches to establishing and strengthening effective regulatory frameworks.

Presentations can be downloaded at this link: Presentations

The webinar programme can be downloaded here.

The webinar included:

FAO report: Presentation by Maura Di Martino (FAO, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division) on the report: Food safety in personalized nutrition - A focus on food supplements and functional foods.
Consumer insights: Presentation by Dr Sara Davidson (Ipsos) of new global research on consumer trends, perceptions and behaviours relating to food supplements.
Supporting regulation: Presentation by Simon Pettman (IADSA) on practical approaches and tools for establishing and strengthening regulatory frameworks for food supplements.
International panel discussion: Bringing together experts from different regions who have been directly involved in the development and implementation of food supplement regulatory frameworks. Panellists shared practical experiences and lessons learned in developing effective regulatory systems and discussed considerations that may be relevant for other countries exploring similar approaches.

Panellists:

Tiago Lanius Rauber: Specialist in Regulation and Health Surveillance and Coordinator of Food Standards and Regulation, Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA).
Prof. Dr Gülden Pekcan (Türkiye) Leading nutrition expert and academic with extensive experience in public health nutrition, food policy and regulatory development.
Dr B.H. Lim (ASEAN): Expert in health supplement regulation in Southeast Asia, with more than two decades of experience supporting ASEAN harmonisation initiatives and regional regulatory discussions.

The webinar was moderated by Steven J Wearne, former Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.