TENTATIVE AGENDA[1]

 

 

 

Food Advisory Committee

Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee

June 8, 2004 Furan Meeting

 

Bethesda Marriott

Grand Ballroom

5150 Pooks Hill Road

Bethesda, MD 20814

 

Tuesday, June 8, 2004

 

2:00          Welcome and Introductions

          Dr. Sanford Miller

          Chairman, Food Advisory Committee (FAC)

 

2:05          Conflict of Interest Statement

          Linda Reed

          Acting Executive Secretary, FAC

 

2:10          Opening Remarks

         

·        Furan:  Background

Dr. Nega Beru

Director, Division of Plant Product Safety

Office of Plant and Dairy Foods (OPDF)

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)

 

·        Charge and Questions to the Committee

Dr. Nega Beru

 

2:25          Scientific Overview of Furan in Foods

         

·        Analytical Methods/Occurrence

Dr. Kim Morehouse (CFSAN)

Division of Chemistry Research and

  Environmental Review

Office of Food Additive Safety

 

 

·        Exposure

Dr. Jeremy Mihalov (CFSAN)

Division of Biotechnology and GRAS Notice Review

Office of Food Additive Safety

 

·        Formation (tentative)

Guest Speaker - Canada

 

3:00          Questions of Clarification

 

3:10          Scientific Overview of Furan in Foods

 

·        Toxicology

Dr. Glenda Moser

Director of Toxicology

Integrated Laboratory Systems

Research Triangle Park, NC

 

3:30          Questions of Clarification

 

3:40  Break

 

4:00          Public Comments

 

5:00          Summary and Charge to Committee

Dr. Nega Beru

 

5:10          Committee Discussion, Concluding Deliberations,           Recommendations and  Response to Question

 

6:00          Adjourn