ILSI-INDIA ACTIVITIES 2014

BYREKHA SINHA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORILSI-INDIA

Website: www.ilsi-india.org

ILSI-IndIa’s strengths

Considered as a Highly Professional body with Credibility among scientistsfrom Government, Industry and Academia.

Most activities organized in collaboration with and funded by Ministries andIndustry.

Has the ability to Focus and bring Consensus on issues of criticalimportance - in Food Safety, Nutrition, and Agriculture Sustainabilityincluding Biotechnology, Climate Change and Risk Assessment - in theSouth Asian Region: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Reports, Publications and Conference Presentations considered asreference materials by all stakeholders.

ILSI-India website: www.ILSI-India.org provides wealth of information. Most ILSI-India activities covered and special programs prepared by the

largest TV Channel – Doordarshan - creating awareness about importantscientific issues in general public.2

BOARD OF TRUSTEESTrustees

Dr. A.S. Bawa, Former Director, Defence Food Research Laboratory and Vice President, Amity University

Mr. Atul Bhatia, KRAFT Foods International / Cadbury India Dr. Swapan Kumar Datta, Indian Council of Agriculture

Research Mr. Chitranjan Dar, ITC Ltd. Foods Division Mr. Sanjay Khajuria, Nestle India Ltd. Dr. Kamala Krishnaswamy, Emeritus Medical Scientist,

Indian Council of Medical Research Dr. Ambrish Mithal, Medanta, the Medicity Ms. Yoko Ogiwara, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Dr. V Prakash, Distinguished Scientist, Council for Scientific

and Industrial Research Dr. P K Seth, CEO, Biotech Park Dr. B Sesikeran, Former Director, National Institute of

Nutrition Dr. Vilas P Sinkar, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Office BearersMr. D H Pai Panandikar - Chairman

Mr. N M Kejriwal - President

Mr. Sunil Adsule - Treasurer

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Abbot NutritionR & D

BASF India Ltd. Kejriwal Enterprises Bayer Bioscience Pvt. Ltd.

Bikanerwala Foods (P) Ltd.

Britannia Industries Ltd.

Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd.

Coca Cola India Inc.

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Dabur India Ltd. KRAFT Foods International / Cadbury India Limited

Danisco (India) Pvt. Ltd.

DSM Nutritional Products India Pvt. Ltd.

General Mills India Pvt. Ltd.

Lonza India Pvt. Ltd. Herbalife International Pvt. Ltd.

Hexagon Nutrition Pvt. Ltd.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

MARS Inc. ITC Ltd. Food Business

Monsanto India Ltd. National Dairy Development Board

Nestle India Ltd. Pepsico India Holdings (P) Ltd.

Piramal Health Care Ltd.

Roha Dyechem Pvt. Ltd.

Sayaji Sethness Ltd.

MEMBERS

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ILSI-INDIA ORGANIZED 32 MEETINGS IN 2014, PUBLISHED 8 REPORTS & 24 NEWSLETTERS AND CONDUCTED 2 SURVEYS AND WORKED ON 2 RESEARCH PROJECTS.

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014 ACTIVITIES

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Meetings2014

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April 25, 2014, Hotel Le Meridien,

New Delhi

CONFERENCE ON PROCESSED FOODS FOR

NUTRITION SECURITY

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Meaning Of Food Security AndNutrition Security, Food forHealth and Well-being (Bio-Fortification, Fortified Foods,Processed Foods: Concerns toMitigate NCDs , Food for HealthyAging)

New Initiatives For FoodProcessing (products fromMillets, Low Salt/Low SugarOptions, Enzymes in FoodPreservations, PackagingTechnologies for Food Safetyand Quality, Government policesfor Introduction of InnovativeFoods)

TOPICS

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The challenges in ensuring Food Security to the masses include:limited natural resources. India has 2.3% of global land, while it has 4%of global population. Demand for all food items is increasing. Annualincrease in demand is at 1.3% for cereals, 3% for pulses, 3.5% foredible oils, 3.3% for vegetables and 5% for fruits.• Agriculture productivity should be improved by using

new technologies.• Post-harvest losses of US $12 billion should be checked

and processing of food encouraged to improve foodsecurity. In India only 20% of agricultural production isprocessed.

• Cold chains should be established and appropriatepackaging materials used to improve shelf life.

Recommendations on FOOD SECURITY

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There has been slight improvement in the nutritional status ofchildren and women. However, still about 40 % of children areunderweight, 33% of women and 28% of men have less than normalBMI.

Iron deficiency is most wide spread (50% -70%), the population alsosuffers from deficiency of Iodine, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Calcium, BVitamins, Zinc and Folic Acid.

The problem of Overweight and Obesity is increasing with higherprevalence of NCDs.

Recommendations for

NUTRITION SECURITY

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• Nutrition Security should be ensured through improving quality ofthe products by enhancing the nutrition content, reducing salt,using appropriate fats and oils, fortification, food additives etc..

• Guidelines should be adopted for fortification, supporting novelproducts while ensuring safety.

• Industry should produce specialty foods for different categories ofconsumer like NCD patients, foods for elderly etc.

• Industry should use agricultural products which are more nutritiouse.g. millets for extruded foods.

• Research should focus to explain the interactions amonggenotype, diet, lifestyle and environment to understand the basis ofdifferent responses to dietary patterns. More evidence is neededregionally and nationally for suggesting lifelong changes in eatingbehavior for healthy aging.

Recommendations for

NUTRITION SECURITY

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July 23, 2014, Claridges Hotel,

New Delhi

Expert Consultation On Regulatory Science For

Risk Assessment In Agriculture Biotech

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SPONSORS

ILSI-INDIA & Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI

PARTICIPANTS

70 participants representing regulatory bodies (RCGM, GEAC, FSSAI) academic institutions and industry.

SPEAKERS

11 national and international experts from Government, Academia and Industry.

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Advances In Data Requirements For Safety Assessment

Challenges In Data Generation For Risk Assessment

Global Scenario On Stacking,

International Regulation For Stacks And

Draft India Guidelines On Stacking

TOPICS

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MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

There is a need for a document that can give a comprehensivelist of data to be generated for approval of GM crops in India.

Livestock feeding studies should be recommended only whencompositional equivalence of GM crop can not be established.

The option of data transportability of feeding study data may beconsidered wherever possible.

Time taken for getting regulatory approvals forcommercialization of GM crops should be reduced. A pre-consultative approach with applicants should be followed.

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• The quality of data generated has to be improved so thatregulators can take appropriate decisions whilereviewing the dossiers.

• The regulatory guidelines for stack products have to beclarified to applicants, and hence the draft guidelinesshould be posted on the website for comments.

• A Regulatory Science Working Group can be formed toadvise the regulatory agencies on Critical areas includingprotocol design, methodologies, data requirements,regulatory developments and trends. Industry may beinvited to share their experiences as well.

• There has to be hypothesis-driven approach for all datarequirements during risk assessment.

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October 9, 2014 & October 10, 2014

Hotel Le Meridien, Jaipur, India

International Conference On New Plant Breeding

Molecular Technologies –Technology Development

And Regulation

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SPONSORSILSI-India and Department of Biotechnology, Ministry ofScience and Technology, GOI

CO-SPONSORSILSI Research Foundation CERA;Croplife Asia;Bayer BioScience Pvt. Ltd.;BASF India Ltd.;Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd.;National Seed Association Of India;PHI Seeds India Pvt. Ltd.;Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd.;Dow Agro Sciences India Pvt. Ltd. andAnkur Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

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SPEAKERS

21 experts from regulatory authorities and scientists from: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Japan, South Africa, USA, and OECD etc.

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Emerging Scientific And Technological Trends In Product Development.

The Emerging Elements Of Regulatory Frameworks For Food And Environmental Safety Assessment Of NPBTs In Different Countries. &

Guidance Documents In OECD And EFSA

TOPICS

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MAJOR FINDINGS

Differences exist among the countries about whethernew laws should be adopted for NPBTs or existingregulation used.

Case by Case Approach is adopted for sometechnologies.

The major technologies under consideration are:Mutagenesis – Site Directed Nucleases; Cisgenesis-And Intragenesis; Reverse Breeding and RNA-BasedTools In Plant Breeding.

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Benefits of NPBT

The final product does not contain genes that are foreign to species unlike in GMOs and will therefore be acceptable to the public.

The time taken to develop the new products with NPBT will be much less than the time taken by conventional breeding. This will enable considerable saving in costs.

The regulatory approval procedures if simplified or eliminated will also reduce time and cost for pre-commercialization to the breeders .

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RECOMMENDATIONS

It is necessary that there should be a commonregulatory approach by all countries. Differentregulations by different countries will result in tradedisruption and lead to lop sided development of thenew technologies.

Some convergence in the outlook for NPBTs should bebrought about to facilitate the next phase in policymaking in India and possibly other countries. If theregulation facilitates adoption of these technologies thecommercial adoption of these technologies will be fastand wide and promote rapid agricultural development.29

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December 9, & December 10, 2014

Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi

International Conference on Infrastructure

Needs for a Food Control System: Roadmap for

Regional Harmonization

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SPONSORS

ILSI-India and ILSI Japan; and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan

CO-SPONSORS

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ; Export Inspection Council, Ministry of Commerce, GOI.

SPEAKERS

28 Speakers From India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia And

FAO and WHO

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Food Control System In SAARC Countries As Also Other Asian Countries.

Codex Standards, Their Scientific Basis And Use For Protecting Public Health And Ensuring Fair Trade Practices.

The Infrastructure Needs For Modern Food Control System And Future Actions.

TOPICS

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MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Areas For Harmonization

a) Legal provisions about safety.b) Surveillance mechanism.c) Safety tools including GMP,GAP,GLP,ISO, HACCP and risk

assessment.d) Food labeling including nutrient declarations which should

be mandatory and supplementary nutrition information.e) Food categorization systems .f) Food additives.g) Contaminants and biological hazards.

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2. Strengthening Of Infrastructure

a) Establish accredited laboratories. b) Set up cold chains to avoid food wastage.c) Organize programs for capacity building. d) Ensure good laboratory practices.e) Adopt internationally accepted methods of

sampling and analysis.f) Maintain proper documentation..

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3. The Way Forward

a) Networking of National Food Control System (NFCS) at SAARC

b) Develop SAARC as a blockc) Notify referral laboratoriesd) Counseling and Training of NFCS staffe) Create a data base for the region

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RESEARCH PROJECTS &

Studies2014

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Continued from 2012 In collaboration with INMAS (Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences),

DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organization), GOI

Research Project on“growth VelocIty

Reference Standards in Healthy School Going

Children aged 5-16 years”

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The present study reports, for the first time in India, normative centile charts for height, weight and annual height velocity of apparently healthy school children in the age group of 5-17 years from northern India.

These normal height, weight and growth velocity charts of healthy Indian children will enable clinicians and endocrinologists specially pediatric endocrinologists in early detection, timely investigation and treatment of children with short stature and poor growth velocity.

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Study on “eValuatIon of UV Index in Different Regions

of IndIa” wIth Endocrinology Society

of India

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To quantify the amount of D3 synthesizing

UVB irradiation (290-310 nm) reaching

earth’s surface at different altitudes and

seasons in different parts of the country .

This will help in estimating the Vitamin D3

deficiency / sufficiency and determining

the need for intervention.

Surveys

Nutrition Labeling And Health Claims In India, Bangladesh, Nepal And Sri Lanka.

Study On Indian Standards For Select Products, Pesticide Residues and Labeling.

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ILSI-India Activity Report 2013-2014. Report on Conference on Processed Foods for Nutrition Security Monograph on Fortification of Milk with Vitamin D Report of International Conference on Climate Change and Implications

for Water Resources and Nutrition Security Report of Expert Consultation On Regulatory Science For Risk

Assessment In Agriculture Biotech Report of International Conference On New Plant Breeding Molecular

Technologies – Technology Development And Regulation Report of International Conference On Infrastructure Needs For A Food

Control System: Roadmap For Regional Harmonization Report of Research on Growth Velocity Reference Standards in Healthy

School Going Children aged 5-16 Years “News You Can Use” ----- 24 Issues.48

PUBLICATIONS

FORTHCOMING ACTIVITIES IN 2015

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Meetings ILSI-India Annual Meeting, April 24, 2015, New Delhi Conference on Nutrition and Food Safety, Bangladesh Seminar on Food Additives: Enzymes, Flavors and Preservatives, New

Delhi Conference on Early Child Nutrition and Long Term Impact on Health

and Development Roundtable on How to Reduce Carbon Footprints by Sustainable

Agricultural Practices in Farming Food Safety and Regulatory Conference Workshop On Good Agricultural Practices Workshop on Food Contaminants and Impact on Health Conference on New Paradigms of Risk Assessment for GMOs and

Concepts (RNAi, SPT Rice, Stacks Seed Production, Trees, Mosquitoes). Workshop on Risk Assessment- Science involved in Regulation of RNAi,

Stacked Products Workshop on New Exposure Methods for Food Safety, New Delhi along

with ILSI Center for Risk Science Innovation and Application – RSIA.50

Activities Under One ILSI Project where Other ILSI Branches And ILSI HQ

Are involved

Review on Ageing and the Elderly: What factors contribute to healthy vs. pathological ageing in countries across regions and with varying levels of economic development? Along with ILSI Branches.

Workshop on New Exposure Methods for Food Safety, New Delhi along with ILSI Center for Risk Science Innovation and Application –RSIA.51

Research & Study

Research Project on “Evaluation of UV Index inDifferent Regions of India” with EndocrinologySociety of India.

Monograph on “Public Sector in BiotechResearch and Development in India”.

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