MARINALG UPDATE FOR SIAP

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MARINALG UPDATE FOR SIAP

• MARINALG MISSION
• REACH
• FOOD CHEMICAL CODEX
• FIAP
• SPECIFICATIONS
• INTAKE ASSESSMENT
• ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVES
• INFANT FORMULA
• NOSB

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MARINALG MISSION

• REPRESENT CARRAGEENANS, ALGINATES AND AGAR BEFORE
  WORLDWIDE REGULATORY AGENCIES
• MAJOR CURRENT EMPHASIS IS ON EC AND USP/FCC.
• PUBLIC RELATIONS
• INVASIVE SEAWEEDS
• TOBACMAN
• MSG
• ANT-ADDITIVE SENTIMENT IN UK

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REACH

• APPLIES TO ALL CHEMICALS MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED
  INTO THE EU
• REGISTRATION REQUIRES EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE
  DOSSIERS
• MARINALG THROUGH REACH HELPDESK HAS CONCLUDED
  THAT EXCEPT FOR PGA NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

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FOOD CHEMICAL CODEX

• NOW UNDER USPPHARMACEU-TICAL MINDSET
• 1ST SUPPLEMENT TO 6TH EDITION WILL INCLUDE FIRST
  CGN MONOGRAPH SINCE 3RD EDITION OUT BEFORE JUNE
• MARINALG NEGOTIATED RETURN TO SINGLE LABEL NAME
  FOR CGN NO PES

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FIAP

• FOOD IMPROVEMENT AGENT PACKAGE
• ADDITIVES IN ADDITIVES KCl IN CGN ONLY ISSUE FOR
  SIAP
• FOOD CATEGORIZATION SYSTEM NOT IN COMPLETE
  AGREEMENT WITH JECFA GSFA NEEDS ATTENTION
• ADDITIVE RE-EVALUATION MORE A PROBLEM FOR
  ALGINATES AGAR

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SPECIFICATIONS

• SPECIFICATIONS REVIEW UNDERWAY
• FORMALDEHYDE IN CGN, PES AND ALGINATES ONLY
  CURRENT ISSUE
• BLIND-SIDED BY BAD TEST PROCEDURE
• LIMIT SET AT 3ppm MOVED TO 5ppm, BUT PES EXCEEDS
  5ppm
• IS IT FORMALDEHYDE CAN IT BE LOWERED?

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INTAKE ASSESSMENT

• APPLIES TO CGN WITH NUMERIAL ADI BUT QS USE
  COULD EXCEED ADI
• MARINALG GATHERED USE LEVEL DATA FROM MEMBERS
• CIAA GATHERED DATA FROM THEIR MEMBERS SOME
  DISAGREEMENTS
• BIGGEST PROBLEM OF FOOD CATEGORY THAT CONTAINS
  CGN
• COMBINING CGN AND PES

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ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVES

• RE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• REQUIRES FULL DOSSIER FOR EACH CGN, ALGINATE
  AGAR
• SUN-DRIED PES NOT ON 2004 LIST
• MARINALG TRYING TO FORM CONSORTIUM OF MEMBERS AND
  NON-MEMBER PRODUCERS USERS
• WILL COST EUROS 30K PER DOSSIER NEED
  CONSULTANT MARINALG VOLUNTEERS NOT ENOUGH

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INFANT FORMULA

• JECFA RECOMMENDS CGN NOT BE USED IN LIQUID I.F.
  WITHOUT FURTHER TOXICOLOGY ON NEONATES (ca. 1
  MILLION STUDY)
• BIG US MARKET FOR FMC AND I.F. PRODUCERS
• MARINALG CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE WITH ONLY ONE
  MEMBER SUPPLYING CGN
• FMC IFC WILL GO IT ALONE

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NOSB

• NATIONAL ORGANICS STANDARDS BOARD (UNDER USDA)
• CARRAGEENAN AND AGAR UP FOR REVIEW IN 2008 BY
  SUNSET PROVISIONS
• MARINALG MOUNTED RESPONSE TO SUPPORT
  REAFFIRMATION
• USDA RULED TO CONTINUE ORGANIC STATUS APPEARED
  IN 10/08 FR