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Notice: Rescheduled Allergenic Potentioan of Genetically Modified Foods Workshop
[Federal Register: November 13, 2001 (Vol. 66, No. 219)]
[Notices]
[Page 56839-56840]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Toxicology Program (NTP); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); Notice of the Rescheduled Date, New Location, and Revised Agenda for the Workshop, "Assessment of the Allergenic Potential of Genetically Modified Foods."
Background
The NIEHS and the NTP are organizing a workshop to bring together experts in food allergy, genetically modified crops, and the regulatory aspects of these products, along with bench scientists and clinicians. The workshop's focus is to examine the current state of knowledge in this area, identify the critical issues regarding genetically modified foods, and develop testing strategies to examine the allergenicity of these compounds.
This meeting was previously announced in the Federal Register [August 16, 2001, Volume 66, Number 159, Pages 43201-43022]. The workshop was postponed and is now rescheduled for December 10-12, 2001 at the Sheraton, 1 Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC (919-968-4900). This meeting is open to the public.
Revised Tentative Meeting Agenda
Assessment of the Allergenic Potential of Genetically Modified Foods
December 10-12, 2001
Sheraton, 1 Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
Monday, December 10, 2001 | |
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration Introduction
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Session I: Clinical Aspects and Clinical Investigation of Food Allergy | |
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12 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch
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Session II: Toxicological Evaluation of Novel Proteins | |
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Session III: Regulatory Considerations | |
Panel Discussion
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Session IV: Risk Communication | |
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5:00 p.m. | Open Discussion |
Tuesday, December 11, 2001 | |
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
Session V: Toxicologic Methods of Safety Assessment | |
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12 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Charge to Breakout Groups | |
Session VI - Breakout Group Meetings | |
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5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Wednesday, December 12, 2001 | |
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
Session VII - Breakout Group Presentations | |
Consensus Building and Agreement on the Way Forward |
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12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Meeting Registration Information
This meeting is open to the public and the public is invited to attend as observers. The number of observers will be limited only by the space available. Time will be provided for open discussion each day. Due to space limitations, advance registration is requested by November 30, 2001.
Registration materials as well as further details about the workshop are available on the NTP meeting website (/index.cfm?objectid=06F4C779-0532-28F5-1FE1E6A1677DF4F4). For questions about registration information, contact the NTP Office of Liaison and Scientific Review, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, NIEHS, MD A3-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709: liaison@starbase.niehs.nih.gov; 919-541-0530 (telephone); 919-541-0295 (fax).
Dated: October 31, 2001
Samuel H. Wilson, M.D.
Deputy Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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