NZIFST - Allergen Seminar, March 2007

ALLERGEN SEMINAR

Held on Wednesday 21 March 2007, Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre 58 Waipuna Rd, Mt Wellington, Auckland

Summary:
· an update in New Zealand on the extensive work that has been carried out by the Industry Allergen Forum Working Groups
· presentations from local experts on the latest information relating to allergens and allergen management initiatives

Presentations:
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Time		Speaker
8.30am - 9.00 am	Registration
9.00am - 9.15am	Welcome and Introduction	Sally Hasell (NZIFST)
9.15 am - 10.30am	Regulatory Update:
	Regulation of Food Allergens in New Zealand and Internationally	Leigh Henderson (FSANZ)
	NZFSA Allergen Programme	Ursula Egan (NZFSA)
	Food Recalls	Janice Attrill (NZFSA)
10.30am - 11.05am	Morning tea
11.05 am - 12.30 pm	Food allergies from the perspective of health professionals and consumers:
	Food Allergy	Dr Penny Fitzharris (Specialist Physician in Clinical Immunology & Allergy)
	Food Allergy – The Dietitians Perspective	Amber Parry-Strong (Dietitian)
	Food Allergies - A Parent’s Perspective	Kimberley Madden-Snoad (Parent of child with food allergies)
12 30pm - 1.10pm	Lunch
1.10pm - 2.30pm	Allergen Forum Update VITAL AFGC Allergen Management & Labelling Guide	Fiona Fleming (Chair, Allergen Forum working groups) & Kirsten Grinter (Nestle NZ)


2.30pm - 2.50pm	Afternoon tea
2.50pm - 4.15pm	Testing methods and in-house training:
	Allergen In-house Training	Lyn Davies (Agriquality)
	Food Allergen Testing	Peter Cressey (ESR)
	Dealing with Allergen Related Consumer Contacts	Bev Cumming (Goodman Fielder)
4.15pm - 4.30pm	Wrap-up	Brenda Cutress (FGC)

This seminar was proudly brought to you by:

NZIFST NZFSA FGC FOODTECH SOLUTIONS