1997 Annual Meeting Activities

Annual Meeting Activities

Executive Committee Meeting

Monday, June 16, 1997. 7:15 to 9:30 AM. See program book for room location.

Business Luncheon (summary of division activities) with Fred Shank, FDA as the speaker

Monday, June 16, 1997. 12 Noon to 2:00 PM. Sign up when you register. See program book for room location.

Symposia

Session 6: Technical and Legal Concerns with Bringing a New Product Idea to Market - co-sponsored with the Marketing and Management Division

Moving a product idea into the marketplace as a product will be discussed by industry and legal experts, with special attention to international and intellectual property and its proper protection. New product positioning and some aspect of biotechnology will be discussed. Sunday Morning, June 15

Moderators: D. McColl, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara; W.C. Haines, Dairy Management Inc.
9:00	---	Introductory Remarks
9:05	6-1	Barriers or opportunities in bringing new technology-based ingredients to the food market—J.W. FINLEY, Monsanto Co.
9:35	6-2	Biotechnology and product development in fruit and vegetable products—R.J. WHITAKER, DNA Plant Technology Corp.
10:05	6-3	Positioning a new product in the market—P.J. TUTT, Dairy Management Inc.
10:35	6-4	Introduction of products into the global market—A.G. REICH, TAS Inc.
11:05	6-5	Technical and legal concerns with bringing a new product idea to market (developing an idea; biotechnology in new product development; market positioning; international trade)—D.D'ZURILLA, Lane, Aitken & McCann & P.F. McQUADE, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro LLP

Session 16: Labeling Calorie-Reduced Macronutrients - co-sponsored with the Nutrition Division

Symposium will focus on the use of calorie-reduced ingredients that replace major food components and how they can be labeled. The speakers will discuss consumer desires regarding reduced fat and reduced calorie foods, and how to inform consumers about calorie-reduced ingredients, as well as the regulatory issues that relate to partially available macronutrients. Sunday Afternoon, June 15

Moderators: G.A. Leveille, Denville, NJ; J.T. Heimbach, TAS Inc.
1:30	---	Introductory Remarks
1:35	16-1	Consumer desires for reduced fat and reduced-calorie foods—L.O. NABORS, Calorie Control Council
2:05	16-2	Informing consumers about calorie reduced food ingredients—S.A. MILLER, U. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2:35	16-3	Labeling partially absorbed fats—M.L. DREHER, Nabisco, Inc.
3:05	16-4	Labeling of partially absorbed carbohydrates—B.C. TUNGLAND, Imperial-Suiker Unie, LLC
3:35	16-5	Regulatory issues related to partially available macronutrients—F.R. SHANK & K.L. Carson, FDA-Washington, DC

Session 53: Dietary and Environmental Estrogens: Hormone Disrupters - co-sponsored with the Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division

Synergistic activity of a variety of estrogenic active ingredients, including phytochemicals, environmental contaminants, and pesticide residues continues to merit attention in the scientific and medical communities. A food industry perspective on the range of these biologically active materials will be developed by this symposium. Tuesday Morning, June 17

Moderators: P.A. Murphy, Iowa State U.; J.S. Smith, Kansas State U.

9:00 --- Introductory Remarks

9:05 53-1 Ecoestrogens and embryonic abnormalities: Lessons from wildlife—L.J. GUILLETTE Jr., U. of Florida-Gainesville

9:35 53-2 Paradoxical effects of the soy phytoestrogen, genistein, on growth of human breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo—W.G. HELFERICH, Michigan State U.-East Lansing

10:05 53-3 Male reproductive capacity and exposure to endocrine disruptions—S.H. SAFE, Texas A&M U.

10:35 53-4 Dietary endocrine modulators: The international regulatory environment—J.T. HEIMBACH, Technical Assessment Systems, Inc.

11:05 53-5 Health implications of dietary phytoestrogens: A food industry perspective—R.A. CLEMENS, Nestle USA, Nutrition Division

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Moderators: P.A. Murphy, Iowa State U.; J.S. Smith, Kansas State U.
9:00	---	Introductory Remarks
9:05	53-1	Ecoestrogens and embryonic abnormalities: Lessons from wildlife—L.J. GUILLETTE Jr., U. of Florida-Gainesville
9:35	53-2	Paradoxical effects of the soy phytoestrogen, genistein, on growth of human breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo—W.G. HELFERICH, Michigan State U.-East Lansing
10:05	53-3	Male reproductive capacity and exposure to endocrine disruptions—S.H. SAFE, Texas A&M U.
10:35	53-4	Dietary endocrine modulators: The international regulatory environment—J.T. HEIMBACH, Technical Assessment Systems, Inc.
11:05	53-5	Health implications of dietary phytoestrogens: A food industry perspective—R.A. CLEMENS, Nestle USA, Nutrition Division