U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Plant & Dairy Foods & Beverages
December 4-5, 2002


Food Advisory Committee
Contaminants and Natural Toxicants
Subcommittee Meeting

Meeting Agenda & Presentations

December 4-5, 2002
Transcripts of Proceedings

Wednesday, December 4, 2002
8:30 Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Francis Busta
Chairman, Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee (CNTS)
8:45 Conflict of Interest Statement
Dr. Henry Kim
Executive Secretary, CNTS
8:50 Opening Remarks
Joseph A. Levitt
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
9:00 FDA Action Plan
  • Goals and Timetable
    Dr. Terry C. Troxell, CFSAN
    Director, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages (OPDFB)

  • Charge and Questions to the Subcommittee
    Dr. Terry C. Troxell

9:15 Scientific Overview of Acrylamide in Foods
Dr. Bernard A. Schwetz
Senior Advisor for Science, FDA
9:35 FDA Action Plan
9:50 Questions of Clarification
10:05 Break
10:20 FDA Action Plan
11:00 Questions of Clarification
11:15 FDA Action Plan
12:00 Questions of Clarification
12:15 Lunch
1:15 FDA Action Plan
2:00 Questions of Clarification
2:15 FDA Action Plan
2:45 Questions of Clarification
3:00 Break
3:15 FDA Action Plan
3:35 Questions of Clarification
3:50 Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) Workshop - October 28-30, 2002
4:05 Questions of Clarification
4:20 Public Comment
  Adjourn
Thursday, December 5, 20021
8:30 Call to Order
Dr. Francis Busta
CNTS Chair
8:35 FDA Action Plan
  • Summary of the Plan and Charge to the Subcommittee
    Dr. Terry C Troxell

8:50 Open Discussion, CNTS Members
  • Toxicology
  • Analytical Methods/Occurrence
  • Formation
  • Consumption/Exposure
  • Consumer Risk
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Response to Question 1
CNTS Members
1:30 Response to Question 2
CNTS Members
2:00 Response to Question 3
CNTS Members
2:30 Closing Comments
3:00 Adjourn

1. Breaks will be called by the Chairman.


This document was issued in December 2002.
For more recent information on Acrylamide in Foods, see
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/pestadd.html#acrylamide.

Acrylamide in Foods
FDA Draft Action Plan for Acrylamide in Food - Update February 24, 2003


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