Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.: Structure/Function Claims on Foods & Supplements Symposium: Is Your Evidence "Competent and Reliable?" Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, USA. Intertek Cantox is pleased to host a one-day symposium on Structure/Function (S/F) claims to clarify the substantiation and enforcement of these claims on food and dietary supplements. S/F claims can strengthen a company’s product image and permit an organization to have a more competitive marketing advantage, globally. Claims used in the labelling and advertising of foods must be in compliance with scientific and regulatory requirements. As experts in the field, Intertek Cantox has identified deficiencies in the regulation and substantiation of S/F claims.

There is a lack of guidance on what the substantiation standard for dietary supplements - “competent and reliable” scientific evidence - actually means. Further, the substantiation standard to be applied to S/F claims on foods is not defined.

During this Symposium, representatives from both the FDA and FTC will join together to:

• Explain what the S/F claim substantiation standard means.
• Identify how the S/F claim standards should be applied to dietary supplements and foods.
• Discuss enforcement action triggers and whether they are a result of claim wording; the target population of the claim; the product category (food or dietary supplement); and/or the media used to advertise the claim.

More information is available at: www.cantox.com/conferences-presentations-and-training.aspx#HCW.