Seminar on Clinical Evaluation/Intervention Studies for New Foods & Food Ingredients: Current Status and Way Forward -CENFFI

Seminar on Clinical Evaluation/Intervention Studies for New Foods & Food Ingredients: Current Status and Way Forward -CENFFI
New Delhi, India
29/05/2023
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi

There has been greater focus on building health and immunity through food based approaches in recent times. The rising incidence of non-communicable diseases and Covid-19 pandemic – its occurrence and reoccurrence- have further underlined the importance of healthy diet along with appropriate lifestyle.

To fulfill the aspirations of health conscious consumers and with technological advancements a number of new products with a variety of claims have been introduced in the market. These are called by various names - Dietary Supplements, Functional Foods or Nutraceuticals. Assessing their safety and efficacy against the claims is critical to protect consumer’s health and well-being and generate consumer’s confidence. Clinical evaluation would help in substantiating claims of health benefits. They would also facilitate product differentiation in the market and allow for their use as products with proven efficacy.

While the country has an effective mechanism for conducting Clinical Trials for Drugs under New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, it is also imperative that guidelines be laid down for conducting clinical evaluation / for food and food ingredients including nutrients. There is a fundamental difference between drugs and food. Drugs are directed toward treatment of disease. They have isolated functions and are designed to target single organs or tissues and are not homeostatically controlled by the body. Unlike most drugs, food and nutrients work in complex networks, target all cells and tissues, and have multifaceted effects and outcomes. Therefore, Clinical evaluation for food and food ingredients including nutrients must be designed to capture this multifunctionality.

Objective of the Seminar
The Seminar will look at current approaches for conducting clinical evaluation / intervention studies for foods in India, the importance of national regulations, data requirements for substantiation of claim, ethical issues, good clinical practices, role of stakeholders in conducting clinical evaluation activities and best practices for conducting clinical evaluation.

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