13th Meeting of the ACNFP_PGT 8th March 2024 Agenda

ACNFP-PGT/AG/13

Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes - Subcommittee on Products of Genetic Technologies Destined for Food and Feed Purposes.

The 13^th meeting of the ACNFP-PGT will be held at 9:30 am on the 8th of March on Microsoft Teams (online & dial in), and is expected to end at 16:00 pm.

Members are reminded of the need to announce any commercial interests in the business of the Committee prior to the discussions on each item.

In accordance with agreed procedures, the Secretariat is duty bound to keep a record of the names of Members who have declared interests at meetings of the Committee, giving dates, names of relevant products and companies, details of the interest declared, and whether the Member took part in the proceedings.

ACNFP Secretariat

February 2024   

13th Meeting of the ACNFP_PGT - 8th March 2024 Agenda

1. Apologies and Announcements

2. Welcome    

3. Matters Arising

4. FSA Update

5. ACRE / Defra update – Update from the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.

6. Minutes of PGT12 – the Subcommittee will be reviewing the content of the minutes of their last meeting. ACNFP-PGT/12/Min

7. Genetically modified Maize MON 95379 (RP1868) (reserved business) – the Subcommittee will review and provide advice to the FSA on the draft safety assessment outcome for a new GMO for use in food and feed. ACNFP-PGT/13/01

8. Statistical methods for comparative analysis in GMO assessment (reserved business) – the Subcommittee will review and discuss reports evaluating the statistical methods used for comparative analysis in the safety assessment of GMOs for food/feed use. ACNFP-PGT/13/02

9. Discussion of assessment of GMOs with altered nutrition - (reserved business) – the Subcommittee will discuss the assessment of GMOs for food and feed use which the introduced changes are designed to alter nutrition. ACNFP-PGT/13/03 

10. Discussion of GM applications (reserved business) – the Subcommittee will discuss the assessment of GM applications. ACNFP-PGT/13/04

11. Item for Information – Update from Genetic Technology Policy Team

12. AOB

Date of next meeting – ACNFP165 meeting 17^th April 2024 (virtual); ACNFP-PGT14 meeting 15^th May 2024 (virtual)