The “Workshop on Food Product Reformulation in Preventive Health”, hosted by the Gastroenterology Dietetics Association, took place on 22 June 2023 at the Sheraton Hotel in Ankara with the valued participation of representatives of the public sector, academia and NGOs, and our fellow dietitians.
Workshop Chair Prof. Dr. Bensu Karahalil (Head of the Department of Toxicology, Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy; Vice Chair of the Food Additives Commission of the Risk Assessment Commissions, General Directorate of Food and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry), Dr. Vicki Pyne, Senior Nutrition Scientist at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, UK Department of Health and Social Care, and Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Khan of the University of Toronto gave valuable presentations.
The workshop was interactive, enriched by participants’ questions, comments and contributions.
We thank all participants, in particular the officials of the institutions listed below.
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control — Director General
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control, Risk Assessment — Head of Department and department representatives
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control — Acting Deputy Director General
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control — Deputy Director General
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control, Department of Food Establishments and Codex — Head of Department and department representatives
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control, Department of Food Control and Laboratories — department representatives
- Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Public Health, Department of Cancer — department representatives
- Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Public Health, Department of Healthy Nutrition and Active Living — department representatives
- Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Public Health, Department of Chronic Diseases and Elderly Health — Head of Department and department representatives
- Çankaya Provincial Health Directorate (AÇSAP)
- Faculty member, Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture; Head of the Food Institute; EFSA Türkiye EU Projects Lead
- Chair of the Board, Plant-Based Foods Association
- Academics
- Dietitians
- NGO representatives
Prof. Dr. Murat BAŞ / Chair of the Board, GEDDER
Presentation slides
- The Importance of Food Reformulation for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles – opening presentation by Prof. Dr. Bensu Karahalil and Prof. Dr. Murat Baş (Turkish)
- Synthesis of the evidence on LNCS, body weight and other health outcomes – Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Khan, University of Toronto, Canada
- PHE best practice on the sugar reduction and reformulation programme in partnership with industry – Dr. Vicki Pyne, Senior Nutrition Scientist, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, UK Department of Health and Social Care
- Food Additives in Sustainable Health – Prof. Dr. Murat Baş, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Chair of GEDDER (Turkish)
- Risk Analysis of Food Additives – Prof. Dr. Bensu Karahalil, Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy, Head of Toxicology, European Registered Toxicologist (Turkish)