Shaping the future of sports and active nutrition policy and regulation

The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) is delighted to invite stakeholders from across the sports and active nutrition industry and the wider food sector to join a regulatory-themed event on "Sports nutrition policy and regulation - Status, challenges, and opportunities for the future". Join us to hear from high-level speakers and participate in the debates on the EU and UK regulatory initiatives that will shape sports and active nutrition in the years ahead. 

There has never been a more important time to discuss these issues, as the EU and the UK work to set legislation that will impact industry and consumers: from advertising restrictions to address public health concerns, to new labelling requirements, to the setting of limits for certain food ingredients, to working for a more sustainable food chain. ESSNA has gathered high-level speakers for a thought-provoking discussion on the challenges and opportunities the sports and active nutrition sector will face in the context of flagship initiatives such as the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, and the UK Health and Care Bill.

Please find below the programme for the event, with more speakers to be announced:

Welcome and introduction - The state of play of sports and active nutrition policy and legislation

• Dr. Adam Carey, ESSNA Chair

Nutrient profiles and front-of-pack nutrition labelling: What is the impact on sports and active nutrition?

• Alessandra Moretti, Member of European Parliament 
• Claudia Mucciardi, Vice-Chair, ESSNA
• Sam Jennings, Technical Adviser, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) UK
• Alina Moglan, Regulatory Manager, Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE)
• Julie Avrillier, Specialised Nutrition & Regulatory Project Manager for L’Alliance 7
• Amélie Baracat-Empereur, Director EU Government Affairs, Herbalife Europe 

Food composition: Maximum Permitted Levels for vitamins and minerals and significant amount: how to translate the specificities of the sports nutrition sector into the legislation?

• Patrick Coppens, Director Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Food Supplements Europe
• Luca Bucchini, Vice-Chair, ESSNA
• Chris Whitehouse, Chairman, Whitehouse Communications

Communicating the benefits of sports nutrition, why achieving claims is so hard?

• Dr. Benjamin Wall, Associate Professor, University of Exeter 
• Ben Smart, Vice-Chair, ESSNA
• Julie Avrillier, Specialised Nutrition & Regulatory Project Manager for L’Alliance 7
• Sam Jennings, Technical Adviser, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) UK

Closing remarks by Dr. Adam Carey, Chair of ESSNA and virtual networking opportunities (on Hopin)

*the programme may be subject to change.