MARCH 6, 2024
Session will focus on multi-faceted role of the modern toxicologist
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement and functional food industry, will host a four-hour virtual toxicology workshop entitled Litigation, AI, Safety and Beyond: A Toxicologist's Focus on Supplements on Wednesday, April 10, at 12 p.m. EST. The session will be available to CRN members for $249.
The webinar continues the association’s practice of offering educational resources on important subjects, giving members the opportunity to interact with speakers and each other on relevant industry matters. This session will showcase the different and many roles of a toxicologist from labeling, to assessing the safety of new technologies, to the appropriate use of AI, along with how toxicologists play a key role in issue management (e.g., litigation, PR issues) as well as globalization of products.
The proposed agenda will include sessions on the following topics:
- The Role of Consumer Safety Risk Assessment in Product Labelling—Victor Oreffo and Fungai Mushakwe,Unilever Health & Wellbeing;
- Safety Considerations for Global Expansion of Dietary Supplements—Manolina Kontaxaki and Keval Bhoola, RNI Consulting;
- How Toxicologists Can Use Artificial Intelligence for Safety and Risk Assessments—Thomas Hartung, Johns Hopkins University;
- Safety Considerations for Novel Technologies—Asheesh Tiwary and Jay Petrick, ADM; and
- Issue Management—the Toxicologist’s Role and How to Communicate the Science - Sol Bobst, ToxSci Advisors LLC
“Like most professions, toxicology has evolved over the years and this workshop is intended to highlight the multi-faceted nature of the job and its overall importance in any scientific organization,” said Andrea Wong, Ph.D., CRN senior vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs. “As a toxicologist myself, my work goes far beyond the science as I must be able to communicate effectively to all stakeholders, understand the regulatory and legal implications and utilize new technologies. We think this will be an important session for anyone responsible for an ingredient safety role in their company.”
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing 180+ dietary supplement and functional food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and companies providing services to those manufacturers and suppliers. In addition to complying with a host of federal and state regulations governing dietary supplements and food in the areas of manufacturing, marketing, quality control and safety, our manufacturer and supplier members also agree to adhere to additional voluntary guidelines as well as to CRN’s Code of Ethics. Follow us on Twitter @CRN_Supplements and LinkedIn.