Broadcast Date: December 3, 2024 | 9:00am -10:00am Central
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Webinar Summary
Dietary fiber occupies a unique space in nutritional testing and product labeling, because of the evolution in its functional definition. Recent changes within this definition have resulted in a rapid increase in the number of possible approved methods for analysis and reporting of fiber content. In this webinar a panel of experts will discuss three important questions:
1) What are the regulatory requirements that may impact your selection of an approved method for product analysis?
2) What are practical considerations in method selection, such as fitness for purpose?
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International consensus on the definition of fiber may be changing. What are those changes and what does that mean for method selection when working with international partners?
About the Presenters
Moderator
- Michael Bukowski, USDA-ARS
Speakers
Dr. David Mangan is the author of patents and papers on biocatalysis and carbohydrate chemistry. He has extensive experience in the application of enzymology to the development of analytical methodology.
Dr. David Plank, Managing Principal of WRSS Food & Nutrition Insights, Senior Research Fellow, University of Minnesota Dept. of Food Science, has over 35 years of laboratory research experience and 20 years of food manufacturing experience. Plank is an expert in regulatory solutions and analytical testing. The focus of his publications and patents include dietary fiber, trans fat replacement, sweeteners, protein quality.
Dr. Anna Waller, Nutritionist, Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA-ARS, was an alternate delegate for the United States at the most recent meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU), in October 2024. In this webinar she will share updates from this CCNFSDU in the dietary fiber space.
