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Its membership consists of 400 of 'the world&#39;s leading manufacturers of food and food ingredients, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other consumer products'. ILSI Europe's members include:<ref>[http://www.ilsi.org/Europe/Pages/currentmembers.aspx Current ILSI Europe Members], ILSI website, acc 29 Jan 2011</ref>
 
Its membership consists of 400 of 'the world&#39;s leading manufacturers of food and food ingredients, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other consumer products'. ILSI Europe's members include:<ref>[http://www.ilsi.org/Europe/Pages/currentmembers.aspx Current ILSI Europe Members], ILSI website, acc 29 Jan 2011</ref>
  
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[[Ajinomoto Europe]] | [[Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals]] | [[Barilla G.& R. Fratelli]]  | [[BASF]] | [[Bayer]] CropScience BioScience | [[Beverages Partners Worldwide]] | [[bioMérieux Industry]] | [[Campbell Soup]]  | [[Campina]] | [[Cargill]] | [[Cereal Partners Worldwide]] | [[Coca-Cola]] European Union Group | [[Colloïdes Naturels International]] | [[Cosucra Groupe]] | [[CSM]] | [[Danisco]] | [[Dow]] Europe | [[DSM]] | [[DuPont]] | [[Firmenich]] | [[Friesland Foods]] | [[Frutarom]] | [[Givaudan]] | Groupe [[Danone]] | [[H J Heinz]] | [[Kellogg]] | [[Kraft Foods]] | [[La Morella Nuts]] | [[Lipid Nutrition]] | [[L’Oréal]] | [[Mars]] | [[McDonald's]] Europe | [[McNeil Nutritionals]] | [[Mead Johnson Nutritionals]] | [[Monsanto]] Europe-Africa | [[National Starch  Food Innovation]] | [[Nestlé]] | [[Novozymes]] | [[PepsiCo]] International | [[Procter & Gamble]] | [[Raisio]] | [[Red Bull]] | [[RHM Technology]] | [[Roquette Frères]] | [[Royal Numico]] | [[Sensus]] | [[Seven Seas]] | [[Südzucker/BENEO Group]] | [[Swiss Quality Testing Services]] | [[Syral]] | [[Tate & Lyle]] Speciality Sweeteners | [[Tetra Pak]] Research | [[Ülker Bisküvi]] | [[Unilever]] | [[Valio]] | [[Veolia Environment]] | [[Wild Flavors]] | [[Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods]] | [[Wrigley]] | [[Yakult]] Europe
  
 
== Structure  ==
 
== Structure  ==

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The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) specialises in lobbying national and international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

ILSI is headquartered in Washington, DC, USA. Branches include Argentina, Brazil, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, North Africa and Gulf Region, North America, North Andean, South Africa, South Andean, Southeast Asia Region, the focal point in China, and the ILSI Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI). ILSI is affiliated with the World Health Organization as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and has specialised consultative status with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[1]

ILSI Europe was established in 1986.[2]

ILSI Europe describes its mission as follows:

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide foundation established in 1978 to advance the understanding of scientific issues relating to nutrition, food safety, toxicology, risk assessment, and the environment. By bringing together scientists from academia, government, industry, and the public sector, ILSI seeks a balanced approach to solving problems of common concern for the well being of the general public.[3]

Membership

Its membership consists of 400 of 'the world's leading manufacturers of food and food ingredients, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other consumer products'. ILSI Europe's members include:[4]

Ajinomoto Europe | Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals | Barilla G.& R. Fratelli | BASF | Bayer CropScience BioScience | Beverages Partners Worldwide | bioMérieux Industry | Campbell Soup | Campina | Cargill | Cereal Partners Worldwide | Coca-Cola European Union Group | Colloïdes Naturels International | Cosucra Groupe | CSM | Danisco | Dow Europe | DSM | DuPont | Firmenich | Friesland Foods | Frutarom | Givaudan | Groupe Danone | H J Heinz | Kellogg | Kraft Foods | La Morella Nuts | Lipid Nutrition | L’Oréal | Mars | McDonald's Europe | McNeil Nutritionals | Mead Johnson Nutritionals | Monsanto Europe-Africa | National Starch Food Innovation | Nestlé | Novozymes | PepsiCo International | Procter & Gamble | Raisio | Red Bull | RHM Technology | Roquette Frères | Royal Numico | Sensus | Seven Seas | Südzucker/BENEO Group | Swiss Quality Testing Services | Syral | Tate & Lyle Speciality Sweeteners | Tetra Pak Research | Ülker Bisküvi | Unilever | Valio | Veolia Environment | Wild Flavors | Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods | Wrigley | Yakult Europe

Structure

ILSI contains two main divisions:

ILSI International Food Biotechnology Committee(IFBiC)

IFBiC was established in 1997 to support the development and harmonisation of science based regulations around the world for biotechnology-derived food products and to disseminate science-based information regarding the safety assessment of these products to governments, industry, academia, and other interested groups around the world. This committee was formed based on the needs of ILSI members and the critical roles that ILSI played in the development of two reports.

  • A 1990 Report entitled "Biotechnologies and Food: Assuring the Safety of Foods Produced by Genetic Modification" published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, a collaboration with the International Food Biotechnology Council, which was the first comprehensive guidance document on the food safety assessment for foods derived from biotechnology.
  • A series of reports published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition under the leadership of the ILSI Allergy and Immunology Institute (AII), which provided gudance for the assessing the allergenic potential of foods derived from Biotechnology.[5]

ILSI International Organization Committee(IOC)

The IOC recommends and implements programmes of interest to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO). ILSI is a recognised nongovernmental organisation by WHO and has specialised consultatative status with FAO.[6]

ILSI's status with WHO Downgraded Following Protests

In late January 2006 the World Health Organization decided that ILSI "can no longer take part in WHO activities setting microbiological or chemical standards for food and water, the U.N. health agency's executive board decided Friday in Geneva, Switzerland." ILSI was barred "from helping set global standards for protecting food and water supplies because of its funding sources".[7] However, it remains one of the NGOs with accreditation as an observer at WHO meetings.

The downgrading of ILSI's status followed a letter protesting ILSI's role in setting standards from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Working Group, United Steelworkers of America and a coalition of other groups.

ILSI publications

ILSI Assembly of members, 2002.

Contact details

One Thomas Circle, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005 – 5802
USA
Tel 00 1 202 659 0074
Fax 00 1 202 659 3859
e-mail ilsi@ilsi.org

External links

Notes

  1. About ILSI Europe, ILSI Europe website, acc 29 Jan 2011
  2. About ILSI Europe, ILSI Europe website, acc 29 Jan 2011
  3. About ILSI Europe, ILSI Europe website, acc 29 Jan 2011
  4. Current ILSI Europe Members, ILSI website, acc 29 Jan 2011
  5. http://www.ilsi.org/AboutILSI/IFBIC/
  6. http://www.ilsi.org/AboutILSI/IOC/
  7. John Heilprin, WHO to Rely Less on U.S. Research, Associated Press, January 27, 2006.