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In October 2010 the science journal Nature reported that [[Diana Banati]], the chair of the management board of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] (EFSA), had resigned from the European board of directors of ILSI.
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In October 2010 the science journal Nature reported that [[Diana Banati]], the chair of the management board of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] (EFSA), had resigned from the European board of directors of ILSI.<ref>[http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/10/food_authority_chief_resigns_i.html Food authority chief resigns industry position], Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011</ref> Banati's departure from ILSI followed an accusation from French MEP José Bové that the published declaration of interests of Bánáti failed to mention that in April 2010 she had joined the European board of directors of ILSI.<ref>Declan Butler, [http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101005/full/news.2010.513.html Food agency denies conflict-of-interest claim], Nature.com, 5 Oct 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011</ref>
  
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Nature reported that Banati's action was that recommended by Marion Nestle, an expert on nutrition and the food industry at New York University, who said that were she Banati, "she would resign from the ILSI board."
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Nature reported that Banati's action was that recommended by Marion Nestle, an expert on nutrition and the food industry at New York University, who said that were she Banati, "she would resign from the ILSI board."<ref>[http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/10/food_authority_chief_resigns_i.html Food authority chief resigns industry position], Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011</ref>
  
 
Banati, director general of Hungary's Central Food Research Institute in Budapest, who was chair of the EFSA management board from October 2008 to 30 June 2010, was reelected to the position on 21 October at the first meeting of the new board, whose members were renewed in July. "Professor Diana Banati has resigned from positions which may create a potential conflict of interests with EFSA activities," said an EFSA statement following the meeting.<ref>[http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/10/food_authority_chief_resigns_i.html Food authority chief resigns industry position], Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011</ref>
 
Banati, director general of Hungary's Central Food Research Institute in Budapest, who was chair of the EFSA management board from October 2008 to 30 June 2010, was reelected to the position on 21 October at the first meeting of the new board, whose members were renewed in July. "Professor Diana Banati has resigned from positions which may create a potential conflict of interests with EFSA activities," said an EFSA statement following the meeting.<ref>[http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/10/food_authority_chief_resigns_i.html Food authority chief resigns industry position], Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011</ref>

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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 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 guidance 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.

EFSA chief resigns from ILSI after conflict of interest accusations

In October 2010 the science journal Nature reported that Diana Banati, the chair of the management board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), had resigned from the European board of directors of ILSI.[8] Banati's departure from ILSI followed an accusation from French MEP José Bové that the published declaration of interests of Bánáti failed to mention that in April 2010 she had joined the European board of directors of ILSI.[9]

Nature reported that Banati's action was that recommended by Marion Nestle, an expert on nutrition and the food industry at New York University, who said that were she Banati, "she would resign from the ILSI board."[10]

Banati, director general of Hungary's Central Food Research Institute in Budapest, who was chair of the EFSA management board from October 2008 to 30 June 2010, was reelected to the position on 21 October at the first meeting of the new board, whose members were renewed in July. "Professor Diana Banati has resigned from positions which may create a potential conflict of interests with EFSA activities," said an EFSA statement following the meeting.[11]

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.
  8. ↑ Food authority chief resigns industry position, Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011
  9. ↑ Declan Butler, Food agency denies conflict-of-interest claim, Nature.com, 5 Oct 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011
  10. ↑ Food authority chief resigns industry position, Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011
  11. ↑ Food authority chief resigns industry position, Nature.com, October 25, 2010, acc 3 Feb 2011
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