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Dr. Claire Kruger, Spherix's CEO, will be a Guest Lecturer on June 2, 2012, at USC Health Science Campus, CHP 140, where she will conduct a session entitled "Working Through the GRAS Process" as part of course MPTX 514: Regulation of Foods and Dietary Supplements.
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Dr. A. Wallace Hayes, Spherix's Principal Advisor, will co-chair "Debate on Safe Intakes of Omega-3's" on June 7, 2012, as part of the GOED Exchange 2012, Boston, MA.
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Dr. Claire Kruger, CEO, and Dr. Nancy Booth, Science Consultant, were recently quoted regarding the American Heart Association's recent claims regarding the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) process:
AHA GRAS attack reaction: Why self-affirmed GRAS is not ‘GRAS lite’
Experts in helping firms navigate the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) process say the American Heart Association (AHA) made some valid points in its recent attack on GRAS, but argue the system is actually working pretty well.
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Dr. Claire Kruger, CEO, was quoted again recently regarding the FDA's draft NDI guidance:
Harvard professor: ‘NDI draft guidance doesn’t go far enough’
It might have been roundly slammed by the trade as draconian and unworkable, but according to one academic, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) controversial draft guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) does not go far enough.
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Kruger, C.L., Booth, N., and Hayes, A.W., "Exceptions to the New Dietary Ingredient Notification Requirement: Utilizing GRAS as a Path Forward," Food Technology, pages 16-18, January 2012.
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A. Wallace Hayes, PhD, Visiting Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health
Claire L. Kruger, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Spherix Consulting, Inc.
Harvard Extension School Classes Beginning January 23, 2012
January 23, 2012
1) Harvard Extension School (http://www.extension.harvard.edu/about-us) can go to the website and sign up for the course.
ENVR E-159 Environmental Toxicology and Risk Management
Spring term (23613)
A. Wallace Hayes, PhD, Visiting Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health.
Claire L. Kruger, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Spherix Consulting Inc.
Class times: Mondays beginning Jan. 23, 5:30-7:30 pm.
Course tuition: noncredit $1,025, undergraduate credit $1,025, graduate credit $1,950.
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The course introduces students to the principles and methods used to determine whether a causal relationship exists between an agent and an adverse effect in humans and to independently carry out a risk assessment. Students develop an understanding of current approaches to risk management and risk communication. (4 credits)
March 12, 2012
2) Title: Lessons learned from the acceptance of genetic toxicity testing as part of a regulatory framework
Authors: A. Wallace Hayes and Claire L. Kruger
Symposium Title: 21 st Century Validation Strategies--One Size No Longer Fits All
Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, March 12, 2012, San Francisco, CA
March 19, 2012
3) Title: Principles of Toxicology
Authors: A. Wallace Hayes and Claire L. Kruger
Course: Risk Assessment
Harvard School of Public Health, March 19, 2012, Boston, MA
March 31, 2012
4) Title: Alternative Models
Authors: A. Wallace Hayes and Claire L. Kruger
4th Symposium of the Latin American Society of Toxicologic Pathology--A Panoramic View of
Toxicology Pathology Program
March 31, 2012, Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 23, 2012
5) Title: Principles of Toxicology
Authors: A. Wallace Hayes and Claire L. Kruger
American College of Toxicology, Toxicology for Industrial and Regulatory Scientists 2012
April 23, 2012, Noblis Center, Falls Church, VA