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Panel discussion on functional foods: the main issues of the session

09 April 2026
On April 30 at the forum "Ingredients and additives. Technologies changing industries" The Association of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Functional Food and Ingredients will hold a panel discussion on the topic "Functional food: between the CFS and the shelf. Regulatory challenges, technologies and consumer demand".

Time: 11:00-12:30.

Issues for discussion:
  • Regulatory landscape: functional products vs specialized ones.
  • Functional ingredients: from raw materials to the finished product.
  • New labeling criteria: why it is important to study the nutritional profile of products.
  • Consumer request and labeling.
  • From shelf to consumer: the role of retail in the development of the category.
  • Voluntary certification and conformity mark.

Moderator: Tatiana Ostrovskaya, Director of the Association of the AMS FFI.

Session Speakers:
  • Elena Specenko, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Functional Nutrition of Roskachestvo.
  • Victoria Dolgikh, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Functional Food and Ingredients (AMS FFI).
  • Anna Sadasyuk, Manager of the Functional Nutrition department (Quality Department) of the Perekrestok Shopping Center.
  • Nuria Khasanova, nutritionist, gastroenterologist, Executive Director of the ANO Scientific Research Center "Healthy Nutrition".
  • Representatives of the companies "Econad", "Royal Cake", "Amaranth Agro", "Filinity".

Come and discuss the future of functional products together with market leaders. Registration is available on the website of the Global Ingredients Show using the promo code NEWS

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