ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Gresham Hotel, Dublin 1. April 21st 2005

IHTA AGM AGENDA 2005 IHTA AGM AGENDA 2005 Chair’s Welcome Chair’s Welcome Minutes AGM April 20 th 2004 Minutes AGM April 20 th 2004 Election Council Election Council Activity Report 2004 Activity Report 2004 Treasurer’s Report 2004 Treasurer’s Report 2004 Affiliation EHPM Affiliation EHPM AOB AOB Presentation & open floor debate Presentation & open floor debate on Umbrella Organisation on Umbrella Organisation Light lunch Presentation Dr. Muireann Cullen FSAI Presentation David Adams HFMA on The Food Supplement Directive 9.30am to 10.00am Coffee and registration 9.30am to 10.00am Coffee and registration 10.00am to 11.00am Annual General Meeting 11.00am to 11.20am Coffee break 11.20am to 12.45pm 2.00 to 2.20pm 12.45pm to 1.30pm 1.30pm to 2.00pm

IHTA Members IHTA Members 2004Full members Full members Associate members Associate members Full members Full members Associate members Associate members 10 Lost Next level health UK Lost Next level health UK Flora Health Canada NewHigher Nature UK NewHigher Nature UK

1. January 2. March 3. April 4. June 5. August 6. September 7. November 8. AprilAGM 9. OctoberGeneral Meeting Executive Council Meetings 2004

Meetings 2004 Meetings 2004 Jan:IMB Homeopathy information dayJonathan presenter Jan:Dept of Trade & CommerceBrendan & Dominic Feb: FSAI IrradiationBrendan & Dominic Feb:HFMA AGM LondonPhil April:ECHAMP ParisPat May:IADSA/EHPM AGM’s;PragueJonathan & Dominic June:FSAI IrradiationBrendan & Dominic June:Joint industry meeting IAHSBrendan & Dominic August:1st FSAI FS NotificationBrendan & Jonathan

Meetings 2004 cont Meetings 2004 cont Sept:EGM EHPM BrusselsJonathan October:IBECPeter & Dominic October:FS Workshop Dr Derek Shrimpton October:President’s Meeting EHPM BrusselsJonathan October:Joint industry with IAHS Brendan & Jonathan NovemberRGDATAPeter & Dominic NovemberEHPM BrusselsDominic November 3rd FSAI FS Notification Brendan & Jonathan November1st Steering Committee Dominic, Gabrielle & Jonathan DecemberBotanical Forum BrusselsJonathan –

Working parties 2004 Working parties 2004 Food Supplement:Sharon Flynn Brendan Clifford Brendan Clifford Herbal: Jonathan Griffith Dominic Galvin Gabrielle McAuley Homeopathic: Pat Curran Rodney Girdlestone Peter Noone Peter Noone Technical Adviser: Board member EHPM:Jonathan Griffith. Member Botanical Forum:

On going activity On going activity. We are consulted on a regular basis by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) in respect of substantive issues relating to the implementation of regulations for homoeopathic and traditional herbal medicinal products. We have been invited to attend meeting with the CEO to debate the implementation of the THMPD, we await a suitable date. We currently engaged in a consultative process with the Food Safety Authority in respect of legislative issues effecting our industry sector ; Irradiation of foods PACBs and Dioxin levels in supplements The implementation of the Food Supplement Directive Shortly we will engage in on going consultation with the FSAI within the structure of a newly established Liaison Forum. On going activity On going activity. We are consulted on a regular basis by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) in respect of substantive issues relating to the implementation of regulations for homoeopathic and traditional herbal medicinal products. We have been invited to attend meeting with the CEO to debate the implementation of the THMPD, we await a suitable date. We currently engaged in a consultative process with the Food Safety Authority in respect of legislative issues effecting our industry sector ; Irradiation of foods PACBs and Dioxin levels in supplements The implementation of the Food Supplement Directive Shortly we will engage in on going consultation with the FSAI within the structure of a newly established Liaison Forum.

On going activity continued: We have entered talks with the Dept of Health on their Prescription Control policy and a Position Paper on the Definition of a Medicine is being sent to the IMB. We continue to actively lobby the Government and the Department of Health in respect to the positions taken by our representatives in key EU discussions in particular the implementation of Food Supplement Directive & the Nutritional Claims Regulation Through our affiliation to our European Federation EHPM Jonathan Griffith TA is a Board Member, we have a consultative role with the European Commission in relation to all issues effecting Food Supplements. We keep in regular contact with colleagues in other Member States, where the sharing of information is proving to be increasingly important in achieving harmonisation along lines that we find acceptable. On going activity continued: We have entered talks with the Dept of Health on their Prescription Control policy and a Position Paper on the Definition of a Medicine is being sent to the IMB. We continue to actively lobby the Government and the Department of Health in respect to the positions taken by our representatives in key EU discussions in particular the implementation of Food Supplement Directive & the Nutritional Claims Regulation Through our affiliation to our European Federation EHPM Jonathan Griffith TA is a Board Member, we have a consultative role with the European Commission in relation to all issues effecting Food Supplements. We keep in regular contact with colleagues in other Member States, where the sharing of information is proving to be increasingly important in achieving harmonisation along lines that we find acceptable.