Since the end of 2003, four Task Forces have been established under ILSI Focal Point in China in 2004: Task Force for Obesity and Weight Control, Task Force for Food Safety, Task Force for Food Derived from Biotechnology, and Task Force for Clinical Nutrition.
Each task force has their goals, working mechanisms and planned activities. The member of the task force groups included scientists from academia and industry. it has been a good start for retreat for ILSI Focal Point in China to better participation in the global issues planned at ILSI International.
Task Force for Obesity and Weight Control
The main work in 2004 was to prepare the materials for disseminating the “The Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity in Chinese Adults”.
Task Force for Food Safety
Providing science-based information on food regulations and standards to Chinese scientists, government regulators, and industries has been the important focus of ILSI Focal Point in China. The Task Force has been well informed and involved in the agenda and speaker invitation of the workshops organized by ILSI Focal Point in China.
Task Force for Food Biotechnology
The objective of the task force is providing the fair and updated scientific information on biotechnology food to public government, academy and mass media.
Task Force for Clinical Nutrition
The recent goal of this task force is to promote the application of enteral nutrition (EN) in China. Although scientific evidence has shown that EN has the same or better effects comparing with parenteral nutrition (PN), and EN should be the priority approach for nutrition support for patients. However, in China, lack of dieticians in the hospitals and inadequate recognition on the effectiveness of EN by the public, professionals and related government agencies, the use of EN is far beyond the optimal level.