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CRIS Director’s Report
2016 CRIS Annual Meeting
October 6, 2016
Michael P. Holsapple, PhD, ATSDirector & Endowed Chair, CRIS
Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition
A program that will broadly build capability in
chemical ingredient safety with specific and
targeted focus in three areas:
Scientific research
Risk communication
Education and training
What is CRIS?
Scientific
Research
(MSU)
Education
& Training
(MSU)
Risk
Communication
(ASU)
Components:
What is CRIS?
Let’s shift to Progress
Expand the opportunity to conduct basic and
applied research on the safety and toxicology
of ingredients in food, packaging, cosmetics,
and household care products
Areas of Engagement #1
What is CRIS?
Contribute to the development and validation
of testing methods and strategies for
evaluating the safety of ingredients in food,
packaging, cosmetics and household care
products
Areas of Engagement #2
What is CRIS?
Establish a graduate training program that
prepares scientists for a career in assessing
the safety and toxicology of ingredients in
food, packaging, cosmetics, and household
care products that includes training in risk
assessment and regulatory policies
Areas of Engagement #3
What is CRIS?
Scientific
Research
(MSU)
Education
& Training
(MSU)
Risk
Communication
(ASU)
Created new track within MSU
Environmental & Integrative
Toxicology (EITS) Graduate
Program:
Food Toxicology &
Ingredient Safety (FTIS)
(Launching in Fall, 2016)
What is CRIS?
Inform the public, health professionals,
regulators, and the scientific community on
research matters reflecting the state-of-the-
science pertaining to the safety and
toxicology of ingredients in food, packaging,
cosmetics, and household care products
Areas of Engagement #4
What is CRIS?
Actively participate in dialog on important
ingredient safety issues to support evidence-
based decision making
Areas of Engagement #5
What is CRIS?
Highlight of Select CRIS Activities
ACT AM, Summerlin, NV – November 8-10, 2015
CRIS AM, MSU – November 11-12, 2015
SOT CCT – FutureTox III, Arlington, VA – Nov 19-20, 2015
EITS Research Evening, MSU – November 23, 2015
Mtg w/ VP, RGS, MSU – December 1, 2015
Mtg w/ Chair, Pharmacology, MSU – December 7, 2015
Visit to Kellogg, Battle Creek, MI – December 10, 2015
CRIS Strategic Planning, MSU – January 20-21, 2016
CFS AM, Atlanta, GA – March 1-2, 2016
Mtg w/ Dept/School Chairs, MSU – March 4, 2016
Highlight of Select CRIS Activities
SOT AM, New Orleans, LA – 03/13-17/16
Mtg w/ Nestle Purina, MSU – 03/22/16
Mtg w/ Chair, Sch of Packaging, MSU – 03/29/16
Mtg w/ Chair, Chemistry, MSU – 04/01/16
Mtg w/ Chair, Biosystems & Ag Eng, MSU – 04/04/16
Mtg w/ Chair, Communication, MSU – 04/08/16
Visit to Mead Johnson Nutr, Evansville, IN – 04/13-14/16
Invited guest to SoP Adv Board Mtg, MSU – 04/15/16
GMA Science Forum, Washington, DC – 04/18-21/16
Mtg w/ ILSI NA ED/staff, Washington, DC – 04/18/16
Highlight of Select CRIS Activities
Mtg w/Chair, Material Science & Eng, MSU – 04/25/16
Ann’l Fac. Rev. w/ Chairs, FSHN & PHM, MSU – 06/01/16
Mtg, CRIS EAC, EIC & IAC, Detroit, MI – 06/13-14/16
Mtg w/ Chair, Micro & Molec Genetics, MSU – 07/01/16
IFT AM, Chicago, IL – 07/17-19/16
IAFP AM, St. Louis, MO – 07/31 to 08/03/16
Visit to Monsanto, St. Louis, MO – 08/03/16
Mtg w/ interim Chair, Biomed Eng, MSU – 08/29/16
Mtg w/ Provost, MSU – 09/01/16
CRIS AM, MSU – 10/04-06/16
CRIS Strategic Map
Mission (Why CRIS exists):
Conduct research and provide insight on the
safety of ingredients in food and consumer
products to support evidence-informed
decisions by consumers, industry and policy
makers
CRIS Strategic Map
Vision (long-term outcome for CRIS):
Credible, relevant information on
ingredient safety is accessible to a wide
range of decision makers
Implement Projects toEstablish the Credibility andImpact of CRIS
Develop andImplement aFocusedResearchAgenda
LaunchPrioritizedEducation andTraining
Secure theBase of NeededResources
BuildAdaptiveCommunicationCapability
Develop CoreOrganizationCapabilities
A B D EC
Central Challenge
Strategic
Priorities
CRIS Strategic Map
http://iit.msu.edu/cris/index.html
Identify and
Prioritize the
Research Agenda
Implement
High-Priority
Short-term
Research Projects
Support
Development of the
Food Toxicology &
Ingredient Safety
PhD Program
Develop and
Implement
Long-term
Research Portfolio
Steward,
Maintain and
Grow Partner
Subscriptions
Steward and
Maintain
MSU Support
Use CRIS to
Generate
Preliminary Data to
Compete for
Federal Funds
Build Relationships
with Key
Stakeholders
Establish a Media
Network and
Engagement
Strategy
Cultivate and
Implement
Individually-Funded
Projects
Develop
Ingredient Safety
Workshop(s)
Design and
Implement Safety
Communication to
a Lay Audience
Implement By-laws
and Integrate the
CRIS Governance
Processes
Implement Plan
to Recruit/Secure
Faculty
Engagement
Recruit CRIS
Tenure Track
Faculty
Integrate
Science into the
CRIS Annual
Meeting
Establish Website/
Portal to Manage
Recognition of
CRIS Contributions
1
2
3
4
5
6
Develop andImplement aFocusedResearchAgenda
LaunchPrioritizedEducation andTraining
Secure theBase of NeededResources
BuildAdaptiveCommunicationCapability
Develop CoreOrganizationCapabilities
A B D EC
Develop and
Implement the
Emerging Issues
Process
Establish Processes
To Monitor, Assess
and Respond to
Emerging Issues
Facilitate
Education in
Ingredient Safety
at MSU
Assess Workforce
Needs for
Ingredient Safety
Toxicologists
Cultivate/Maintain
Critical Partners:
GMA, Industry,
Academic, NGOs
and Government
Provide Access
to a Network
of Technical
Expertise
Develop and
Implement a
Strategy to
Promote CRIS
Strategic
Priorities
Strategic
Objectives
CRIS Strategic Map
CRIS Strategic Map
Identify and
Prioritize the
Research Agenda
Implement
High-Priority
Short-term
Research Projects
Build Relationships
with Key
Stakeholders
Establish a Media
Network and
Engagement
Strategy
Implement By-laws
and Integrate the
CRIS Governance
Processes
Implement Plan
to Recruit/Secure
Faculty
Engagement
Recruit CRIS
Tenure Track
Faculty1
2
3
Develop andImplement aFocusedResearchAgenda
LaunchPrioritizedEducation andTraining
Secure theBase of NeededResources
BuildAdaptiveCommunicationCapability
Develop CoreOrganizationCapabilities
A B D EC
Develop and
Implement the
Emerging Issues
Process
Establish Processes
To Monitor, Assess
and Respond to
Emerging Issues
Priority
Tracks of
Work for
YR 1
Scientific Research Plan
• Develop and implement the Emerging Issues process
• Identify and prioritize the research strategy
• Implement high-priority, short-term research projects
2016 Priority Tracks of Work
Scientific Research
• Working with EIC to improve Emerging Issues Process
• Continue to network with MSU academic unit leaders
• Distributed list of 10 topics for ‘white papers’ across MSU campus (authors lined up for 6)
• Developed list of 15 ‘Tier 1’ research projects
• Posted an RFP for MSU on 08/01/16
Recent Milestones
• Alternative approaches & Tox 21: Case study –endocrine disruptive chemicals
• Emulsifiers: Potential impacts on the gut microbiome **
• Epidemiological evidence: Bringing together
epidemiology, nutrition science & toxicology **
• Metals: Putting their impact on food safety into
context **
• Trichothecene Mycotoxins: Mechanism-based
safety assessment **
Top Choices for Papers
• N-hexane: Role of metabolism and relevance to humans
• Phycotoxins: Impact of these water-borne toxins on food safety
• Preservatives / antimicrobials: Review the risks
and benefits **
• Residual aquaculture drugs in farmed seafood:
Rising demand; but is it safe?
• Unavoidable contaminants or constituents: The
need for a new science-based approach **
Top Choices for Papers
TARGET AREAS OF STUDY• Applications of alternative testing for ingredient safety
• Effects of ingredients on microbiota
• Impact of Maillard Reaction products on food safety
• Application of exposure science / modeling for
ingredient safety
• Mycotoxins and food safety risks
• Investigator-initiated proposals relevant to CRIS
Mission
Will fund at least two awards of $75K starting on 01/01/17
CRIS RFP – Fall, 2016
Communication Plan
• Establish processes to monitor, assess and respond to emerging issues
• Build relationships with key stakeholders
• Establish a media network and engagement strategy
2016 Priority Tracks of Work
Communication / Outreach
• Established CRIS Website (MSU)
• Recruited post-doctoral fellow (ASU)
• Created CRIS Connects (monthly
newsletter; MSU)
• Launched CRIS Bits (blog; ASU)
• Networking with NGO community (ASU)
Recent Milestones
CRIS Bits – Insights into the Science of Food
Safety (crisbits.org/)
About Us – CRIS Bits is an editorially independent
blog from Michigan State University Center for
Research on Ingredient Safety. It covers expert
insights into the science of ingredient safety
Suggest a topic
• Have something you’d like us to write about?
• Please send your ideas to our Senior Editor Dr. Keri
Szejda, and we’ll see what we can do.
ASU blog
ASU blog
Update: FDA will “Exercise Discretion” with Healthy Food Labeling
by Keri Szejda September 27, 2016
Introduce Eggs and Peanuts Early in Infants’ Diets to Reduce the
Risk of Allergies by Guest Author September 22, 2016
Dose-Response. A Complicated Relationship? by Keri Szejda
September 21, 2016
Hazard and Risk – What’s the Difference? by Keri Szejda September
16, 2016
For Antibacterial Soaps, Context Matters by Guest Author September
14, 2016
Why Parents and Pupils Are Finding Healthy Packed Lunches Hard
to Stomach by Guest Author September 14, 2016
ASU blog
Will This Formula Make My Baby Cry Less? by Keri Szejda
September 9, 2016
FDA Makes Final Ruling on Antibacterial Soaps by Keri Szejda
September 3, 2016
Better Safe Than Sorry: Insect Repellents in the Age of Zika by Keri
Szejda August 31, 2016
One More Day for Public Comment on the FDA’s “Voluntary
Sodium Reduction Goals” by Keri Szejda August 30, 2016
Spray-on Food Packaging…That You Can Eat by Keri Szejda August
25, 2016
Why public health worries don’t have to ruin your cookie dough by
Guest Author July 18, 2016
ASU blog
News Brief: FDA Plans to Reevaluate Food Labeling Regulations
by Keri Szejda July 16, 2016
Should French consumers be worried about nanoparticles in their
food? by Andrew Maynard July 11, 2016
Which foods are “healthy”? by Keri Szejda July 7, 2016
How do food manufacturers pick those dates on their product
packaging – and what do they mean? by Guest Author June 27, 2016
GM food labeling: risk communication researcher finds that
consumers desire transparency and input in decision making by
Guest Author June 27, 2016
Raise a cup — of coffee; WHO no longer says it can cause cancer
by Keri Szejda June 16, 2016
ASU blog
Worried about arsenic in your baby’s rice cereal? There are other
foods that can provide essential iron by Keri Szejda May 25, 2016
Nanoparticles in baby formula: should parents be worried? by
Andrew Maynard May 17, 2016
News Brief: CRF Frozen Foods Expands Recall of Frozen Fruits
and Vegetables by Keri Szejda May 6, 2016
New Analysis of Old Data: A Paradox to the Diet-Heart Hypothesis?
by Keri Szejda April 25, 2016
Consumer Reactions to Europe’s Horsemeat Scandal by Keri Szejda
April 13, 2016
Bisphenol A (BPA) Questions and Answers by Andrew Maynard March 31, 2016
Resources & Core Capabilities
• Recruit CRIS tenure track faculty
• Implement plan to recruit / secure faculty engagement
• Implement by-laws and integrate the CRIS governance process
2016 Priority Tracks of Work
CRIS tenure-stream faculty
• Computational biologist/toxicologist
• Identified a candidate who is an ideal fit for this position
• Exposure science/modeling
• Search committee identified three solid candidates
• ‘skype’ interviews are being scheduled for week of October 17th
Recent Milestones
Plan for faculty engagement
• Continuing to network on campus
• Posted CRIS RFP
• Recruited speakers from across campus
for the 2016 AM
Recent Milestones
Implement by-laws & governance process
• draft bylaws developed in late April; have been reviewed by MSU General Counsel, MSU Business Connect, IAC, EAC, EIC
• MSU GC & BC now working with GMA GC
• Successfully integrated Chair / Vice Chair leadership into EAC & EIC
• Developed charters for IAC, EAC & EIC
Recent Milestones
Save the Date!!!
2017 Annual Meeting of CRIS
• Dates: October 3 – 5, 2017
• Location: Phoenix, AZ
• Hosts: ASU Team (Andrew Maynard, Di Bowman, and Keri Szjeda)