Clinical Trial Research and Service Unit for Food Products (CRU)
The Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, has established the Clinical Trial Research and Service Unit for Food Products (CRU) under the Center for Innovation and Reference on Food for Nutrition (CIRFON). This unit provides services on clinical trials and other academic services relevant to the safety of novel foods, product registration of food for special purposes, and health claims approval. It aims to support food innovation for health and well-being which has been R&D, produced, or imported by public and private organizations. We welcome either Large Scale Industry, Small or Medium Enterprises: SMEs), originating either in Thailand or international countries. The ultimate goal is to ensure the safety and efficacy of food products before reaching consumers. Also, we provide consulting services for successful product registration and health claim applications.
Vision
The top comprehensive research and academic service center for clinical trials of novel food, food for special purposes, and health claims in Thailand by 2027
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Mission
To provide the following services relevant to the safety of novel foods, product registration of food for special purposes, and health claims approval
- Document research: Literature review & systemic review
- Operational research and service: design & conduct clinical trials; pilot production; chemical, metabolomics, nutrigenomics and gut microbiota analysis
- Consult service for product registration and health claims
- Training for clinical trials and evidence for product registration and health claims
Activity
- Design and conduct clinical research, including safety testing for novel foods, safety and efficacy testing for special-purpose foods, and efficacy testing for food to support health claims
- A literature review before conducting clinical research on humans, and systematic review and meta-analysis
- Consult to prepare scientific evidence for approval of novel food and health claims
- Training in clinical research for food product registration
- Pilot scale production of food products for clinical research
- Analysis of functional compounds in food and biological specimens (screening or quantitation)
- Nutrigenomic, Nutri-metabolome, and Gut microbiota analysis of biological specimens
Founding committee, Clinical Trial Research and Service Unit for Food Products (CRU)
Advisor
1. Director of INMU
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaniphun Butryee
3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wantanee Kriengsinyos
Advisor, Food standard expert
Mrs. Malee Jirawongsri
Chair
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dunyaporn Trachootham
Committee
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaowanee Chupeerach
2. Mrs. Malee Jirawongsri
3. Lect. Dr. Lect. Dr. Thanit Vinitchagoon
4. Dr. Parunya Thiyajai
5. Mrs. Pimnapanut Sridonpai
6. Ms. Sasiumphai Purttiponthanee
7. Ms. Numphung Rungraung
8. Ms. Chollathorn Hamtanon
9. Ms. Kamonwan Thanontip
Committee and secretary
Ms. Chadamas Promkum
Committee and assistant secretary
Co-ordinator Ms. Sasina Thamsorn
CONTACT US
E-mail: inmucru@gmail.com
Line: @inmucru
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Sasina Thamsorn
Tel: 02-8002380 Ext. 417
Email: sasina.tha@mahidol.ac.th
