9-11 May 2007, Malta
The symposium programme covered hot topics related to functional foods:
Evolution in dietary patterns, health trends and functional foods - Scientific substantiation of claims on foods - Consumer perspectives: behaviour, understanding and communication - Regulatory issues of functional foods - Impact of functional foods - Future of functional foods - challenges and opportunities.
A short report of the symposium is available here.
A symposium report has been published in the Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism 2007;51:298-299.
To download the article, click here.
An external review of the symposium can be found here.
Final Programme
Presentations
Posters
List of successful candidates of the travel grant to attend the symposium:
Konstantina Argyri, Agricultural University of Athens (GR)
Ayse Handan Baysal, Izmir Institute of Technology (TR)
Asta Dvaranauskaite, Kaunas University of Technology (LT)
Magdalena Franczyk-Zarow, Agricultural University of Kraków (PL)
Mihaela Ghidurus, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (RO)
Aneta Kopec, Agricultural University of Kraków (PL)
Vilma Kriaucioniene, Kaunas University of Medicine (LT)
Maja Nikolic, Faculty of Medicine (YU)
Martina Pilatova, PJ Safarik University (SK)
Alena Sediva, Institute of Chemical Technology (CZ)
Organising and Scientific Committee of the symposium:
Prof. Nils-Georg Asp, Swedish Nutrition Foundation (SE)
Prof. Peter A. Biacs, Hungarian Scientific Society for Food Industry (HU)
Dr. Renald Blundell, University of Malta (MT)
Prof. Furio Brighenti, University of Parma (IT)
Dr. Roberto Ciati, Barilla (IT)
Mr. Reg J. Fletcher, Kellogg (IE)
Prof. Albert Flynn, University College Cork (IE)
Dr. Anne Franck, Raffinerie Tirlemontoise - ORAFTI (BE)
Dr. Michele B. Kellerhals, Coca-Cola European Union Group (BE)
Dr. Basil Mathioudakis*, European Commission - DG Sanco (BE)
Ms. Carina Madsen, ILSI Europe (BE)
Dr. Detlef Müller, Procter & Gamble (DE)
Dr. Gérard Pascal, INRA - National Institute for Agronomical Research (FR)
Prof. Gerhard Rechkemmer, Technical University of Munich (DE)
Dr. Pilar Rodriguez Iglesias*, European Food Safety Authority (IT)
Prof. Wim H. M. Saris, Maastricht University (NL)
*Observer
The ISBN number of the Symposium Book containing abstracts of posters and presentations is: 9789078637042.
Free copies of the Symposium book, as well any information about the symposium can be obtained by sending an email to: info@ilsieurope.be.