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PRESS RELEASE: 2nd MoniQA Conference investigates analytical challenges and socio-economic impact of food hazards
(Vienna, 14 June 2010) The 2nd International MoniQA Conference formed a multidisciplinary bridge between the daily concerns of citizens, economic considerations and food and nutrition science. In nine technical sessions the conference set out the state of the art concerning food safety standards, mycotoxins & phycotoxins, food allergens, chemical contaminants, microbiological contaminants, food additives, emerging technologies for food safety assessment and food authenticity.
The interdisciplinary nature of the conference was highlighted in the opening session, which featured presentations on EU legislation for food safety and socio-economic considerations (Frans Verstraete, DG Sanco, European Commission), safety considerations of engineered nanoparticles in food (Karen Tiede, FERA), the implications of risk perception for managing and communicating food risks to the public (Gene Rowe, IFR) and MoniQA, the global Network of Excellence contributing to reliable food safety analysis and better regulations (Roland Poms, ICC).
Other sessions included cross-disciplinary aspects as well, such as the impact of food safety standards on international trade and developing countries (Session 2), the impact of the Irish dioxin crisis (Session 5) as well as the question whether food contamination can and has been used as a terrorist weapon (Session 6), to name but a few. The presentations will be available for download at the conference website (http://krakow.moniqa.org). The 3rd International MoniQA Conference is scheduled for 27-29 September 2011, in Varna, Bulgaria.
PRESS RELEASE: MoniQA to be presented at the World Exposition 2010 in Shanghai
(Vienna, Shanghai, 28 May 2010) Dr. Roland E. Poms, ICC Secretary General and Coordinator of the MoniQA Network of Excellence, is invited to present MoniQA results and achievements at the World Exposition in Shanghai, China. MoniQA is among five EU funded projects that were invited by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health & Consumers (DG SANCO) to highlight its mission in a seminar on "Research for Healthy Life" to take place 6 June 2010 in Shanghai, China.
The "Research For Healthy Life" seminar includes contributions by several high-level speakers, such as Bernard Van Goethem (acting Deputy Director General of DG SANCO), Antonio Di Giulio (Head of Unit "Food - Health - Well-being" - Directorate General for Research), Riitta Maijala (Director Risk Assessment, EFSA - European Food Safety Agency, Elke Anklam (European Commission's Joint Research Centre - JRC), Huailin Li (President of the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine), Yu Tawai (Director General Food Safety - Office Import/Export - AQSIQ) and others.
Only 5 EU funded projects were invited to present their results in the frame of this seminar: MoniQA (Monitoring and Qualtiy Assurance in the total food supply chain), PATHOGENCOMBAT (Fighting new pathogens in the food chain), VEG-i-Trade (Impact of climate change and globalisation on safety of fresh produce), FACET (Exposure assessment to food additives, flavourings and FCM) and Q-PORK (Animal welfare/zootechnics/food quality/consumer expectation).
HEALTHGRAIN Press Releases
Final HEALTHGRAIN Conference,
5 May 2010, Lund, Sweden
How to exploit the health-protective compounds of grains? What kind of role do cereal foods play in combating obesity or diabetes? Can whole grain products be tasty and attractive? Do consumers' attitudes differ in different countries? What attributes make cereal foods healthy?
These questions among others were set to the HEALTHGRAIN project of the European Union five years ago and the answers were presented at the Final HEALTHGRAIN Conference, 5-7 May 2010, Lund, Sweden. Increase in intake of health-protective compounds and fractions of grains was the target of hundreds of scientists, plant breeders, millers, ingredient suppliers and experts in food industry in 17 European countries during the HEALTHGRAIN project. The final conference was entitled "Enhancing health benefits of cereal foods - results, perspectives and challenges", the meeting was attended by some 265 participants from around the globe. With the completion of the EU funded Integrated Project (2005-2010) on 31 May 2010, the HEALTHGRAIN Forum has been legally established as a non-for-profit association based on corporate memberships. The HEALTHGRAIN Forum will be the future platform to support the work for healthy cereals in the European diet. The aim is to continue the HEALTHGRAIN network to disseminate the many results arising from the work already done, and further to stimulate new research, facilitate international cooperation and bring together national research activities. The mission of the forum is to promote science-based concepts fully unlocking the health promoting potential in the entire grain food production chain to obtain healthy, convenient and appealing foods. The vision of the Forum is that grain-based foods assist consumers in health maintenance worldwide, help reduce health care costs and provide added value for companies in the production chain.
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Report on the CST-SA-ICC International Grains Symposium
"Quality and Safety of Grain Crops and Foods"
3-5 February, 2010, University of Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa is proud to celebrate its diversity by describing itself as the "rainbow nation". The International Grains Symposium organised by Cereal Science and Technology South Africa (CST-SA) and the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) certainly celebrated the diversity with around 150 scientists and technologists (a number which exceeded the organisers expectations) from 17 countries gathering to discuss Quality and Safety of Grain Crops and Foods.
This wide ranging symposium programme highlighted the diversity and complexity of grain-based foods. The scientific sessions were well attended with a capacity audience present from start to finish. In addition to the scientific sessions there were a large number of posters to read and a technical exhibition to visit. Before the gala dinner guest were entertained by the University of Pretoria (UP) Chorale who were formed some 12 years ago. The members of the Chorale all come from the University and they performed a variety of songs and dances that are indigenous to South Africa. At the end of the symposium it was very clear the entertainment had ensured that South Africa lived up to its reputation as the "rainbow nation" and all concerned with the organisation of the event had demonstrated a degree of professionalism at least the equal to other events in the cereals world. To read more about the content of the sessions, please refer to the ICC/MoniQA Journal QAS - Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, Volume 2, Issue 2 or online at
6th Food Science International Symposium
5-11 August 2010, Beijing, China
Organised by the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC), Austria, the Beijing Food Research Institute (BFRI) and the FOOD SCIENCE Editorial Department (FSED), this event will be the Peak Forum of Key Basic Research of Food Science and the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Chinese FOOD SCIENCE Journal taking place in Beijing, China, August 5-11, 2010.
The symposium will explore key research topics of food science as well as food biotechnology and food safety so as to provide the opportunity to communicate advanced expertise and lay out the latest research accomplishments. More than 500 scientists, entrepreneurs, technicians and engineers from all over the world, dedicated to the research of agricultural products and food safety will attend the 6th Food Science International Symposium.
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2nd International Scientific Conference on
Cereals, their products and processing
7-8 October 2010, Debrecen, Hungary
Call for Abstracts Extended!
The Centre of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering at the University of Debrecen and ICC invite to the 2nd International Scientific Conference on Cereals - their products and processing, Debrecen, Hungary, 7-8 October 2010. Please make sure to submit your paper to foodsci2010@agr.unideb.hu to the Conference Secretariat before 1 July 2010. Please indicate the suggested type of presentation (oral or poster).
The aim of Conference is to give relevant information about all parts of cereal science, from production to storage and quality assessment, as well as their primary and secondary processing. The organisers would also like to provide an opportunity for discussion on actual questions and new trends of the world of cereals for researchers, growers, industrial and government specialists, and all others who are interested in these topics.
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2nd ICC Latino-American Conference 2011
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: We have the pleasure to invite you to the Second Latino-American ICC Conference. At this occasion the city of Santiago de Chile has been chosen as the scenery for the conference titled: "Nutrition, Biotechnology and Safety: Keys for the Cereal Chain Innovation", taking place 10-13 April, 2011, Santiago, Chile. This conference will increase the research quality and provide state of the art expertise to agricultural scientists, agro industry administrators, and other actors in the cereal sector.
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ICC Membership: Improved Benefits and More Flexibility
ICC is most pleased to announce improved membership benefits and more flexible membership options.
In response to feedback from ICC members, during first half of 2009 a Task Group on Membership chaired by ICC President Prof John Taylor evaluated ways to improve member benefits and make ICC membership more flexible, so that as many people as possible around the world can be involved in the ICC family. In making its recommendations, the Membership Task Group consulted with all ICC members and also evaluated the membership structures of other associations.
The Task Group's recommendations were accepted by the ICC Executive Committee at its annual meeting in Vienna in June 2009 and are implemented since January 2010.
Improved Membership Benefits
These include
- Improved discounts for National Delegate participation in ICC supported conferences
- Discounts for ICC conference participation extended to Deputy National Delegates
- Increased representation for ICC Country Members in the General Assembly
- Reduced Country Membership fees for developing countries
- Free subscription to the ICC scientific journal QAS - Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods for National Delegates
- Detailed improved benefits for Corporate Members
More Flexible Membership Options
- Scientific institutions can now become Institutional Members of ICC with individual voting rights in the General Assembly, plus other benefits
- Two or more member institutions in a country, depending on the size of the country, can constitute a Country Member with full membership rights and benefits
- Subscriber option for individuals entitling them to free subscription to the ICC scientific journal QAS - Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, plus other benefits of being associated with ICC
New Membership OptionsOfficial letter from the ICC President announcing improved ICC membership benefits and options.
- ICC Country Membership
New fees and discounts, new additional benefits!
Application form- ICC Institutional Membership
New additional category! New benefits!
Application form- ICC Corporate Membership
New additional benefits!
Application form- ICC Individual Services Subscriber Package
New additional category! New benefits!
Application form
New Yearly ICC Membership Fees (status 2010)
- ICC Country Membership
Based on population with three categories:
A = 0-10 million: € 2,950.-
B = 10-50 million: € 4,950.-
C = >50 million: € 6,950.-
All fees (status 2010) are in EURO and subject to the Austrian inflation index.
Optional: Discount for low income countries
Low income countries qualify for an optional 25% discount on ICC country Membership. Qualifying countries for a discounted ICC Country Membership fee can be found in the United Nation's Human Development Index (HDI) list of 2008 as low and/or medium human development countries OR in the World Bank's list of economies' income as low-income, lower-middle-income economies, and upper-middle-income economies. Making use of the discounted fee reduces the number of votes in the General Assembly, however an upgrading to become a fully paying Country Member is possible at any time and thus securing full voting rights.
Application form- ICC Institutional Membership
Yearly fee: € 2,000.-
Application form- ICC Corporate Membership
Yearly fee: € 1,000.-
Application form- ICC Individual Services Subscriber Package
The yearly ICC Individual Services Subscriber fee: € 100.-
Special students discount
(enrolled at an educational institution and age <26): € 70.-
Special senior discount:
(>64 years) € 70.-
Application form
Sign up today!
Contact: Sabine Gatzer, ICC Membership Administration, ICC Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, A-1030 Vienna, Austria, office@icc.or.at.
A formal approval by the ICC General Assembly through electronic voting resulted in an overwhelming support for the new structure.
Should you have any questions about the improved ICC membership benefits and flexible membership options, please contact either ICC President Prof. John Taylor (john.taylor@up.ac.za) or ICC Secretary General, Dr. Roland Poms (roland.poms@icc.or.at).
John Taylor
ICC President
Roland E. Poms
ICC Secretary General/CEO
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