Strategies for effective mycotoxin management - MyToolBox Stakeholder Meeting & Training in China

The MyToolBox Consortium is proud to announce the Stakeholder Training and Workshop, which will take place in April 16-17 in Beijing (China). Thanks to the special contribution of the local MyToolBox partner ASAG, in cooperation with Romer Labs China Ltd, a programme outline has been drafted. ICC is work package leader of WP5 - Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication - responsible for disseminating information about the project and its results to the stakeholders along the food supply chain, facilitating collaboration, information exchange and interaction between different actors and organisations involved in the control and management of mycotoxins. For more details about the event please read here.

ICC2019 - Programme now available!

We are happy to present you the draft programme for the 19th ICC Conference 2019 - "Science meets Technology"

VIEW THE PROGRAMME

ICC2019 will offer 2 days packed with state-of-the-art presentations in the sessions covering:

  • Processing and cereal products
  • Designing future wheat with improved quality as well as pest and disease resistance
  • Cereal nutrition
  • Forthcoming challenges for the transformation of grains
  • New methods and instruments
  • Qualitative food science approaches towards nutrition design
  • Ancient and novel grains & legumes
  • Analytic processes implementing environmental influences, increasing quality demands, and nutritional physiological trends
  • Gluten analysis - from the past to the future
  • Food quality, safety & Sustainability
  • Innovation and applications for cereal laboratories

This event will give you multidisciplinary and in-depth insight to the hot topics of cereal research and technology presented by experts from across the globe.

Take your chance and join this experts' event by registering today or putting your company in the spotlight by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor.
Submission for poster presentation is also still possible till 8. March 2019.

All information and the link to registration can be found at: http://icc2019.icc.or.at

Join us in Vienna and expand your cereal network!

Healthy and Sustainable Diets Round Table | 07.03.2019 | European Parliament, Brussels

We are delighted to bring your attention to an event co-hosted by MEP Gentile (IT, S&D) and the Healthgrain Forum (HGF) - the Nutrition and Health Task Force associated with ICC entitled
Embracing Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Switches for You and the Planet’s Health!”, which will take place on: 
 

Thursday 7 March 2019, 11:00-12:30, at the European Parliament, Brussels  - room ASP 3H1. 


Aims of the Meeting

1.Raise awareness of the simple, realistic and sustainable dietary switches everyone can make to their diets for better health and for the planet’s well-being, highlighting the important role wholegrain plays in this dietary model.  

2 Build up a constructive dialogue between consumers, policy-makers, food industry and retailers on how to best motivate and create enabling environments to nudge consumers into adopting small, yet impactful low environmental impact dietary changes, for a healthy life for present and future generations.

3. Spotlight on Italy: how to increase wholegrain consumption in markets consuming lowest amount of whole grain to improve public health– elucidating the importance of the local context, culinary traditions and habits.

The event will draw on the recent EAT-Lancet Commission report

 

English and Italian interpretation will be provided. 

 

The event will be followed by a networking reception. 

 

In case you want to attend this meeting, please confirm your participation by registering hereno later than Tuesday 26 February.

 

 

 

ICC2019 - Meet the speakers

The programme is coming together and we are happy to give you a sneak preview! 

Get to know some of the confirmed speakers - by clicking on the photo or name you can view their bio-sketch and a description of their talk. We are excited that we will have a rich programme to offer you soon!

View the confirmed speakers and the programme outline at http://icc2019.icc.or.at/en/919-programme

Abstract submission for poster presentation is still possible - Present your work to the international cereal community!

ICC Members get significant discounts off the registration fee. Please contact the ICC Headquarters at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get your discount code!

Join us at ICC19!

Open position at KU Leuven in the field of Food Chemistry

At the University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium) Centre for Food and Microbial Technology, there is an open position for a professor (Junior/Senior) in the field of Food Chemistry

The KU Leuven Centre for Food and Microbial Technology research groups focus on raw materials and their constituents, microorganisms and processes that are relevant to biological and biochemical industries in general and to food industries in particular. They generate and disseminate scientific knowledge and apply it in food process innovations with a focus on chemical and microbiological safety, organoleptic properties, shelf life, and nutritional and health aspects. The research activities span the continuum of raw material over production of foods and ingredients to digestion and require multidisciplinary and integrated approaches at molecular, mesoscale and macroscopic scale level. The Centre has a solid research infrastructure, an extensive international network, connections with companies and non-profit organisations, a stable offer of highly talented PhD students and a supportive work environment.

The deadline for applications is February 28th, 2019.

For a more detailed vacancy description and a link for online application, please consult https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/54949981?hl=en&lang=en

You can also find more information about working at KU Leuven and in Belgium on the following webpages:

Please feel free to contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have more questions.