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.
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 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!
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!
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.
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The International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) highly welcomes the efforts of the EAT-Lancet Commission to convene leading scientists from various countries and disciplines to globally agree scientific targets for healthy diets and sustainable food production. The Commission’s Report is a great step forward in placing the emphasis on healthy eating and sustainable food production being a driver for creating food systems which will work in harmony with the global challenges in agri-food production. Ensuring that the food production systems we utilise are in tune with the biodiversity and general ecology of the world are essential for the survival of future generations. Equally, food choice and the adaption of healthy diets are crucial to redress issues around global malnutrition and over nutrition. There is no doubt that cereal grains form the basis of many of our diets and their importance not only in terms of their contributions for calories but also in terms of bioactive nutrients and dietary fibre, go far beyond dietary intake and into human nutrition and disease prevention. It is therefore welcome to see the importance placed on wholegrain foods in this report. From the view of the International Association of Cereal Science and Technology, harnessing the benefits of wholegrain nutrition is one of the key aspects which needs to be addressed by food and nutritional scientists in the very short term, so as to yield benefits for long term welfare of the population and the world.
In line with the EAT-Lancet Commission we believe that when increasing whole grain intake, efforts cannot be limited to one or two stakeholders, but must be addressed using the combined efforts of all parties involved in the food supply chain. For this reason, ICC invited more than 200 renowned experts and leading stakeholders, representing more than 35 countries, to the 6th International Whole Grain Summit 2017. The common goal is to create a collective action plan aiming to address strategies to help promote healthy eating patterns, particularly an increased variety of sustainable whole grain foods, and additionally communication-promotion campaigns based on strong public private partnerships, such as the Danish Whole Grain Partnership.
The Vienna Whole Grain Declaration reflects the experts’ consensus on four key goals and action points that must be met to drive whole grain acceptance and product availability, and to create and execute appropriate communication and education programmes:
Reach consensus on a global whole grain definition.
Establish a quantitative, science-based whole grain intake recommendation.
Document the carbon footprint of whole grains, compared with other dietary choices.
Form strong public-private partnerships to develop campaigns to encourage whole grain consumption.
To carry out the action points necessary to meet these key goals, it was agreed to establish a global interdisciplinary “Whole Grain Initiative” and to initiate international working groups dealing with different aspects of whole grains such as definition, intake recommendation, sustainability and whole grain promotion.
ICC would like to encourage all experts worldwide to consider the recommendations of the EAT-Lancet Report and initiatives like the global Whole Grain Initiative.
Charles Brennan
President of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology – Vienna, Austria
Professor of Food Science and Nutrition – Lincoln University, New Zealand
