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ABOUT ILSI
The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization whose mission is to provide science that improves public health and well-being.

It achieves this mission by fostering collaboration among experts from academia, government, and industry on conducting, gathering, summarizing, and disseminating science.  Its activities focus primarily on nutrition and health promotion; food safety; risk assessment; and the environment.
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 WHAT'S NEW

 
ILSI Europe Forms New Task Force
The Task Force on Dosemitry and Risk Assessment of Foods will help better understand how this technology contributes to our ability to keep the food supply safe.
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ILSI Research Foundation Confronts Food Insecurity
A new center of excellence within the ILSI Research Foundation will work to improve integrated modeling.
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Seeking Public Comment on Sugars and Health Research Proposal
Comments due 3 June 2013. The ILSI North America Technical Committee on Carbohydrates is seeking comment on a new project proposal on sugars intake and health.
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 Join us at UPCOMING EVENTS

 
ILSI North America at the Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting and Expo
San Francisco, CA 6/15/2013 - 6/18/2013
ILSI North America: Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting and Expo
 
International Conference on Mycological Aspects of Food and Feed Safety
Yogyakarta, Indonesia 6/27/2013 - 6/28/2013
Organized by the Center of Excellence for Mycotoxin Studies, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, in collaboration with ILSI Southeast Asia Region
 
Low-grade Inflammation - A High-Grade Challenge. Biomarkers and Modulation by Dietary Strategies
Granada, Spain 9/15/2013 - 9/15/2013
Hotel Macia Real De La Alhambra, Granada, ES, 15/09/2013 Organised by the Metabolic Syndrome Task Force
 
International Congress of Nutrition: Energy Balance and Active Living
Granada, Spain 9/17/2013 - 9/17/2013
​ILSI North America International Congress of Nutrition: Energy Balance and Active Lifestyle

 

 

 Browse our RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 
A Consideration of Biomarkers to be Used for Evaluation of Inflammation in Human Nutritional Studies
Journal Article 2013
Commissioned by the Nutrition and Immunity Task Force, British Journal of Nutrition 2013; 109 (Suppl. 1): 1-34
 
A Review of the Environmental Safety of the Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 Proteins
Report/White Paper 2013
​This document provides a comprehensive review of the information and data relevant to the environmental risk assessment of two proteins encoded by genes isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis, Cry 34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1, and presents a summary statement about the environmental safety of these proteins when produced in the genetically engineered (GE) maize event DAS-59122-7 (Zea mays, L.).
 
Determining the Applicability of Threshold of Toxicological Concern Approaches to Substances Found in Foods
Journal Article 2013
By appropriately applying the methods, employing the appropriate scientific expertise, and combining use with the conservative assumptions embedded within the derivation of the thresholds, the TTC can realize its potential to protect public health and to contribute to efficient use of resources in food safety risk management.
 
Do Short Physical Activity Breaks in Classrooms Work?
Report/White Paper 2013
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Brief finds short physical activity breaks during the school day may improve student behavior and on-task behavior, and improve some measures of health. ILSI Research Foundation's TAKE10! is mentioned as an school intervention program that helps!
 
Early Life Nutritional Programming of Obesity: Mother-Child Cohort Studies
Journal Article 2013
Commissioned by the Metabolic Imprinting Task Force, Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2013; 62:137–145
 
International Life Science Institute North America Cronobacter (Formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) Isolate Set
Journal Article 2013
This article, published in the Journal of Food Protection, describes a newly available Cronobacter (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) isolate set.
 
Issues to Consider When Setting Intervention Targets with Limited Data for Low-Moisture Food Commodities: A Peanut Case Study
Journal Article 2013
This article, published in the Journal of Food Protection, discusses development of a framework for managing risk in low-moisture food commodities where large data sets are unavailable (using peanuts as the example).
 
Safety Implications of the Presence of Nucleic Acids of Inactivated Microorganisms in Foods
Report/White Paper 2013
Commissioned by the Emerging Microbiological Issues Task Force. ILSI Europe Report Series 2013:1-33
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