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2022
Thresholds of Toxicological Concern: recent developments – Continuing Education Course at ICT 2022
2022-09-18
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Reducing acrylamide exposure of consumers by a cereals supply-chain approach targeting asparagine
2022-09-15
Webinar, Zoom
Ciclo de conferencias alergias alimentarias, 4 sesión: Efecto del procesamiento de alimentos en la detección y cuantificación de alérgenos con ensayos ELISA
2022-09-07
Online, Online
Conferencia virtual: Cultura Positiva Inocuidad de los Alimentos
2022-08-31
Online, Online
4th Symposium on ‘Nutrition for the Ageing Brain’
2022-08-25 – 2022-08-26
Lisbon, Portugal
Join us to discuss and debate the potential for maintaining cognitive function through dietary intake. This event is supported by the Nutrition and Brain Health Task Force.
- Dr Heli Miriam Hollnagel, Dow, Europe, CH
- Pof. Corrado Lodovico Galli, University of Milan, IT
Presentations
Talk 1: Introduction to TTC - Concept, databases, excluded substances and sources of uncertaintySpeaker: Dr Heli Miriam Hollnagel, Dow Europe, CH Talk 2: Recent advances: TTC values for (non)- DNA reactive carcinogens and TTC for airborne compounds
Speaker: Dr Silvia Escher, Fraunhofer ITEM, DE Talk 3: Towards internal threshold of toxicological concern (iTTC): Implementation of Pharmacokinetics (PK) in the safety assessment
Speaker: Dr Abdulkarim Najjar, Beiersdorf, DE Talk 4: TTC in regulatory processes and the US FDA Expanded Decision Tree
Speaker: Prof. Corrado Lodovico Galli, University of Milan, IT
Booth
The exhibition of ICT 2022 was scheduled for four days from Sunday to Wednesday, 18 to 21 September 2022.ILSI Europe was present as exhibitor at booth no 5, conveniently located at the "Brightlands Foyer" of MECC. We showcased our current activities/scientific portfolio and discussed membership opportunities. About the ICT Congresses
The International Congress of Toxicology was jointly organized by the International Union of Toxicology and the European Society of Toxicology and takes place every two years. This year's theme was "Uniting in Toxicology" and had an inspiring scientific program with plenty of discussions and possibilities to exchange knowledge. Its objective was to promote the scientific state of the art as well as reflection on great achievements in recent years.
For more details and registration, please visit the event's website.
Contact InformationILSI Europe Continuing Education Course
- Mr Torben Koenig - ILSI Europe Scientific Project Manager (tkoenig@ilsieurope.be)
- Ms Belinda Antonio - ILSI Europe Project Assistant (bantonio@ilsieurope.be)
ILSI Europe booth stand
- Dr Isabelle Guelinckx, ILSI Europe Scientific Program Director (iguelinckx@ilsieurope.be)
Watch the Webinar HERE
Presentations
Dr Mafalda Quintas - Prof. Nigel Halford
Speaker
Prof. Nigel Halford - Rothamsted Research (UK)
Abstract
Acrylamide forms during industrial food processing and home cooking. For years, the cereals processing industry has been engaged in reducing acrylamide formation through production process optimisations and establishment of guidelines.The 2017 EC Regulation on acrylamide sets benchmarks on acrylamide levels in food, which are considered to be either challenging or insufficient, depending on who is asked. However, if no drastic action is taken, future regulations may threaten the availability of cereals brands.
A new 4 year COST action, called ACRYRED has kicked-off this fall. ACRYRED's challenge is to establish a multi-disciplinary research and communication network on reducing acrylamide formation, involving the entire value chain from grains to consumer products. If asparagine levels can be reduced through better varieties and farming practices, downstream acrylamide formation in cereals-based products could be reduced significantly. Workstreams will also include integration of knowledge on food chemistry and processing, the risk-benefit of Maillard reaction products, and the economic consequences of mitigation measures that may become available.
Join this webinar to hear more about the action, the partners involved and how you can sign up, from the project leader, Prof. Nigel Halford (Rothamsted Research).
The memorandum of understanding and management committee of ACRYRED can be found here.
Contact Information
Dr Konrad Korzeniowski - ILSI Europe Scientific Project Manager (kkorzeniowski@ilsieurope.be)
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ser alérgicas en cierta medida (Barlow et al, 2015). En la actualidad, las alergias alimentarias representan un serio problema de salud pública, debido a su alta incidencia en países desarrollados y aumento evidente en países en desarrollo (Blumenstock, 2018 & Dunlop et al, 2011).
Pero estos últimos no cuentan con información científica que respalde las decisiones de políticas de salud pública y los subsecuentes reglamentos de industrias alimentarias y servicios de alimentación, por lo que se ven obligados a adoptar normativas internacionales que no han considerado los datos de prevalencia de las regiones a las cuales pertenecen.
El Comité de Análisis de Riesgos de ILSI Mesoamérica llevará a cabo una serie de seminarios web iniciando en el mes de julio en donde se analizarán temas relacionados a las alergias alimentarias
Expositora invitada:
MSc. Cindy Hidalgo VíquezDocente e Investigadora Escuela de Nutrición, Universidad de Costa Rica. Miembro de la Red de Alergias e Intolerancias alimentarias de Costa Rica.
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El concepto «cultura de inocuidad» está creándose un espacio como componente esencial de la gestión de la inocuidad alimentaria y lo estamos viendo aparecer tanto en la legislación europea como en los sistemas de certificación en seguridad alimentaria reconocidos por GFSI (Global Food Safety Iniciative). La idea básica es que el conocimiento científico y las políticas no son suficientes para lograr la inocuidad alimentaria de manera sostenible en una empresa, sino que se requieren medidas que aumenten la conciencia individual y creen cambios reales de comportamiento.
Ahora el Codex establece que las empresas deben aplicar las prácticas de higiene y los principios de seguridad alimentaria para desarrollar, implementar y verificar procesos que proporcionen alimentos inocuos y adecuados para el uso previsto; asegurarse de que el personal sea competente según corresponda a sus actividades laborales; construir una cultura de inocuidad positiva demostrando su compromiso de proporcionar alimentos inocuos y alentando prácticas adecuadas de inocuidad alimentaria; contribuir a mantener la confianza en los alimentos comercializados a nivel nacional e internacional; y, asegurar que los consumidores tengan información clara y fácil de entender que les permita identificar la presencia de alérgenos alimentarios, proteger sus alimentos de la contaminación y prevenir el crecimiento o supervivencia de patógenos transmitidos por los alimentos al almacenar, manipular y preparar los alimentos correctamente.
Según el Codex Alimentarius - Principios generales de higiene de los alimentos - CXC 1-1969 Rev. 2020, Los siguientes elementos son importantes para cultivar una cultura positiva de inocuidad alimentaria:
- Compromiso de la dirección y de todo el personal con la producción y manipulación de alimentos inocuos;
- Liderazgo para establecer la dirección correcta e involucrar a todo el personal en las prácticas de seguridad alimentaria;
- Conciencia de la importancia de la higiene alimentaria por parte de todo el personal de la industria alimentaria;
- Comunicación abierta y clara entre todo el personal de la industria alimentaria, incluida la comunicación de desviaciones y expectativas; y
- La disponibilidad de recursos suficientes para garantizar el funcionamiento eficaz del sistema de higiene alimentaria.
Agenda y expositores invitados:
MS PhD. Marisa CaipoOficial de Inocuidad y Calidad de los alimentos. Punto focal regional para Resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM) y Una Salud. Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe. Leer más...
Ponencia: Prioridades en inocuidad de alimentos en América Latina
MSc. Alberto Ibáñez NeriAuditor de tercera parte en normas de Calidad e Inocuidad para alimentos y empaques. Profesor Universidad de Santiago de Chile y Universidad de las Américas, Ecuador. Leer más...
Ponencia: Actualización de definiciones y conceptos
MSc. Rommel A. Betancourt HCoordinador Regional FAO/OMS para América Latina y el Caribe (CCLAC) Codex Alimentarius. Leer más...
Ponencia: Importancia del CODEX en la Región de CCLAC para el aseguramiento de la inocuidad de los alimentos
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ILSI Europe Continuing Education Course at ICT 2022
ILSI Europe sponsored a Continuing Education Course on thresholds of toxicological concern - recent developments.This session was supported by ILSI Europe's Alternatives to Animal Testing (AAT) and Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) Task Forces.
Sunday, 18 September 2022 from 13.30-16.00 CET
Chair of the Session
- Dr Heli Miriam Hollnagel, Dow, Europe, CH
- Pof. Corrado Lodovico Galli, University of Milan, IT
Presentations
Talk 1: Introduction to TTC - Concept, databases, excluded substances and sources of uncertaintySpeaker: Dr Heli Miriam Hollnagel, Dow Europe, CH Talk 2: Recent advances: TTC values for (non)- DNA reactive carcinogens and TTC for airborne compounds
Speaker: Dr Silvia Escher, Fraunhofer ITEM, DE Talk 3: Towards internal threshold of toxicological concern (iTTC): Implementation of Pharmacokinetics (PK) in the safety assessment
Speaker: Dr Abdulkarim Najjar, Beiersdorf, DE Talk 4: TTC in regulatory processes and the US FDA Expanded Decision Tree
Speaker: Prof. Corrado Lodovico Galli, University of Milan, IT
Booth
The exhibition of ICT 2022 was scheduled for four days from Sunday to Wednesday, 18 to 21 September 2022.ILSI Europe was present as exhibitor at booth no 5, conveniently located at the "Brightlands Foyer" of MECC. We showcased our current activities/scientific portfolio and discussed membership opportunities. About the ICT Congresses
The International Congress of Toxicology was jointly organized by the International Union of Toxicology and the European Society of Toxicology and takes place every two years. This year's theme was "Uniting in Toxicology" and had an inspiring scientific program with plenty of discussions and possibilities to exchange knowledge. Its objective was to promote the scientific state of the art as well as reflection on great achievements in recent years.
For more details and registration, please visit the event's website.
Contact InformationILSI Europe Continuing Education Course
- Mr Torben Koenig - ILSI Europe Scientific Project Manager (tkoenig@ilsieurope.be)
- Ms Belinda Antonio - ILSI Europe Project Assistant (bantonio@ilsieurope.be)
ILSI Europe booth stand
- Dr Isabelle Guelinckx, ILSI Europe Scientific Program Director (iguelinckx@ilsieurope.be)