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1st ICC India Grains Conference
The 1st ICC India Grains Conference was held in New Delhi, India on 16-18 January 2012. It gathered 115 participants from 18 countries, half of the participants being from India, and 13 exhibitors. The congress program consisted of 36 lectures and 30 posters covering the grain production, technology and uses of cereal foods. In the final panel discussion collaboration needs and challenges were discussed to support the delivery of cereal foods in India, tackling both from undernourishment and obesity-related problems.
Nutritech seminar: ”What is natural food?”
The theme “What is natural food” gathered together people from Finnish food industry, research organizations and media to discuss about naturalness of food in Nutritech seminar on 24th January. Naturalness is an upward trend among consumers. But what is actually natural food nowadays? How has the conception of naturalness changed? What makes ingredients and food production methods natural? Can processed food or additives be natural? And on the other hand, what is natural food for our gut microbiota.
Health Effects
Metabomeeting 2011 gathered metabolomics experts to Helsinki
VTT was one of the organisers of an international conference Metabomeeting 2011 held in Helsinki in the end of September. This meeting gathered nearly 250 metabolomics experts together. The very high level program covered analytical and data processing advances as well as applications of metabolomics, including human health and nutrition, microbes, preclinical modelling and translation, plants and environmental monitoring.
NEW PRESENTATION: Phenolic nutritional phytochemicals as biomarkers of plant food intake?
International PSE Symposium with a topic: Phytochemicals in Health and Nutrition was held on 27th – 30th September 2011 in Giovinazzo (BARI) Italy. The symposium was organized by Phytochemical Society of Europe and Professoressa Pinarosa Avato (Facolta di Farmacia, Universita Aldo Moro Degli Studia di Bari).
Tools for Consumers
EATSIGNALS - more realistic picture of consumer experiences using psycho-physiological measurements
Psycho-physiology deals with relationship between bodily and mental processes. VTT EATSIGNALS project examines whether psycho-physiological measures would give additional value beyond subjective data in the evaluation of product pleasantness. The results of the study can be utilized in the development and evaluation of consumer products and services.
Food Consumers in St Petersburg – from “Social and Adventurous” to “Traditionalists"
The closing seminar of the Finnish food sector’s internationalization program arranged by the Food development cluster program was held on 10th of November in Helsinki. The seminar entitled “Vie älä vikise – eväitä kansainvälistymiseen” included several presentations related to important issues regarding the export of Finnish food products to European countries such as Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Russia.