About the Conference
In recent decades, an aging population, changing agricultural practices, globalization of our food supply, among other factors, have created new and emerging food safety threats while traditional concerns persist. As a result, issues in food safety impact the well-being of humans and, importantly, the global economy. The conference will address the emerging issues and the diverse aspects of food safety with special emphasis on global impact.
Scientific Themes
- Food Safety and Public Health
- Food Safety from farm to table
- New Food Technologies: Advancing Safe Food Supply
- Fraudulent and counterfeit food
- Novel technologies and applications into food safety
- Global Food Safety: International Harmonization and Collaboration
Speakers
Ms Estelita T. Serrano Alcaraz, AVP, Global Product Quality, Wyeth Nutrition
Dr. Don Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Dr. Peter Chan, Director General, Health Evaluation Directorate, Pest Management Regulatory Agency at Health Canada, Canada
Professor Steven Feng Chen, Director, Institute for Food & Bioresource Engineering, Peking University, China
Professor Junshi Chen, Fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Chinese Centre of Disease Control & Prevention, China
Professor Ralf Greiner, Head of Department of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Max Rubner Institut, Karlsruhe, Germany
Professor Qingrong Huang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Mr Peter Barton Hutt, Covington & Burling LLP, USA
Dr. Hyun Jung Kim, Principal Research Scientist, Head, Food Safety Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute, Korea
Professor Wolfgang Kneifel, Institute of Food Science, Vienna
Mr William D. Marler, Esq., Marler Clark LLP PS, The Food Safety Law Firm, USA
Mr Thomas Pavie, Veterinary Counsellor of the Embassy of France to China
Professor Pingfan Rao, President of International Union of Food Science and Technology and Professor of Fuzhou University, China
Dr. Hyun Gyun Yuk, Food Science and Technology Programme, National University of Singapore
(Additional speakers to be confirmed)
Expected Participant
The conference is designed to cater to the needs of a wide audience, this may include: Academics, Research Scientists, Students; Government Food Control or Health Officials; Food Safety Professionals from Manufacturing, Retail and Food Service Industry; Food Safety Trainers, Consultants or Auditors; Representatives of Consumer Groups.