Scientific Programme
12th September, 2013
9.00-11.00 |
Opening ceremony Welcome address FAO/INFOODS Prof Dr Nevin Scrimshaw award Advances in food composition research and new applications for food composition data in Europe and future trends Keynote address |
11.00-11.30 |
Coffee and poster session |
11.30-13.00 |
Session 1 – Advances in capacity building, tools and standards Introducing the new EUROFIR tools – state of the art access to food information supporting food and health research Assessment of the impact of conversion factors on fatty acid contents in finfish and shellfish |
13.00-14.30 |
Lunch and poster session |
14.30-15.45 |
Session 2 – Advances in analytical methods Comparison between high-perfomance and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography methods for cholesterol determinantion in foods |
15.45-16.15 |
Coffee and poster session |
16.15-18.00 |
Session 3 – Regional activities Development of a food composition database for Mauritius Latinfoods: Activities, products and strategies during 2009-2012 Use of Turkish food composition database (TÜRKOMP) in nutrition studies Establishment and advances in the first online Serbian food and recipe data base harmonized with Eurofir standards |
18.30-20.30 |
INFOODS meeting |
13th September, 2013
8.30-10.30 |
Session 4 – Food labelling and health claims Modelling of usual nutrient intakes: Potential impact of the Choices programme on nutrient intakes in young Dutch adults. Health benefit claims and dairy products Monitoring the nutritional composition of foods to improve the food supply and reduce chronic disease burden in the Americas Adaptation of smartphone technology to collect and examine the nutritional composition of processed foods in Costa Rica |
10.30-11.00 |
Coffee and poster session |
11.00-13.00 |
Session 5 - Biodiversity Update of the FAO/INFOODS food composition database for biodiversity (Biofoodcomp2.0) – quinoa and edible insects Protein and amino acids profile of andean cereals from north of Argentina Concentrations of selected microminerals and heavy metals in selected nigerian tubers, legumes and cereals |
13.00-14.30 |
Lunch and poster session |
14.00-16.00 |
Session 6 – Quality of data Food composition data: Three new FAO/INFOODS guidelines on conversions, checking and food matching Application of FAO/INFOODS guidelines for evaluation of food composition data – food composition database for Bangladesh Quality assessment and update of food composition tables on selected foods and nutrients for South East Asia |
16.00-16.30 |
Coffee and poster session |
16.30-18.30 |
Session 7 – Advances in databases methodology EUROFIR guidelines for assessment of methods of analysis (GAMA) – providing compilers with information in a wiki format Computer-supported food matching Implementing the initial data levels of food composition information management through the eurofir document and data repositories POSHAK: An application to manage nutrient intake in India |
19.30-23.00 |
Gala dinner |
14th September, 2013
8.30-10.45 |
Session 8 –New compositional data Inulin contents of fortified food products in Thailand Verification of sodium content in breads and snacks in Costa Rica. Nutrient compositions of selected green leafy vegetables and fishes of assam Australian seafood compositional profiles Nutrient contents and differences between 28 fish species |
10.45-11.15 |
Coffee and poster session |
11.15-12.45 |
Session 9 – Advances in databases (1) The ePLANTLIBRA database: Plant food supplements – bioactives composition, benefit and adverse effects Impact of dietary fiber energy on food composition database Individual fatty acids in the french food composition table : 2012 update Mrs. Marine Oseredczuk |
12.45-14.15 |
Lunch and poster session |
14.15-15.30 |
Session 10 - Advances in databases (2) Standardization of folate database for international nutritional research: Report of the experience from the epic study Voluntary fortification with folic acid in spain: An updated food composition database for nutritional assessment and education |
15.30-16.00 |
Coffee and poster session |
16.00-17.15 |
Session 11 - Sampling Sample size definition for food composition analysis – PORTFIR development based on EUROFIR experience Accuracy and reliability in food sampling. Case analysis |
17.15-17.45 |
Closing ceremony |