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A lunch box for tomorrow: Outcomes from the EFFoST annual meeting 2012, Montpellier, France
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2013
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2015-09-09T09:35:11Z
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The 2012 European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) conference took place in Montpellier, France on 20e23 November. Emphasis was on connecting the integrated (broad) and the specialised (disciplinary) views on food to promote health, food security and sustainability for all. The role of EFFoST in this development was stressed via its linking to circa 100,000 agrifood persons in 40 countries and through (a) three food research journals, (b) young scientists group, and (c) industry platform focussing on small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). EFFoST is currently creating a European Academy of Food Engineering with the European Federation of Chemical Engineers. The conference had 21 invited lectures, 45 other oral presentations, 243 posters and over 300 attendees. The oral sessions corresponded to the food production, environmental impact and economic competitiveness themes as did the poster sessions. The Conference Chair (Professor Nathalie Gontard) welcomed the delegates and explained why priority in food science must focus on reducing food waste and on connecting holistic and disciplinary food research. This was followed by four plenary lectures. A presentation on food research in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and in Horizon 2020 indicated that the last call for project proposals in the former was published in July 2012 and that the latter which spans 2014-2020 will be simplified in terms of the administrative burden for both those submitting new research proposals and for those successful in receiving funding. Horizon 2020 will focus on four areas, (a) excellent science, (b) industrial leadership, (c) societal challenges, and (d) on coupling research to innovation. It has a budget of €4.6 billion for the bio-economy area (which includes food) compared with €1.9 billion in FP7. A Unilever speaker stressed the company’s commitment to source all agricultural raw materials sustainably by 2020 and to reduce environmental impact via a sustainable food chain. A third paper discussed 'right foods to right nutrients' as related to stunted growth. On a global basis 26% of adults are stunted and a 'good lunch box' approach is needed. The fourth paper described integrated and specialised research approaches to food at INRA.
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Conference Publication
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal
Trends in Food Science and Technology
Volume
32
Start Page
142
End Page
144
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Conference Details
EFFoST Annual meeting 2012, Montpellier, France, 20 - 23 November 2012
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