A number of pre-conference sessions/workshops will take place before the FENS 2019 programme commences. Details are below and participation is arranged directly with each individual convener and not the conference office.
Invitational Workshop:
Robust nutrition sciences: Regaining trust and restoring relevance
DATE: Monday 14th October
TIME: 1000 – 1700hr
VENUE: Convention Centre Dublin, Level 2, Wicklow Hall 2
| ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: In the midst of increasing societal challenges, the nutrition sciences are faced with a loss of public credibility and a need for innovative methodologies. This workshop will interactively explore how the nutrition sciences can regain the trust of the public and restore the discipline’s former relevance for pressing health issues. It addresses, for instance, the challenges of healthy and sustainable diets, and the scientific need to develop a common basis for transdisciplinary research. The event builds on the analyses and projects of the Dutch Foundation Nutrition in Transition, the Food Nutrition and Health Research Infrastructure FNH-RI, and FENS working groups. Time: 10 AM – 5 PM. Workshop participants will:
A primary analysis of the event will be presented during the conference in the following days. Workshop results will be published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. Workshop outcomes will provide the initiating input for the new FENS working group ‘Standards in Nutrition Sciences’. The workshop is organized by ATTENDANCE: If you would like to contribute to this invitational workshop and have not received a personal invitation yet, please contact the chair of Nutrition in Transition: voorzitter@nutritionintransition.nl. Participation is free of charge. Catering and drinks are included. For more information, click here to visit their information website |
Pre-Conference Workshop:
ILSI Europe Dietary Intake and Exposure Taskforce Workshop – The potential to incorporate consumer intake patterns in dietary intake and exposure models for food additives – click here for full details
Full Workshop Brochure – Click here
DATE: Monday 14th October
TIME: 1230 – 1730
VENUE: Convention Centre Dublin, Level 2, Wicklow Hall 1
| ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Many methods routinely used for the assessment of dietary exposure to chemicals such as food additives, flavours, enzymes and food contact materials assume that all foods in a category where the substance is permitted will contain that chemicals and often at the maximum permitted levels. This distorts the exposure assessment because in reality not all foods in a given category will have any technological need for the chemical and in most cases, other substances are available that can perform the same function. In reality long-term exposure will reflect overall patterns of substance use, unless there is a tendency to strong consumer loyalty. Objectives More realistic dietary exposure models. Two mini-sessions: 1. Scene setting, availability of data and its use for quantitative analysis 2. Future directions in drafting more realistic exposure models
ATTENDANCE: Registration can be made via this link: reg. link and at the following cost:
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