Fresenius conference tackles food allergens

NEW developments in the identification, assessment and management of allergens will be the topic of the 6^th International Fresenius Conference to be held in Frankfurt, Germany from 11-12 November 2015.

On 11th November, the topics will be on the prevalence of food allergies in Europe; celiac disease; allergen labels; EFSA’s view on the evaluation of allergenic foods, as well as about the extrapolation of clinical data for risk assessment. On the 12^th November, the conference will focus on risk management and allergen analysis. Participants will learn how food allergens should be labelled, how cross-contamination can be avoided, what DNA-based methods can do for the quantification of food allergens and how rapid tests should be used.  

Speakers at this event:

·         Barbara Ballmer-Weber, Kantonsspital Luzern

·         Christian P. Braegger, University Children’s Hospital Zurich

·         Chu-Han Chan, Food Standards Agency (FSA)

·         René Crevel, Unilever

·         Anja Demmel, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority

·         Samuel B. Godefroy, World Bank

·         Susanne Halken, University of Southern Denmark

·         Stefano Luccioli, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

·         Charlotte B. Madsen, Technical University of Denmark

·         Clare Mills, University of Manchester

·         Roland Ernest Poms, MoniQA Association

·         Ben Remington, TNO

·         Marie-Claude Robert, Nestlé

·         Martin Röder, ifp Institut für Produktqualität

·         Ylva Sjögren Bolin, Swedish National Food Agency

·         Paul J. Turner, Imperial College London

·         Henk van Loveren, Maastricht University

·         Thomas Weiss, R-Biopharm

Click here for the complete conference program.