Congress News - 15th June 2007

Registration: www.saafost2007.org.za/registration.asp

We are pleased to announce that registration for SAAFoST Congress 2007 is now open.

Please visit the official website and you will be able to access the registration information and the booking forms.

The three options available to register are: online, MS Word document and downloading of a PDF form.

Early registration will close on 31st July 2007 and we encourage you to make use of the next six weeks to qualify for the reduced rate.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Gill gills@turnergroup.co.za

Speakers: www.saafost2007.org.za/speakers_international.asp

We are delighted to confirm that we have engaged quality speakers for the workshops and congress and you can find out more on the website.

The line up of international speakers & titles include:

• Health And Wellness Trends In Savoury Food Products, And Industry Responses To Them by Glynn Shore
• A New Method Of Haccp For Foodservice & Catering by Professor Eunice Taylor
• Global Trends and Our Food System by Dr John Floros
• Crisis Management in the Food and Drink Industry by Tony Hines
• What is the International Status of Allergen Management? and Practically Controlling Food Allergens in the Food Manufacturing Plant by Dr. René Crevel
• Panic Nation by Prof. Vincent Marks
• Custom Designed Nutrient Systems as a Practical Approach to Fortification by Dr Ram Chaudhari
• How can Enzymes support the Trend towards Healthier Cereal Food Products by Beate Kornbrust and Frank T. Rittig
• Is Today's Food, Still Adapted to Today's Lifestyles? At the Dawn of a New Food Era by Paul van Oostende
• Better Foods With Nanotechnologies by Frans Kampers
• The Importance of Cereals as Sources of Phytochemicals and their Potential Health Benefits by Prof Trust Beta
• Techniques for the Measurement of Antioxidant Activity by Prof Trust Beta
• Fermented Foods and Beverages - Are They Functional? by Prof G. Campbell-Platt
• Food Safety and its Control by Prof G. Campbell-Platt

Contributed Abstracts: Speaker Acceptances

Thank you to all of you who have submitted abstracts.

All abstracts have been distributed to the scientific committee reviewers for assessment, who will make a selection for oral presentation in the Congress program. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors by the 28th of June 2007.

Exhibition: www.saafost2007.org.za/exhibition.asp

The Congress exhibition information and floor plan is published on the website.

To date 19 companies have signed up for the exhibition and a number are still in the process of doing so.

If you are aware of anyone who would like to participate, please direct them to Catherine Taylor at Catherinet@turnergroup.co.za