Scientific Programme 2007

Day 1 - Tuesday 4th September 2007

07h00 - 08h00	Registration and Coffee (Sponsored by Crown National)
	Plenary Session 1: Opening Session Chair: David Watson Sponsor: Maccallum & Associates SA (Pty) Ltd. Venue: Hall 5AB
08h05 - 08h10	David Watson, President SAAFoST Welcome and Opening
08h10 - 08h20	Geoffrey Campbell-Platt IUFoST
08h20 - 08h30	Nigel Sunley IUFoST 2010 Cape Town
08h30 - 09h10	Professor Geoffrey Campbell-Platt Food Safety and Its Control University of Reading
09h10 - 09h50	Ernest Newbury Memorial Lecture Plenary Prof. Vincent Marks University of Surrey "Nutrition and Nutritionists: Whose Opinions can we Trust?"
09h50 - 10h30	Plenary Lecture Tony Hines Leatherhead Food International Crisis Management in the Food and Drink Industry
10h30 - 11h10	Tea and Coffee and Poster Session No.1 (Sponsored by Cargill Flavor Systems)
	Parallel 1 Venue: Hall 4D	Parallel 2 Venue: Hall 4C	Parallel 3 Venue: Hall 5AB
	Session 1A - Key Trends in Food Business Sponsored By: DSM Session Chair: Lizette de Fleuriot	Session 1B - Allergens Session Chair: Ron Timm	Session 1C - Food Regulations Sponsored By: Pick 'n Pay Session Chair: Dries Pretorius
Also see posters:	35, 51, 85
11h10 - 11h45	Paul van Oostende Orafti Is today's food, still adapted to today's lifestyles? At the dawn of a new food era	Dr. Rene Crevel Unilever Practically Controlling Food Allergens in the Food Manufacturing Plant	Prof P J Aggett University of Central Lancashire, UK PASSCLAIM, a Process for the Assessment of Scientific Support for Claims on Foods
11h50 - 12h10	Anthony Hehir DSM Nutritional Products SA Weight management is becoming mainstream	Dr. Harris Steinman FACTS SA Allergen Legislation	Nigel Sunley Sunley Consulting The Regulatory Management of Health Claims - Global Status and Implications for South Africa
12h15 - 12h35	Heidi-Lee Robertson DSM Nutritional Products SA The Eastern Influence	Mrs Raymonde de Vries Corporate QA, Unilever Food South Africa Experiences of Unilever in Managing Food Recalls in South Africa	Dr Michael Modisane Chief Director, Food, Animal Health and Disaster Mangement A Focus on Food Safety Regulations within the Dept. of Agriculture
12h40 - 13h00	Leonard Mead ALLGANIX Organic Foods in South Africa - the opportunities and challenges!	Dr. Rene Crevel and Dr Harris Steinman Unilever & FACTS Practical Assistance - Questions and Answers	Janusz Luterek Hahn & Hahn Attorneys The Effect of Legislation, Regulation and Voluntary Codes and Liability on the Food Industry in South Africa.
13h00 - 14h00	Lunch (Sponsored by Cranbrook Flavours)	Special Interests Session Venue: Hall 4D O Adesokan Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Food Science and Technology in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities
	Parallel 1 Venue: Hall 4D Session 2A - The Green Issues! Session Chair: Morongwa Themba	Parallel 2 Venue: Hall 4C Session 2B - Various interest Session Chair: Maurice Kort	Parallel 3 Venue: Hall 5AB Session 2C - Various interest Session Chair: Nigel Sunley
14h00 - 14h20	Dr. Corinda Erasmus CSIR Biosciences Soya By-Products from the Biodiesel Process-Needs for Value Addition	Terry Sharp CCFRA Cereals and Baking research at CCFRA	Dr. M.M Theron Central University of Technology Investigating the Sustainability of Organic Acids as Food Preservatives
14h25 - 14h45	Dr N Emmambux University of Pretoria Food Biopolymers as Green Plastics	Dr G.H van der Merwe About Oil CC. Are South African Oils in line with International Standards	Vince Martin Sensient Colors UK Ltd Consumer driven changes to the use of food colours in the UK
14h50 - 15h10	John Bewsey Trailblazer Technologies Effluent Recovery	Dr. Arno Hugo University of Free State Effect Of Dietary Fat Quality On The Lipid Quality And Stability Of Pork Products	W.H Groenewald University of Stellenbosch Evaluation of Species of Alicyclobacillus that Cause Spoilage of South African Fruit Juices
15h10 - 15h30	Tea and Coffee (Sponsored by Kerry Bioscience)
	Parallel 1 Venue: Hall 4D Session 3A - Health & Wellness Trends in Food Business Session Chair: Dr. Aubrey Parsons	Parallel 2 Venue: Hall 4D Session 3B - Innovation Sponsored By: Innova Session Chair: Rosie Maguire	Parallel 3 Venue: Hall 4D Session 3C - Food Regulations Sponsored By: Nutri-Net Solutions Session Chair: Dr. Theo van de Venter
Also see posters:	10, 14, 31, 43, 45, 46, 49, 52, 65, 77, 82, 138
15h30 - 15h50	Jane Badham JB Consultancy Know versus Do: Focus on vegetables and fruit	Dr. Anthos Yannakou CSIRO Food Science Australia Successful Transfer of New Innovations to the Food Industry	Ms Penny Campbell Deputy Director, Dept of Health: Food Control The Role of the Dept of Health and Local Authorities in Food Control
15h55 - 16h15	Melanie Smit DSM Nutritional Products SA Global Digestive Health Trends	Cathy Eve Innovation Activation The Opportunity and Challenge of Innovation Collaboration in FMCG companies	Ms Maryke Herbst Assistant Director, Dept of Health: Food Control Major Food Safety Challenges in 2007 - What's next?
16h20 - 16h40	Carol Browne Registered Dietician, Kite Consulting Whole grains, foods from the past, destined for the future!"	Karin Blignaut CMB Consultants Innovation - from where, to where?	Ms Antoinette Booysen Assistant Director, Dept of Health: Food Control The Draft Labelling Regulations of July 2007 - an Introduction
16h45 - 17h05	Dr Ram Chaudhari Fortitech, Inc. Custom Designed Nutrient Systems as a Practical Approach to Fortification	Tony Hines Leatherhead Food International Innovations and Opportunities, where do the ideas come from?	Ms Antoinette Booysen Assistant Director, Dept of Health: Food Control The Draft Labelling Regulations of July 2007 - an Introduction (contd)
17h10 - 17h30	SAAFoST BGM
19h30	Gala Dinner (Sponsored by Symrise)
	***Speakers and titles subject to the imminent release of the new lablleling regulations!!!!

Day 2 - Wednesday 5th September 2007

07h00 - 08h00	Registration and Coffee (Sponsored by Crown International)
	Plenary Session 4: Session Chair: Nigel Sunley Venue: Hall 5AB
08h00 - 08h40	Plenary Lecture Dr John Floros The Pennsylvania State University Global Trends and Our Food System
08h40 - 09h20	Plenary Lecture Dr. Frans Kampers BioNT Better Foods with Nanotechnologies
09h20 - 10h00	Plenary Lecture Prof. Geoffrey Campbell-Platt University of Reading Fermented Foods and Beverages - Are They Functional?
10h00 - 10h30	Tea and Coffee and Poster Session No.2 (Sponsored by Cargill Flavor Systems)
	Parallel 1 Venue: Hall 4D	Parallel 3 Venue: Hall 5AB	Parallel 2 Venue: Hall 4C
	Session 5A - Microbially speaking... Session Chair: Owen Frisby	Session 5B - Cereals and Health Sponsored By: CST-SA Session Chair: Prof. John Taylor	Session 5C - Food Safety Sponsored By: Pick 'n Pay Session Chair: Dr. Lucia Anelich
Also see posters:	7, 23, 24, 27, 29, 39, 52, 54, 57, 71, 73, 75	6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 48, 50, 51, 57, 58, 62, 65, 72, 75, 76, 138	7, 13, 24, 27, 29, 39, 54, 71
10h30 - 11h05	Prof Eugene Cloete University of Pretoria Advances in chemical disinfection technology to curb microbial resistance	Dr Trust Beta University of Manitoba The Importance of Cereals as Sources of Phytochemicals and their Potential Health Benefits	Prof Eunice Taylor International Centre for HACCP Innovation A New Method of HACCP for Food Service and Catering
11h10 - 11h30	Michelle Cameron University of Stellenbosch Differentiation Between Viable and Dead Probiotic Microbes using PCR and DNA-Intercalating Dyes	Dr Beate Kornbrust Novozymes A/S How Can Enzymes Support the Trend Towards Healthier Cereal Food Products	Rolf Uys AIB International International Development in Food Safety. Can South Africa Keep Up?
11h35 - 11h55	Mapitsi Thantsha University of Pretoria Shelf Life Studies of Bifidobacterium Lactis BB-12 and Bifidobacterium Longum BB-46 Encapsulated in Interpolymer Complexes in Supercritical CO2	Dr Gyebi Duodu University of Pretoria Characterisation of Phenolic Antioxidants in Cereal Extracts and their Effects on Gene Expression in Tissue Cultures of Colon Cells	Linda Jackson University of the Witwatersrand Food Safety - How do we Stay on Target?
12h00 - 12h20	Victoria Jideani Federal Polytechnic Physiochemical and Microbiological Characterization During Storage of Fura Preserved with Sorbic Acid, Ginger and Cloves	Dr. Wenzel Gelderblom PROMEC Unit Implications, Mechanism and Risk Analyses of the Fumonisins: A Naturally Fungal Contaminant in Maize	Susan Featherstone Nampak Research and Development Food Safety and the Appropriate Choice of Packaging
12h20 - 13h10	Lunch (Sponsored by Spar)	Dept. of Health Venue: Hall 4D Questions & Answers on New Regulations
	Parallel 1 Venue: Hall 4D Session 6A - Sensory Sensibilities... Session Chair: Dr. Jessy van Wyk	Parallel 2 Venue: Hall 4C Session 6B - Antioxidants Session Chair: Dr Gyebi Duodu	Parallel 3 Venue: Hall 5AB Session 6C - Safety & Dairy Session Chair: Dr. Gunnar Sigge
Also see posters:	18, 19, 32, 57, 69, 82, 139, 140	10, 14, 31, 43, 45, 46, 47, 65	7, 27, 29, 82
13h10 - 13h30	Richard Nyanzi Tshwane University of Technology Sensory Analysis and Consumer Acceptance of Probiotic Mageu Products	Janet Taylor University of Pretoria An In Vitro Protein Digestibility Method for Cereal Grains Using Small Sample Sizes	Theo van de Venter Food Safety Certification
13h35 - 13h55	Magdeline Magoro Agricultural Research Council The Development and Sensory Evaluation of Fresh Meat and Offal-Containing Sausages for Less Affluent Sectors of the South African Society	Dr. Trust Beta University of Manitoba Techniques for the measurement of antioxidant activity	Dr. Elna Buys University of Pretoria The Lactoperoxidse System in Goat Milk and its Effects on Microbial Safety
14h00 - 14h20	Dr. Riette de Kock University of Pretoria When is a Descriptive Sensory Panel Properly Trained	Dr. Shantal Windvogel PROMEC Unit An Investigation into the Antioxidant Activity of the Livers of Rats Fed Infusion of Selected Herbal Teas in their Drinking Water Over a 90 Day Period	D.M Cawthorn University of Stellenbosch Detection and Identification of Enterobacter Sakazakii from Infant Formula Milk and the Processing Environment
14h25 - 14h45	Dr. Martin Dovey FlavourCraft Modern Analytical Techniques in Flavour Analysis	Mathilda Mostert CSIR Effect of Fruit Pre-Treatment and Progressive Extraction on Oxidative Stability of Avocado Oil Extracted with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide	Michelle Cameron University of Stellenbosch Impact of Power Ultrasound on a Selection of Dairy Microbes and Milk Components
14h50 - 15h10	Peter Gorst-Allman Leco Africa (Pty) Ltd Evaluation of PDMS-based extraction techniques and GC-TOFMS for the analysis of off-flavour chemicals in beer.	Dr. Marleen van Aardt University of Pretoria Plastic Milk Packaging - Lipid Oxidation And Antioxidants	Lize-Mari Amos University of the Free State The role of enzymes of yeast adjuncts in cheese ripening
15h10 - 15h20	Tea and Coffee (Sponsored by Clover)
	Plenary Session 7: Venue: Plenary Hall 5AB Session Chair: Rosie Maguire
15h20 - 15h50	Plenary Lecture Glynn Shore Givaudan Health And Wellness Trends In Savoury Food Products, And Industry Responses To Them
15h50 - 16h20	Plenary Lecture Prof. Vincent Marks University of Surrey Pressure Groups vs Public Relations
16h20 - 16h35	Closing Ceremony and Award presentations