2012 EFFoST Annual Meeting

The 2012 EFFoST Annual Meeting, A Lunch Box for Tomorrow: An interactive combination of integrated analysis and specialized knowledge of food will be held in the beautiful city of Montpellier, France, from the 20-23 November 2012.

In 2012, the focus of the EFFoST Annual Meeting is to connect the integrated (broad) and the specialized (focused) views on food to promote health, food security and sustainability for all. A sustainable food system – to feed the world population in a wide range of living conditions – is a key objective of the Millennium Declaration, signed in 2000 by the 189 countries of the United Nations. New challenges must be integrated, in particular: food security; health issues related to food; sustainable development; evolution of consumption patterns mainly for the younger generations; and the situation of the world’s poorest.

The expectation that food scientists can help to reach these goals is very high in terms of evaluating and understanding risks and formulating solutions. Innovations are needed in the global food system, environmental impact (reduction of losses and waste, lower energy consumption), improved food functionality and reduction of additives.

These complex questions require researchers to tackle new paradigms, encompassing both the holistic approaches of food systems on one hand, and fragmented and specialized, but innovative, food science approaches on the other. These now benefit from advanced new techniques, new equipment and new scientific interfaces.

Abstracts are now invited on the topics shown on our website at http://www.effostconference.com/submit-abstract.html. The deadline for abstract submission is 30th April 2012.