The ICC Asia-Pacific Grains Conference (APGC) which was co-organised by ICC - The International Association for Cereal Science and Technology and CCOA - The Chinese Cereals and Oils Association (both MoniQA Founder Members), took place in Xiamen, China, 21-24 May 2017.
On the theme "Science and Innovations in Grains: From Asia-Pacific to the World", the 1st APGC brought together some 400 participants. The conference promoted scientific and technological knowledge and innovations related to the processing, utilisation, green storage, quality and safety, health and nutrition, and consumer needs of grains, oil seeds, pulses, and foods to help shape their future in the Asia-Pacific region. The conference aimed at attracting researchers, product developers, industry representatives, legislators, and stakeholders from around the world, but especially from the Asia-Pacific region. A large exhibition of products, machinery and instruments complemented the technical programme and gave the participants a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field of grains, oils, and foods.
Roland Poms from MoniQA gave a talk on Food Authenticity and Food Fraud Prevention utilizing highly sophisticated methods of analysis. MoniQA, together with BOKU Vienna, TUM Munich and BME Budapest also presented a poster on the characterization of wheat varieties for a new gluten reference material.
To check the final programme please click here.
You may also want to refer to the official conference website for other important information: http://main.ccoaonline.com/2017APGC/en/index.html
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