Natural Preservatives in Food, Feed, and Cosmetics

June 7-8. 2006 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland


 

Tentative Program

Natural Preservatives 2006 Amsterdam

 

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday, June 6th, 2006 Antioxidant Measurements, Comprehensive Course 

 

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

 

7:30 AM

Registration

 

8:45

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Organizer

ISHS Representative Dr. Robert Bogers

Ing. Hans van der Mheen, PPO

 

I. Antimicrobial Preservatives

Convener: Dr. Daphna Havkin-Frenkel & Dr. P. Michael Davidson

9:00

Food Antimicrobials: Back to Nature

Dr. P. Michael Davidson

Dept. of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA

click for abstract

 

9:45

Antimicrobial Fermentate Technology

Dr. George Weber

Food Protection and Preservation

Danisco

New Century, KS, USA  

click for abstract

 

10:15

Morning Break

10:45

 Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity of a Natural Peptide, e-Poly-L-lysine

Dr. Hirotaka Furukawa

Chisso America Incorp.

Rye, NY, USA

Chisso Corporation Yokohama Research Center

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

click for abstract

 

11:15

Natamycin, an Example of a Successful Natural Preservative

Nicole Dutreux

DSM Food Specialties

Delft, The Netherlands

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12:00 PM

Lunch

 

II. Application of Natural Preservatives

Convener: Dr. P. Michael Davidson

1:30 

Preservatives in Animal Feed

Ir. Willem Smink

Feed Innovation Services

Wageningen, The Netherlands

click for abstract

 

2:00

Natural Preservatives for Pet  Food

Dr. Lynn Deffenbaugh

AFB International, Inc.

 O'Fallan, MO, USA

click for abstract

 

2:45 Natural Preservatives  and Therapeutical Products for use in Cosmetics  from Citrus Peels

Janeta Orenstein

Gilat Research Center

The Volcani Center

Israel

click for abstract

 

3:15

Afternoon Break

 

3:45 The Origin of the Shroud of Turin from the Near East as Shown by Plant Images

Dr. Avinoam Danin

Dept. of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

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4:30

Optimising Desirable Wine Flavours While Forgoing Sulphur Dioxide

Erl Happ

Happs Pty. Ltd.

Dunsborough, Australia

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5:30

Poster Presentation/ Cocktail Hour w/ Happs Wine

 

 

 Thursday,  June 8th, 2006

 

7:30 AM

Arrival and Coffee

 

 

III. Antioxidants and Their Uses

Convener:  Dr. Ingrid M. Van der Meer

9:00

Antioxidative and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Herbal Compounds

Dr. Rina Reznick

Rad Natural Technologies

Petach Tikva, Israel

click for abstract

 

9:30

Recent Developments in Antioxidant Screening of Herbs

Dr. Teris A. Van Beek

Agrotechnicalogy and Food Science

Wageningen University

The Netherlands

click for abstract

 

10:15

Morning Break

 

10:45

Natural Variation of Plant Antioxidants

Dr. C.H. De Vos

Plant Research International

Wageningen UR

The Netherlands

click for abstract

 

11:15

Genetic Regulation of Flavonoid Biosynthesis

 

Dr. Ingrid M. Van der Meer

Plant Research International

Wageningen UR

Wageningen, The Netherlands

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12:00

Lunch

 

 

IV. Production of Natural Preservatives

Convener: Ing. Hans van der Mheen and  Dr. Nativ Dudai

 1:30

Optimization and Improvement of Antioxidant  Production by Aromatic Plants

Dr. Nativ Dudai

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

Institute of Plant Science

ARO Newe  Ya’ar Research Center

Ramat Yishay, Israel 

click for abstract

 

2:00

Rosemary Extract, INOLENSTM-                          

Where Perfectionism and Science Meet

 Dr. Madja Hadolin Kolar

Vitiva

Markovci, Slovenia

click for abstract

 

2:30

Observations on the Applicability of Commonly Used Radical Scavenging Assays to Assesment of Antioxidant Activity of Phenolic Antioxidants

Dr. Maria Tsimdou

Aristotle University Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece

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3:00

Afternoon Break

 

3:30 The Health Benefits of Natural Preservatives

Guido Haenen, M.D.

Maastricht University

Maastricht, The Netherlands

 

4:00

 Food Packaging Systems

 Dr. Ulphard Thoden van Velsen

A&F-QUIC Packaging Transport and Logistics

Wageningen UR                                                                          

Wageningen, The Netherlands

click for abstract

 

4:30

Delivering Natural Antioxidants via Controlled Release Packaging

Dr. Karen M. Schiach

Dept. of Food Science

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ, USA 

click for abstract

 

5:00 

Phytosterols with an Emphasis on Pomegranate Oil

 Dr. Ze'ev Wiesman 

Department of Biotechnology Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Beer Sheva, Israel

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 6:00

Meeting Closing

 

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