NIZO experts at Symposium

We are happy to announce that NIZO experts Marjon Wells-Bennik, Karin Beekmann and Alina Kyrylenko will be participating at IAFP’s European Symposium on Food Safety, moderating engaging sessions and giving insightful presentations. The symposium will take place in Geneva from April 30 to May 2, 2024.

Symposium sessions organizers and moderators

1. Perspectives on Food Safety of Cell-Based and Precision Fermentation Foods

Organized by Marjon Wells-Bennik and moderated by Karin Beekmann, this session on April 30, 2024, from 10:30 AM to 12 PM CEST, delves into ensuring food safety in the production chain of cell-based foods. Read more.

2. How to Predict the Microbiological Risks of New Plant-Based Foods

Moderated by Marjon Wells-Bennik and organized by Heidy den Besten of WUR, this session on May 1, 2024, from 1:30 PM to 3 PM CEST, explores predictive models for assessing the microbiological quality and safety of new plant-based foods. Read more.

First results of consortium

The first presentation of this session by WUR includes results of a NIZO-led public-private consortium, investigating the risks of microbial contamination of new plant-based ingredients. Read more.

Presentations

Impact of the new ISO 15213-1 ‘Enumeration of Sulfite-Reducing Clostridium on Recovery of Different SRC Species’

Join us as our food safety expert Marjon Wells-Bennik clarifies the Impact of the new ISO 15213-1 ‘Enumeration of Sulfite-Reducing Clostridium on Recovery of Different SRC Species‘ during the 4th presentation of the technical session on April 30th at 11.15 AM CEST. Read the abstract here.

Risks of Emetic Bacillus cereus Outgrowth in Plant-Based Fermentations

Explore the Risks of Emetic Bacillus cereus Outgrowth in Plant-Based Fermentations with expert Alina Kyrylenko, on May 1st at 2:30 PM CEST, during the 5th presentation of the technical session. Read the abstract here.

Any questions?

Marjon Wells-Bennik is happy to answer all your questions.

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