World’s Food Research Experts Gathered at II International Conference on Food Chemistry & Technology (FCT-2016)
The second edition of International Conference on Food Chemistry & Technology concluded successfully on November 16, 2016 at Hampton Inn Tropicana and Event Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA with a focus on current and future challenges in food research.
II International Conference on Food Chemistry & Technology (FCT-2016) organized by United Scientific Group, USA; gathered together the senior level experts with a perfect blend for multidisciplinary collaboration between young researchers, education scientists, technologists and food industry representatives from all over the world focusing on latest technological developments in the food research.
FCT-2016 featured Prof. Dennis R. Heldman, The Ohio State University, USA as plenary speaker delivering on Optimizing the design of preservation processes. Dr. Heldman is an internationally well-known food engineer. He served as president of the Institute of Food Technologists during 2006-2007.
The second edition of congress presented high-level panel discussion on “Antibiotic Activities of Food-compatible Compounds and Plant Extracts against Nonresistant and Antibiotic-resistant Foodborne Pathogens” by Prof. Mendel Friedman, USDA, USA and workshop on “Advanced Food Technologies: thermal and non-thermal” by Dr. Wenjie Liu, General Mills, USA were the highlights for the event.
FCT-2016 Rendered Presentations on:
Chemistry of Food: Chemical and enzymatic reactions, Bioactive constituents, micronutrients, food additives, and ingredients, Food oxidants and antioxidants, Food structure, flavor and quality, Analytical methods for food components, Food processing & packaging technologies, Functional foods and functionality, Analysis of Food: Food safety and control, Authenticity and integrity of food, Food rheology and shelf life, Food fortification and nutrition, Food toxicology and food allergy, Microbiological and biochemical aspects of food, Food hydrocolloids, Food supplements and food labels, Food Technology: Food technology and dairy science, Food and agriculture biotechnology, Nanotechnology in food, Food engineering, Trends in food science & technology, Recent developments in food economy and Current applications in the food industry.
FCT-2016 Conference Report:
In the beautiful city of Las Vegas, the opening day of the conference (November 14, 2016) started with the inauguration by Prof. Mun Yhung Jung, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Food Chemistry and Nanotechnology. And the session starts with Prof. Dennis R. Heldman, The Ohio State University, USA, plenary talk on “Optimizing the design of preservation processes”. Prof. Mark Failla, The Ohio State University, USA, delivered the second keynote of Day 1 on “In vitro models for cost-effective screening of the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of health promoting compounds from foods and ingredients”. Followed by Prof. Sam K. C. Chang, Mississippi State University, USA, keynote presentation on “Changes of soybean biochemical components and food quality as affected by post-harvest storage conditions”. Fourth keynote presentation by Prof. Elizabeth H. Jeffery, University of Illinois, USA, delivered on “A new era for prebiotics: Improving activation of bioactive food components by the microbiome” and final keynote talk on Day-1 ended with Prof. Mun Yhung Jung, Woosuk University, South Korea, delivered on “A novel highly-sensitive inorganic arsenic speciation in rice by a gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry in combination with one step derivatization technique”.
After the keynotes, the session continued with the quality speaker presentations on the topics Chemistry of Food: Chemical and enzymatic reactions, Bioactive constituents, micronutrients, food additives, and ingredients, Food oxidants and antioxidants, Food structure, flavor and quality, Analytical methods for food components, Food processing & packaging technologies, Functional foods and functionality and with a special workshop on “Advanced Food Technologies: thermal and non-thermal” by Dr. Wenjie Liu, General Mills, USA the first day of scientific meeting finished.
Second day of the conference (November 15, 2016) started with the Dr. Martin Buehler, Decagon Devices, Inc, USA, keynote talk on “Glass-transition boundary curve for shelf-life prediction”. Prof. Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, University of Porto, Portugal, delivered the second and final keynote of Day-2 on “Reduction of cancer risk related to the consumption of red meat”. After the keynotes, the session commenced with the quality speaker session on Analysis of Food: Food safety and control, Authenticity and integrity of food, Food rheology and shelf life, Food fortification and nutrition, Food toxicology and food allergy, Microbiological and biochemical aspects of food, Food hydrocolloids, Food supplements and food labels and followed by Young Researchers Forum then ended with Poster presentations.
The last day of the conference was mainly focused on Food Technology: Food technology and dairy science, Food and agriculture biotechnology, Nanotechnology in food, Food engineering, Trends in food science & technology, Recent developments in food economy and Current applications in the food industry. FCT-2016 finally concluded with the closing ceremony and certificate distribution.
USG is obliged to the committee members, speakers and delegates of FCT-2016 for their outstanding support and participation.
Conference Proceedings:
All accepted conference abstracts will be published in Journal of Food Chemistry and Nanotechnology (JFCN), a unique, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering food chemistry along with food nanotechnology, a newly evolving sector in the food science field. In addition, full text papers will also be considered for the journal upcoming issue.
JFCN is driven by active researchers in the field: (Prof. Mun Yhung Jung, PhD; Woosuk University, South Korea), as Editor-in-Chief; and our esteemed Editorial Board, who help ensure articles meet the high standards required for publication.
The journal will publish four issues a year, and will include key data, original research, short communication, mini- or comprehensive review papers, letters, and critical commentaries relating to food chemistry and food nanotechnology covering bioactive constituents and micronutrients, antioxidants, food flavor, active-packaging techniques, nanosensors for detection of contaminants and toxins, nanoencapsulation, nanofiltration, food safety and toxicology, enzymatic and microbial changes of food properties, quality control and assurance, nutrition, engineering, and analytical methods.
