Background
Food authenticity, safety and sustainability continue to be critical issues for all involved in the food chain, and need to be managed against an ever-evolving regulatory and trading landscape. The 2018 GC conference will focus on these challenges and the ways in which stakeholders are working to ensure food chain resilience.
Programme
Topics will include:
- Global food fraud challenges and mitigation tools available
- Regulating our future - UK plans to improve food controls
- European metrology project on methods for antimicrobial resistance
- Use of marker assisted breeding to improve crop resilience
- Genetics influencing consumer behaviour
- Ensuring food authenticity – challenges and solutions
The conference will include an exhibitors' area. Please contact us to discuss options.
Who should attend?
The conference will be of interest to anyone involved in ensuring the safety, quality and authenticity of food and animal feeds: food and feed manufacturers, retailers, government, consumer groups, public analysts, food scientists, regulation enforcers, academics and the research community, journalists.
