Functional Foods Conference 2007
KL, Malaysia - Among the objectives include sharing information on global status and development of functional foods/ functional ingredients with a special focus in the Asian region.
In Asia, as elsewhere in the world, consumers are looking for, purchasing and consuming foods that may provide health benefits beyond just providing basic nourishment. Often referred to as functional foods, these foods contain natural components besides essential nutrients. Functional foods represent a growing market for the food industry and the future growth of this category of foods requires all stakeholders involved – academia, regulators and industry scientists and marketers - to understand the opportunities and challenges facing each of them to ensure that these potential health benefits are maximized. Scientific evidence is required to ascertain the promise of these foods as well as to allow for guidance on the related claims that can be made so that consumers can continue to trust and benefit from these foods.
The future success of functional food will be influenced by discoveries that support the associated benefits, technological breakthroughs in product development, a supportive yet clear regulatory environment based on science, and insight into consumers’ needs, purchasing behaviors and their ever changing needs.
This 2½ days conference will highlight recent advances, emerging trends and discoveries of functional components in foods; identify the newly recognized health benefits of functional foods and ingredients and their scientific substantiation, with particular focus on those unique to Asia; the latest global and regional regulatory developments for health, nutrients or other functional claims relating to these foods; understand consumer’s perspectives with regard to their needs and expectations; and provide examples of industry’s positioning in the market place.
OBJECTIVES
Share information on global status and development of functional foods/ functional ingredients with a special focus in the Asian region
Provide an update on the regulatory status and process for application of function and health claims related to functional foods
Advance the understanding of scientific evaluation process for claims related to functional foods and ingredients
Identify challenges and opportunities of functional foods in Asia
Better understand consumers’ perception of functional foods
Promote the development and advancement of functional foods in Asia
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This Conference will be of interest to researchers, food scientists, nutritionists and dietitians from academia, industry and government agencies, and food marketers with particular interest in health, innovation, safety and quality of functional foods.
For more information about this conference, please contact:
Secretariat Contact Detail ILSI Southeast Asia Region
1 Newton Road,
Goldhill Plaza Podium Block # 03-45
Singapore 308899
Tel: +65 6352 5220
Fax: +65 6352 5536
Email For all enquiry : [email protected]
