CONFERENCE PROGRAM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006

8:00 Opening of The World Mycotoxin Forum - the fourth conference Keynote address Dr. Merle D. Pierson U.S. Department of Agriculture, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Washington, USA   Keynote address Frans Verstraete European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, Brussels, Belgium

Plenary meeting: Mycotoxins - setting the scene Chair: Dr. Deepak Bhatnagar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS/SRRC), USA

8:45 Mycotoxin contamination: unavoidable or avoidable risk? Dr. Monica Olsen, National Food Administration, Sweden   9:15 Mycotoxins and worldwide regulations: recent developments Hans P. van Egmond, M.Sc., National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands   9:45 Mycotoxin regulations: economic impact on international trade John S. Wilson, The World Bank, Development Economics Research Group, USA   10:15 Mycotoxins: the ever-lower regulatory standards and toxicological significance Prof.dr. James J. Pestka, Michigan State University, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, USA   10:45 Networking break

Parallel session 1: Mycotoxins - Food supply chain Session chairs: Dr. Joseph Shebuski, Cargill Corporate Food Safety, USA Hans P. van Egmond, M.Sc., National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands

11:15 Chairs' introduction   11:30 Mycotoxins - exposure assessment and risks to human health Dr. Tine Kuiper-Goodman, Health Canada, Food Directorate, Canada   12:00 How to identify new mycotoxin risks? Prof.dr. Pierre Galtier, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Pharmacology-Toxicology Unit (URPT), France   12:30 Effects of processing on mycotoxin levels in food and food products Dr. Clare Hazel, RHM Technology, UK   13:00 Lunch and exhibition

Case Studies

14:00 A tale of two commodities: how EU mycotoxin regulations have hurt, or helped, food industries Dr. Felicia Wu, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, USA   14:30 Raisin and tree nut mycotoxin issues for export J. Michael Hurley, DFA of California, USA   15:00 Mycotoxins in herbs and spices: a Trojan horse in the kitchen Prof.dr. G. Devegowda, University of Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary College, India   15:30 Mycotoxin management in the dairy production chain Dr. Frank Driehuis, NIZO food research, the Netherlands   16:00 Networking break

16:30 - 18:00 Spotlight presentations theatre 1 A special presentation facility for sponsors and exhibitors to promote their products in more detail.

Development and application of multi-mycotoxin affinity columns Dr. Stephen P. Powers, VICAM group of Waters Technologies Corp., USA Qualitative and quantitative lateral flow methods for the determination of mycotoxins in grains Dr. Mark Tess, Charm Sciences, USA Development of a rapid and sensitive biosensor for the detection of aflatoxin M1 in milk Dr. Steffen Rameil, R-Biopharm, Germany Rapid and quantitative determination of deoxynivalenol in raw grains using a FluoroQuant Don Plus test kit Dr. Zaneta Kubus, Romer Labs, Austria LFD (lateral flow diagnostics) for mycotoxin screening Frank Klein, Neogen, USA Mycotoxin reference materials Kraig K. Bond, Trilogy Analytical Laboratory, USA A new method for quantitative analysis of deoxynivalenol in grains Bob Robertson, Diagnostix, Canada Platforms for mycotoxin detection applications Dr. Liberty Sibanda, Euro-Diagnostica B.V., the Netherlands

18.00 - 19.00 Poster presentations at the Scientific Café Parallel session 2: Mycotoxins - Animal health performance Session chairs: Prof.dr. Trevor K. Smith, University of Guelph, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Canada Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, University Utrecht, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, the Netherlands

11:15 Chairs' introduction   11:30 Mode of action of mycotoxins Dr. Ronald T. Riley, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS/SAA), USA   12:00 Risk of mycotoxins to pig health: immunosuppressive effects Dr. Isabelle Oswald, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Pharmacology-Toxicology Unit (URPT), France   12:30 Interference of mycotoxins with poultry health Prof.dr. Elizabeth Santin, University of Paraná, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Brazil   13:00 Lunch and exhibition   14:00 Effects of mycotoxins on ruminants Dr. Lon W. Whitlow, North Carolina State University, Department of Animal Science, USA   14:30 Effects of mycotoxins in the equine - What we know and what we don't know Dr. Kyle E. Newman, Venture Laboratories, Inc., USA   15:00 Mycotoxin concerns and the petfood industry Prof.dr. Herman J. Boermans, University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College, Canada   15:30 Mycotoxins - a rising threat to aquaculture Prof.dr. Peter Spring, Swiss College of Agriculture, Switzerland   16:00 Networking break

16:30 - 18:00 Spotlight presentations theatre 2 A special presentation facility for sponsors and exhibitors to promote their products in more detail.

Counteracting mycotoxin contamination: the effectiveness of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall glucans for sequestering mycotoxins Dr. Alexandros Yiannikouris, Alltech, France In vivo trials in poultry with formulated clays against aflatoxin B1,  ochratoxin A and T-2 toxin Fernando Tamames III, Special Nutrients, Inc., USA A multifunctional wide-spectrum approach diminishing the impact on animal health and performance due to inevitable exposure to mycotoxins Koen Schwarzer, INVE Nutri-Ad, Belgium Efficacy of sequestrant/chelator Amadéite  in the binding of mycotoxins during transit through a dynamic gastrointestinal model  (TIM) simulating the GI conditions of pigs Dr. Hervé Demais, Olmix SA, France A summary of a panel discussion on safety levels for mycotoxins Dr. Mamduh Sifri, ADM Alliance Nutrition, USA

18.00 - 19.00 Poster presentations at the Scientific Café

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 Parallel session 3: Mycotoxins - Sampling and analysis Session chairs: Dr. Gordon S. Shephard, Medical Research Council, PROMEC Unit, South Africa Ton van Osenbruggen, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands

8:15 Chairs' introduction   8:30 Theory and criteria for practical sampling Dr. Martien Spanjer, The Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA), the Netherlands   9:00 Mycotoxin analysis: an overview of classical, rapid and emerging technologies Dr. Mary W. Trucksess, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA/CFSAN), USA   9:30 Test kits and rapid methods for use in a non-laboratory environment Prof.dr. Sarah de Saeger, Ghent University, Department of Bio-analysis, Belgium   10:00 The way to harmonize analytical methods for mycotoxins Jan Willem van der Kamp, M.Sc., International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC), Austria   10:30 Networking break

Subsession Analytical quality assurance

11:00 Efforts of method validation Prof. dr. Tetsu Goto, Shinsu University, Faculty of Agriculture, Japan   11:30 Methodology required for proficiency testing Gina Clapper, American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS), USA   12:00 Use of certified reference materials to achieve reliable analytical results Prof.dr. Hendrik Emons, European Commission, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Belgium   12:30 Lunch and exhibition

Parallel session 4:  Mycotoxins - Prevention and control solutions Session chairs: Dr. Monica Olsen, National Food Administration, Sweden Prof.dr. James J. Pestka, Michigan State University, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, USA

8:15 Chairs' introduction   8:30 Breeding new varieties to reduce pre-harvest mycotoxin contamination Dr. David F. Kendra, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS/NCAUR), USA   9:00 Pre-harvest strategies for prevention of mycotoxin contamination Dr. Robert L. Brown, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS/SRRC), USA   9:30 Managing the risk of mold and mycotoxin contamination in the supply chain: a global prospective Dr. Gerardo Morantes, Cargill Animal Nutrition, USA   10:00 Development and use of biomarkers of mycotoxin exposure Dr. Karl Dawson, Alltech, USA   10:30 Networking break   11:00 Adsorbent compounds as feed additives to reduce mycotoxin bioavailability Prof.dr. Trevor K. Smith, University of Guelph, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Canada   11:30 Decontamination/detoxification of commodities containing mycotoxins: the microbiological approach Dr. Joshua (Jianhua) Gong, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / University of Guelph, Canada   12:00 Mycotoxin contaminations along organic food chains: status and critical control points Dr. Gabriela S. Wyss, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Food Quality Unit, Switzerland   12:30 Lunch and exhibition

Plenary meeting: Mycotoxins - where do we go from here? Chair: Dr. David F. Kendra, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS/NCAUR), USA

14:00 - 15:15 Wrapping up - stepping into tomorrow

Mycotoxins - Food supply chain Dr. Joseph Shebuski  Cargill Corporate Food Safety, USA Hans P. van Egmond, M.Sc. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands Mycotoxins - Animal health performance  Prof.dr. Trevor K. Smith University of Guelph, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Canada Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels University Utrecht, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, the Netherlands Mycotoxins - Sampling and analysis Dr. Gordon S. Shephard  Medical Research Council, PROMEC Unit, South Africa Ton van Osenbruggen  TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands   Mycotoxins - Prevention and control solutions Dr. Monica Olsen, National Food Administration, Sweden Prof.dr. James J. Pestka, Michigan State University, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, USA

15:15 Applying the 'omics' wrench: new tools (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics) for solving an age old  mycotoxin contamination problem Dr. Deepak Bhatnagar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS/SRRC), USA   16:00 End of Plenary meeting

 

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