CONFERENCE PROGRAMME An instrument & manufacturers exhibition runs concurent to the programme.   MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2010   13:00 Opening of The World Mycotoxin Forum - 6th conference     Plenary meeting Toxic timebomb in a warmer world   Chairs: Hans P. van Egmond, M.Sc., RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands Dr. Joseph Shebuski, Cargill, USA   13.15 Food safety implications of climate change: a focus on mycotoxins Dr. Mary Kenny, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Italy   13.45 Public health implications of climate change and changing contamination patterns in food Dr. Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, Switzerland   14.15 Networking break & exhibition     Parallel session 1 Joint session Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) / World Health Organization (WHO) / The World Mycotoxin Forum An update on FAO/WHO's past and ongoing actions, and future strategies for mycotoxin issues in relation to food safety and security.   14.45 Session objectives Dr. Masami Takeuchi, FAO, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Italy   14.55 Global impact and incidence of mycotoxins Dr. Mary Kenny, FAO, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Italy   15.20 Perspectives on mycotoxins Charlotte Bienfait, M.Sc., United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Procurement Division, Food Safety & Quality Unit, Italy   15.45 Activities in mycotoxin prevention and control Dr. Angelika Tritscher, WHO, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, Switzerland   16.45 Future direction through better partnerships Dr. Masami Takeuchi, FAO, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Italy     Parallel session 2 Update on mycotoxin-detoxifying agents   Chair: Dr. Ronald T. Riley, United States Department of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service, Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research, USA   14.45 Mycotoxin-detoxifying agents: benefits and risks Dr. Isabelle Oswald, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Center for Food Toxicology, France   15.10 Recent advances in mycotoxin detoxification Dr. Alexandros Yiannikouris, Alltech, USA   15.35 Detoxification of fumonisins by specific bacterial enzymes Dr. Wulf-Dieter Moll, BIOMIN Research Center, Austria   16.00 Lactic acid bacteria – opportunities to reduce mycotoxin contamination of feed Dr. Florence Richard-Forget, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Unit Mycology and Food Safety (MycSA), France   16.25 EFSA's approach for the assessment of mycotoxin-detoxifying agents Dr. Jaume Galobart, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Unit on Feed Additives (FEEDAP), Italy   16.50 Practical experience with authorization of anti-mycotoxin additives Prof.dr. Carlos Mallmann, Federal University of Santa Maria, Laboratory for Mycotoxicological Analysis, Brazil     17.15 - 19.15 The World Mycotoxin Forum's Lounge Party   TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2010   08.30 Plenary Keynote Lecture Mycotoxins and human disease, a largely ignored global health issue Dr. Christopher P. Wild, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France     Parallel session 3 Tackling human and animal health issues   Chairs: Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Utrecht University, Division Veterinary Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology and Toxicology, the Netherlands Prof.dr. Trevor K. Smith, University of Guelph, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Canada   09.15 Mycotoxins and animal health: challenges and climate change Prof.dr. Wayne L. Bryden, University of Queensland, School of Animal Studies, Australia   09.40 The signature of mycotoxicoses: gene profiling Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Utrecht University, Division Veterinary Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology and Toxicology, the Netherlands   10.05 Subclinical effects in piglets exposed to low doses of deoxynivalenol and fumonisin B1, alone or in combination Bertrand Grenier, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Center for Food Toxicology, France   10.30 Networking break & exhibition   11.00 Developing biomarkers for mycotoxin exposure and effect Dr. Ronald T. Riley, United States Department of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service, Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research, USA   11.25 Global warming and the change in the airborne mycotoxin-producing mycobiota Prof.dr. Robert A. Samson, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, the Netherlands   11.50 Workplace related risks from mycotoxin exposure Prof.dr. Gisela H. Degen, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (lfADo), Dortmund, Germany   12.15 Contributed paper: Ochratoxin A is a complete carcinogen: identification of carbon-bonded C8-OTA-dG adduct in vivo by LC-MS/MS Prof.dr. Annie Pfohl-Leszkowicz, University of Toulouse, Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, France   12.30 Adsorption kinetics of radio-labelled mycotoxins during a chronic challenge Dr. Colm A. Moran, Alltech France, France   12.45 Poster viewing     Parallel session 4 Mycotoxins – miscellaneous topics Chairs: Dr. Deepak Bhatnagar, United States Department of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, USA Jan Willem van der Kamp, M.Sc., International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC), Austria   09.15 Advances in genomics for reducing the mycotoxin problem  - a focus on aflatoxin Prof.dr. Gary A. Payne, North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology, USA   09.40 Efficacy of food processing procedures in reducing mycotoxin content: an update, with a focus on ochratoxin in grapes and wine Dr. Michele Solfrizzo, Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA), Italy   10.05 Mycotoxin residues in herbal drugs considering the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia – an approach from practice Dr. Bernhard Klier, PhytoLab, Germany   10.30 Networking break & exhibition   11.00 Contributed paper: Innovative strategies to monitor the fate of emerging Fusarium and other mycotoxins in cereals production/processing chain Prof.dr. Jana Hajšlová, Institute of Chemical Technology, Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis, Czech Republic   11.15 Contributed paper: Mushrooms vs. fungi: natural compounds from Lentinula edodes and Trametes versicolor inhibit mycotoxin biosynthesis Dr. Massimo Reverberi, Sapienzo University of Rome, Department of Plant Biology, Italy   11.30 Contributed paper: Implementing a grains mycotoxin testing programme: the Australian experience Dr. Kevin Healy, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, National Residue Survey, Australia   11.45 Spotlight presentation: Routine multi-mycotoxin screening and quantitation using UHPLC-high resolution mass spectrometry Dr. Michal Godula, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Czech Republic   12.00 Spotlight presentation: The perfect storm – DON in the US crop in 2009/2010 Dr. Ronald Niemeijer, R-Biopharm, Germany   12.15 Spotlight presentation: The multiplex mycotoxin test kit: Bayer Quality Analyzer (BQA) and Bayer Micro-Labs (BML) Dr. Jens Burmeister, Bayer Technology, Germany   12.45 Poster viewing     Parallel session 5 Analysis – multiplex detection   Chairs: Prof.dr. Rudi Krska, Universität für Bodenkultur, Department IFA-Tulln, Austria Dr. Lei Bao, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ), China   13.45 Mycotoxin analysis: what does industry need? Dr. Michele Suman, Barilla, Food Chemistry & Safety Research Unit, Italy   14.10 New strategies in sample clean-up for mycotoxins Dr. Margit Cichna-Markl, University of Vienna, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Austria   14.35 Mycotoxins and plant toxins: multi-analyte methods based on LC-MS Dr. Hans Mol, RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands   15.00 Networking break & exhibition   15.30 Antibody-based multiplexing methods for mycotoxins and marine biotoxins Prof.dr. Chris Elliott, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use, UK   15.55 Development of multiplex lateral flow immunoassays for the analysis of pyrrolizidine, tropane and ergot alkaloids Dr. Noan Nivarlet, Unisensor, Belgium   16.20 Spotlight presentation: Concurrent UHPLC-MS/MS determination of 200+ mycotoxins in food and accurate quantificaton of regulated mycotoxins using isotope labelled internal standards Dr. Franz Berthiller, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Department IFA-Tulln, Austria   16.35 Spotlight presentation: Rapid, quantitative lateral flow assays utilizing the QuickScanTM system Dr. Alan H. Davis, EnviroLogix Inc., USA   16.50 Spotlight presentation: Automation of sample clean-up for mycotoxins Perry Bastiaanse, Gilson International, the Netherlands   17.05 Spotlight presentation: A comprehensive approach to protect food and feed from mycotoxins Arpad Czeh, Soft Flow Hungary Ltd., Hungary     17.15 - 18.30 Poster viewing Parallel session 6 Joint session ILSI Europe / The World Mycotoxin Forum Agronomic practices in the mitigation of natural toxins   Chairs: Dr. Gerrit J.A. Speijers, General Health Effects, Toxicity and Safety of Food (GETS), the Netherlands Prof.dr. Naresh Magan, Cranfield University, Cranfield Health, UK   13.45 Introduction to ILSI Europe Dr. Nico van Belzen, Executive Director, ILSI Europe, Brussels, Belgium   13.55 Overview and introduction to activity on evaluation of agronomic practices in the mitigation of natural toxins Dr. Gerrit J.A. Speijers, General Health Effects, Toxicity and Safety of Food (GETS), the Netherlands   14.10 Challenges in masked mycotoxins research Prof.dr. Sarah De Saeger, Ghent University, Department of Bio-analysis, Belgium   14.35 Mycotoxins ecophysiology – prevention strategies Prof.dr. Naresh Magan, Cranfield University, Cranfield Health, UK   15.00 Networking break & exhibition   15.30 Predictive models and mycotoxins control Prof.dr. Paola Battilani, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Italy   15.55 Plant toxins – cyanogenic glycosides and alkenylbenzenes Dr. Gerrit M. Alink, Wageningen University, Section Toxicology, the Netherlands   16.20 Plant toxins – cultivated mushroom and glycoalkaloids Dr. Kirsten Pilegaard, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute, Denmark   16.45 Q&A panel discussion   17.15 - 18.30 Poster viewing   WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2010   08.30 Plenary Keynote Lecture World climate change and mycotoxins in food and water Dr. R. Russell M. Paterson, University of Minho, Department of Biological Engineering, Portugal     Parallel session 7 Anticipate the unexpected: (re)emerging natural toxins   Chair: Dr. David F. Kendra, Quaker Oats, USA   09.15 Plant toxins in the environment - new crops and invasive plant species Dr. Bjarne W. Strobel, University of Copenhagen, Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, Denmark   09.40 Toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids - problems in food and feed Dr. Helmut Wiedenfeld, Pharmazeutisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Germany   10.05 Marine biotoxins: significance and problems Dr. Mari Eskola, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Unit on Contaminants (CONTAM), Italy   10.30 Effects of climate change on emerging natural toxins in marine and plant systems Dr. Ine van der Fels, RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands and Dr. Yann Friocourt, Deltares, the Netherlands   11.00 Networking break & exhibition     Parallel session 8 Analysis – special topics   Chair: Prof.dr. Sarah De Saeger, Ghent University, Department of Bio-analysis, Belgium   09.15 Nanomaterials and micro-nanosensors and their use for mycotoxin determination Dr. Ibtisam E. Tothill, Cranfield University, Cranfield Health, UK   09.40 An alternative way to detect mycotoxins: insect sniffing! Dr. Glen C. Rains, University of Georgia, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, USA   10.05 Determination of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in plant derived oils Dr. Lei Bao, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ), China   10.30 Contributed paper: Recombinant antibody fragments for mycotoxin analysis Dr. Tarja K. Nevanen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland   10.45 Contributed paper: Development of an in vitro effect-based bioassay for lipophilic marine toxins in shellfish Dr. Ron Hoogenboom, RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands   11.00 Networking break & exhibition     Final plenary meeting Where from here?   Chairs: Hans P. van Egmond, M.Sc., RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands Dr. Gordon S. Shephard, Medical Research Council, PROMEC Unit, South Africa   11.30 Network analysis of the RASFF database: a mycotoxin perspective Prof.dr. Declan P. Naughton, Kingston University, School of Life Sciences, UK   12.00 EU policy on mycotoxins and plant toxins in feed and food: regulatory update and outlook Frans Verstraete, European Commission, Directorate-General Health and Consumers, Belgium   12.30 Closing of The World Mycotoxin Forum – 6th conference

 

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