会议名称(中文)：  2014食品安全和质量：核应用及相关技术国际研讨会 
会议名称(英文)：  International Symposium on Food Safety and Quality: Applications of Nuclear and Related Techniques 
所属学科：  核科学技术应用,环境生态  
开始日期：  2014-11-10 
结束日期：  2014-11-13 
所在国家：  奥地利 
所在城市：  奥地利 
具体地点：  Vienna, Austria 
主办单位：  国际原子能机构 

[ 会务组联系方式 ]
联系人：  Mr David H. Byron 
联系电话：  +43 1 2600 21638    
E-MAIL：  D.H.Byron@iaea.org 
 
  
会议背景介绍：  Ensuring food supply integrity is of the utmost importance in relation to food security, safety and quality, consumer protection and international trade. Control measures throughout the entire food production and supply chain are essential to maintain and assure this integrity. The fundamental purpose of the controls is to support food safety and quality, because both are essential and set the foundation for food security and consumer protection as well as facilitating both domestic and international trade.

The need for methods to monitor and verify food safety and quality is evidenced by the ever growing list of food product recalls due to contamination with, for example, Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Listeria, and incidents such as melamine, antibiotic and dioxin contamination. Food fraud (e.g. the adulteration of beef products with horse meat), the introduction of new technologies with potential food safety implications (e.g. nanotechnology) and environmental factors (e.g. climate change) further highlight the importance of continued refinement, development and innovation to improve food control measures.

Effective techniques are necessary to help assess and manage risks and protect the consumer. These include food irradiation to treat food directly, as well as other nuclear and related technologies for tracing food products in order to verify their provenance, or to detect and control contaminants. Continued research and innovation facilitate ongoing improvements in control strategies and the implementation of effective and efficient ‘farm-to-fork’ safety and quality assurance systems.

This symposium organized by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture will focus on food safety and quality, considering protection of the integrity of the food supply chain as a holistic process. In particular, it will:

· Bring together experts in the field to present contemporary and novel applications, identify gaps and discuss future perspectives and opportunities;
· Provide a forum for interdisciplinary networking between professionals from different backgrounds, including industry, national institutes, academia, and public and private bodies;
· Facilitate a broad understanding of the topics involved; and
· Promote peaceful applications of nuclear technologies.
 
征文范围及要求：  Contributions are invited on the following topics:

1. Analytical technologies for food authentication, traceability and contaminant control, including:
· Isotopic and elemental ‘fingerprinting’ for food traceability and authenticity
· Analytical methods to detect adulterants and contaminants in food
· Tests to detect and authenticate irradiated food

2. Food irradiation — new technological approaches and applications for reducing food waste and food losses, as well as improving food security and safety, including:
· Shelf life extension
· Microbiological decontamination
· Insect disinfestation (quarantine treatment)

3. Climate change and other environmental and related factors that impact food safety and quality, with a focus on the following areas:
· Integrated analytical techniques for food safety and environmental sustainability
· Applications of food irradiation and analytical techniques to moderate damages associated with climate change
· The use of radiotracers and stable isotopes for transfer studies and contaminant traceability

4. Chemometrics, statistical methods and predictive models in food analysis
5. Emerging threats to the integrity of the food supply chain and potential control techniques
6. International guidelines/standards/regulations for consumer protection and international trade