2005, Volume IX, Issue 2

Symposia and Conferences

• Ochratoxin A in Grapes and Wine: Prevention and Control…
• The World Mycotoxin Forum will be held in Noordwijk aan Zee,the Netherlands on November 10–11,2005…

Recent Publications & Books

• Collection of Occurrence Data of Fusarium Toxins in Food and Assessment of Dietary Intake by the Population of EU Member States…
• An Overview on Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Europe…
• Mycotoxins in Food: Detection and Control…

REGULATORY NEWS

• Last year’s discovery of high levels of aflatoxins in Hungarian paprika raised concerns about regulatory compliance in Europe…
• Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC) proposed draft maximum levels of 15 μg/kg total aflatoxins in unprocessed almonds, hazelnuts, and pistachios…
• Commission of European Communities issued a directive setting out sampling and analysis procedures for official control of the Fusarium toxins deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEA),T-2, and HT-2…
• Mycotoxin regulations in the European Union have continued to rapidly change and proliferate,…

Summaries of Symposia & Meetings

• The Second International Symposium on FusariumHead Blight was held under the auspices of the U.S.Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative on December 11–15, 2004, in Orlando, Florida.…
• The 11th Annual FDA Science Forum:Advancing Public Health through Innovative Science, held April 27–28, 2005, in Washington D.C.…
• A conference entitled Cereal Mycotoxins: Managing Fusarium, a Supply Chain Approach in Peterborough, UK, on May 5–May 10, 2005…

News from International Agencies

• The latest progress report on the joint International Coffee Organization/FAO project Enhancement of Coffee Quality through Mold Prevention was presented…

Achievements

• Stephen Powers, Ph.D., has been appointed Director of Research and Development at the Boston-based immunoassay manufacturer VICAM.…
• World-renowned mycotoxin expert Gerald N.Wogan has been awarded the 2005 Charles S.Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation for his groundbreaking research on the relationship between aflatoxin exposure and liver cancer…

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