Natural Preservatives in Food Systems

March 30 to 31, 2005 in the Radisson Hotel, Princeton, New Jersey, USA


 

Tentative Program

 

 

Program (Tentative)

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

 

 

7:00- AM

Registration and Breakfast

 

8:15

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Organizer

ISHS Representative, Dr. Richard Zimmerman

Rutgers University Representative, Dr. Jozef Kokini

Rutgers University Representative

 

I. Perspectives in Food Preservatives

Convener: Dr. Chaim Frenkel

8:30

The Natural Way to Grow Your Business

Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan, President

Sloan Trends Inc. Escondido, California

USA     

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9:30

Natural Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Solutions for Food Protection from Danisco

Cathy Dorko, Product Manager, Food

Safety & Protection, Danisco, Kansas USA    

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10:00

Morning Break

 

10:30

Isoflavonoid Phytoestrogens:Phytochemical Engineering for Human Health?

 

Dr. Richard A. Dixon, Director, Plant

Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble

Foundation, Oklahoma, USA

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II. Antioxidants

Convener: Dr. Karen M. Schaich

11:15

Evaluation of Natural Antioxidants in Food Systems.

  

Dr. Edwin Frankel, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, California USA

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12:00

Lunch

 

1:30AM

Potential Health Benefits of Antioxidants in Foods

John W. Finley, Chief Technology Officer, A.M. Todd, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania USA

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2:15

Developing a Rational Basis for Selection of Antioxidant Screening and Testing Methods

 

Dr. Karen M. Schaich, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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2:45

Natural Antioxidants from Plants and Their Mechanisms of Action

 

Dr. Chi-Tang Ho, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey  USA

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3:30

Afternoon Break

 

 

III. Application of Preservatives

Convener: Daphna Havkin-Frenkel

4:00

Extending Shelf-Life With Vacuum/Gas Packaging--New Horizons and Opportunities

 

Stanley Sacharow, The Packaging Group, Inc., East Brunswick, New Jersey USA

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4:30

Biodegradable Active Packaging Based on Controlled Release of Volatile Natural Antimicrobials from Cyclodextrins

Dr. Per V. Nielsen, Center for Process Biotechnology, BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK

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5:30

Poster Presentation:

6:00 - 7:30

Cocktail Hour

 

 

 Thursday, March 31, 2005

 

7:30 AM

Breakfast

 

 

IV. Antimicrobials Preservatives

Convener:  Dr. Thomas J. Montville and Dr. John Brooker

8:30

Food Antimicrobials: Back to Nature

 

Dr. P. Michael Davidson

Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Tennessee USA

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9:15

Natural Product Screening for Antibacterial Agents

 

 

Dr. Lynn L. Silver, LL Silver Consulting

Springfield, New Jersey, USA

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10:00

Morning Break

 

10:30

The Changing Face of Foodborne Pathogens.

 

Dr. Thomas J. Montville Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey  USA

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11:15

Bacteriocins: Natural Antimicrobials as Effective Food Preservatives

 

 

Dr. Michael L. Chikindas, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey  USA

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12:00

Lunch

 

 

V. Applications of Natural 

   Preservatives

Convener: Dr. Shimshon Ben Yeoshua  and

 Dr. Nativ Dudai

 1:30

Improving Quality and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables After Harvest by the Use of Bio-Control Agents and Natural Materials

Dr. Samir Droby, Department of Postharvest Science, ARO, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

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2:15

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Essential Oils: Their Potential Application in the Food Industries

 

 

Dr. Katja Svoboda,  Scottish Agricultural College, Scotland, UK

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3:00

Afternoon Break

 

3:30

The American Cranberry: Evolution for Fruit Preservation

 

 

Dr. Nicholi Vorsa, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey  USA

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4:00

Natural Preservatives in Grape Berry and Wine

 

 

Hans van der Mheen, Applied Pant Research PPO-Lelystad, The Netherlands

Hans Jensema, Ropapharm International, Zaandam, The Netherlands

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4:30

Approving Preservatives: Not a “Natural” Process

George A. Burdock, Burdock Group, Vero Beach, Florida, USA

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 5:30

Meeting Closing 

 

 

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