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IUPAC / GDCh
Symposia on the Environment and Food

Freie Universitat Berlin, August 1999

Contributions of Chemistry to Sustainable Food Production
Thursday August 12, 9:00 - 13:00
Inorganic Chemistry Lecture Hall

Objectives:

Sustainable food production must yield sufficient quantities of high quality agricultural commodities yet minimise adverse impacts on human health and the environment. This symposium will focus on contemporary issues related to sustainable food production and the practical ways in which chemistry is contributing toward their resolution.

Programme:

Chairman: Dr Kenneth Racke, USA

Determining the Authenticity of Foods
Dr Elke Anklam, Italy
Development and Registration of Reduced Risk Pesticides
Dr Kenneth Racke, USA
Environmental Chemistry and Evaluation of Best Management Practices for Crop Protection Technologies
Prof. Alan Felsot, USA
Transgenic Crops: Impact on the Use of Agrochemicals and the Environment
Dr Harry Kuiper, The Netherlands
Progress in Codex with the Acute Dietary Intake Assessment of Pesticide Residues
Denis Hamilton, Australia
Food Application and Quality Assurance of Oils and Fats
Dr Albrecht Dieffenbacher, Switzerland

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