Programme outline
Programme outline
This was our programme during the 12th conference of the World Mycotoxin Forum, and the first WMFmeetsAsia:
VIEW PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2020
| 13.00 – 13.15 | Opening of WMFmeetsAsia |
| 13.15 – 13.30 | Introduction and overview of the conference |
| 13.30 – 15.30 | PLENARY SESSION Sharing knowledge and experience across boundaries – rolling into Asia |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Networking break & poster viewing |
| 16.00 – 16.45 | Company pitches* |
| 16.45 – 17.30 | Speed presentations** |
| 17.30 – 19.00 | Poster viewing & drinks – sponsored by R-biopharm |
* Short presentations by sponsors to inspire the audience to visit their booths
** Short presentations by selected poster presenters to provide an overview of their research
TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2020
| 08.30 – 10.30 | SESSION 1 Regulations for mycotoxins: ‘Tour de Asia’ |
SESSION 2 Mycotoxin occurence, exposure and health risks |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Networking break and poster viewing | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | SESSION 3 Mycotoxin detoxification: where do we stand? |
SESSION 2
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| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch break & poster viewing | Workshop R-Biopharm RIDA©SMART APP and QualiT™ Your first line of defence against mycotoxins in food & feed |
| 13.30 – 15.15 |
SESSION 4
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SESSION 5 M |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | Networking break & poster viewing | |
| 15.45 – 17.15 | SESSION 4 (continued) |
SESSION 6 (Multi)mycotoxin analysis |
| 19.30 – 22.00 | Conference dinner (reservations only) |
WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2020
| 08.30 – 10.30 | PLENARY SESSION EUROPEmeetsASIA – Mitigation of mycotoxins during food processing – lessons and practical guidance from recent European studies and applicability to SE Asia |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Networking break & poster viewing |
| 11.00 – 12.15 | PLENARY SESSION Beyond mycotoxins: addressing high-priority food safety challenges |
| 12.15 – 12.30 | |
| 12.30 – 12.50 | Top Five Answers learned at WMFmeetsAsia |
| 12.50 – 13.00 | Looking forward to WMFmeetsITALY |
| 13.00 | Closing of WMFmeetsASIA |
MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2020
13.00 - 15.30 | PLENARY SESSION: SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ACROSS BOUNDARIES - ROLLING INTO ASIA
Contamination of agricultural products by mycotoxins has become an important issue worldwide. Asia contributes a very large part of the globe with most countries in the tropical and subtropical regions favouring fungal growth and mycotoxin production. What are the key challenges the Asian region is facing?
| Chairs | Prof. Rudolf Krska, BOKU Vienna, Austria Prof. Chris Elliott, Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| 13.00 | Opening of WMFmeetsASIA |
| 13.15 | Introduction and overview of the conference Prof. Rudolf Krska, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria Prof. Chris Elliott, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| 13.30 | Multi-sectoral partnership to achieve Food Safety Capacity Building Matt Kovac, Food Industry Asia (FIA), Singapore |
| 13.55 | Mycotoxins in the Asian region: a multi-annual survey Dr. Gerd Schatzmayr, Biomin Research Center, Austria |
| 14.20 | What climate change means for fungi, mycotoxins, and food & feed safety in the regions of Asia Prof. Naresh Magan, Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute, Cranfield University, UK |
| 14.45 | Getting from farm to fork: analytical tools for integration of mycotoxin management in the Asian food production chain Ronald Niemeijer, M. Sc., R-Biopharm AG, Germany |
| 15.10 | ASEAN policy on mycotoxins: past, present and future Dr. Surmsuk Salakpetch, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand |
| 15.30 | Networking break and poster viewing |
16.00 - 19.00 | PLENARY SESSION: COMPANY PITCHES AND SPEED PRESENTATIONS
| Chair | Rudolf Krska, BOKU Vienna, Austria |
| 16.00 | Company pitches Short presentations (5-minutes) by sponsors to inspire the audience to visit their booths |
| 16.45 | Speed presentations Short presentations (6-minutes) by selected poster presenters to provide an overview of their research |
| 17.30 | Poster viewing & drinks – sponsored by R-biopharm |
| 19.00 | End of conference day 1 |
TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2020
08.30 - 10.30 | SESSION 1: MYCOTOXINS IN THE FOOD & FEED CHAIN: 'TOUR DE ASIA'
What about the regulations and risk management programmes to protect humans and animals from the potential health risks posed by mycotoxins? An overview of activities in Asian countries will be presented.
| Chair | Dr. Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Thammasat University, Thailand |
| 08.30 | Mycotoxins: the regulatory framework and challenges in India Dr. Deepa Bhajekar, d technology, India |
| 08.50 | Recent regulatory history regarding mycotoxins in China Cathy Yu, Food Business Division, Hangzhou REACH Technology Group Co., Ltd. (CIRS Group), China |
| 09.10 | Japan in focus: a close look at regulatory issues for mycotoxins and recent advances in mycotoxin research Prof. Shoshei Sakuda, Department of Biosciences, Teikyo University, Japan |
| 09.30 | Regulations relating to mycotoxins in food and feed in Thailand Dr. Warapa Mahakarnchanakul, Department of Food Science and Technology, Kasetsart University, Thailand |
| 09.50 | Mycotoxins: regulation and risk management in Indonesia Prof. Endang S. Rahayu, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia |
| 10.10 | Mycotoxins in agricultural crops: a review on occurence and regulations in the Philippines Dr. Mark A. Balendres, Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines |
| 10.30 | Networking break and poster viewing |
08.30 - 12.05 | SESSION 2: MYCOTOXIN OCCURENCE, EXPOSURE, AND HEALTH RISKS
Recent developments and challenges in relation to the impact of mycotoxins on human and animal health will be reviewed.
| Chairs | Dr. Amnart Poapolathep, Kasetsart University, Thailand Prof. Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi, Azabu University, Japan |
| 08.30 | Occurence of toxigenic black aspergilli and their mycotoxins production in agricultural products in Thailand Dr. Amara Chinaphuti, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative, Thailand |
| 08.50 | Biological monitoring and exposure assessment for mycotoxins in inhabitants of Bangladesh Dr. Nurshad Ali, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh |
| 09.10 | Multiple mycotoxins and health risk monitoring of selected Thai foods Dr. Saranya Poapolathep, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Thailand |
| 09.30 | Assessment of fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination in pre- and post-harvest rice in Vietnam Liên Phan Thi Kim, Faculty of Food Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry, Vietnam |
| 09.50 | Mycotoxins in aquaculture: an overlooked risk? Dr. Rui A. Gonçalves, Lucta, Spain |
| 10.10 | Mycotoxin tolerance by black soldier flies and mealworms Dr. Ine van der Fels-Klerx, Wageningen Food Safety Research, the Netherlands |
| 10.30 | Networking break and poster viewing |
| 11.00 | Impact of mycotoxins on gut health and microbiota Dr. Sabran Mohd-Redzwan, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia |
| 11.20 | Toxicological characteristics of fusarenon-X in animals and human T cells Dr. Amnart Poapolathep, Department of Pharmacology, Kasetsart University, Thailand |
| 11.40 | A possible involvement of mycotoxin exposure in the development of allergic disease Dr. Tomoki Fukuyama, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan |
| 12.00 | Thailand Risk Assessment Centre (TRAC) and ASEAN Risk Assessment Centre for Food Safety (ARAC): aflatoxins risk assessment case study Dr. Songsak Srianujata, Thai Society of Toxicology, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University and Thailand Risk Assessment and Surveillance Center, Thailand |
11.00 - 12.30 | SESSION 3: MYCOTOXIN DETOXIFICATION: WHERE DO WE STAND?
A collection of ongoing research and promising strategies will be presented.
| Chair | Dr. Warapa Mahakarnchanakul, Kasetsart University, Thailand |
| 11.00 | Promising detoxification strategies to mitigate mycotoxins in food and feed Dr. Ting Zhou, Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada |
| 11.20 | Biological detoxification of mycotoxins in the feed chain Prof. Yang Liu, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China |
| 11.40 | Innovative feed additives for mycotoxin decontamination Dr. Antonio F. Logrieco, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Italy |
| 12.00 | Mitigating mycotoxin contamination with yeast cell wall technology in an AGP-free production system Dr. Anhao Wang, Canadian Bio-Systems Inc., Canada |
| 12.15 | The effectiveness of Durian peel as a multi-mycotoxin adorbent, Saowalak Adunphatcharaphon, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand |
| 12.30 | Lunch and poster viewing |
12.30 - 13.30 | WORKSHOP R-BIOPHARM: RIDA©SMART APP and QualiT™ - Your first line of defence against mycotoxins in food & feed
Sponsored by R-Biopharm, Germany and Trilogy Analytical Laboratory, USA
Mycotoxin contaminations of food and feed have a huge economic impact. Mycotoxin contaminations of crops are unavoidable, but mycotoxins can be managed. During the entire process from field to food or feed critical steps can be identified to monitor mycotoxins. For this approach a mobile, easy to use tool to make quick, on-site decisions is essential. Lateral flow-based test are well accepted methods for this. For a quantitative result a lab environment was still required. R-Biopharm now presents the next generation in rapid, on-site mycotoxin testing. We have developed an app, which allows you to use your smartphone as a lateral flow reader.
But that is just one part of the story. You want to be sure you are making the correct decisions as well. QualiT™ is a toolbox developed by Trilogy Analytical Laboratory for quality control in mycotoxin analysis. QualiT™ offers (certified) reference materials, both as pure material and as well as naturally contaminated materials, quality control materials and analytical standards. Besides that, Trilogy offers additional useful tools for sample preparation and sample clean-up and knowledge database, collecting 20 years of experience as an (ISO 17025 accredited) food testing lab, specialised in mycotoxin, allergen mycotoxin binder testing.
13.30 - 17.30 | SESSION 4: MINIMISING MYCOTOXIN CONTAMINATION
This session will focus on recent research and promising approaches to minimise mycotoxin contamination throughout the food & feed chain from different perspectives.
| Chairs | Dr. Guangtao Zhang, Mars Global Food Safety Center, China Prof. Chiara Dall’Asta, University of Parma, Italy |
| 13.00 | Chairs introduction |
| 13.35 | Understanding soil-fungal-plant interactions as key steps in the development of strategies to minimise mycotoxin exposure Dr. Gal Winter, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Australia |
| 13.55 | Mycotoxin mixtures in the rice food chain: current situation, and pre- and post-harvest strategies to minimise contamination Dr. Armando Venâncio, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal |
| 14.15 | Differences in pre-harvest practices linked to the occurence of Fusarium species and fumonisins in maize in Vietnam Trang Minh Tran, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 14.35 | Mycotoxins in human breast milk: challenges and perspectives Dr. Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Department of food Science, State University of Campinas, Brazil |
| 14.55 | Novel intervention strategies to mitigate mycotoxins in feed Dr. Paul Bruinenberg, Trouw Nutrition, the Netherlands |
| 15.15 | Networking break and poster viewing |
| 15.45 |
Bile acids – protecting liver and gallbladder: an innovative solution to mycotoxin |
| 16.00 | Mycotoxins and probiotics interaction: an approach for improving food safety Dr. Hani El-Nezami, School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 16.20 | Empowering national systems to mitigate mycotoxins: Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab Nedal and Bangladesh highlights Dr. Jagger Harvey, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, USA |
| 16.40 | Strengthening the food value chain through introducing traceability from farm-to-fork: a case study of aflatoxin Dr. Saikat Datta Mazumdar, Agribusiness and Innovation Platform, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India |
| 17.00 | Effect of water activity and temperature on growth of Aspergillus flavus, expression of aflatoxin biosynthetic genes and production of aflatoxin in food Prof. Fuguo Xing, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China |
| 17.20 | The model of the everted duodenum of broilers in the study of efficacy of mycotoxin adsorbents Prof. Jelena Nedeljkovic, Department of Animal Nutrition and Botany, University of Belgrade, Serbia |
| 17.35 | Modified zeolite decreases toxic effects of mycotoxins in whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Prof Nantarika Chansue, Veterinary Medical Aquatic Animal Research Centre, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
| 17.45 | Chair’s summary |
| 17.50 | End of conference day 2 |
13.30 - 15.15 | SESSION 5: MYTOOLBOX: SMART STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE MYCOTOXIN MANAGEMENT ALONG THE CHAIN - FOCUS ON ASIA
The project MyToolBox funded by the European Commission aims at reducing the mycotoxin contamination throughout the food and feed chain by integrating different disciplines and research into an ICT tool that assists stakeholders in decision making. A summary of project outcomes relevant to the Asian region will be presented.
| Chair | Dr. Monique de Nijs, Wageningen Food Safety Research, the Netherlands |
| 13.30 | What can be achieved when novel and fully integrated management strategies reducing and controlling mycotoxins are developed and applied to food and feed chaings? Prof. Rudolf Krska, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria |
| 13.50 | Real-time decision support systems for better silo management of stored Asian commodities Prof. Naresh Magan, Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute, Cranfield University, UK |
| 14.10 | The influence of processing parameters on the mitigation of deoxynivalenol during industrial baking Dr Michele Suman, Barilla SpA, Italy |
| 14.30 | Performance of feed additives for the detoxification of fumonisins in swine and aflatoxins in cattle Dr. Jinquan Wang, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China |
| 14.50 | MyToolBox E-platform for mycotoxin prevention and control along the chain Dr. Ine van der Fels-Klerx, Wageningen Food Safety Research, the Netherlands |
| 15.15 | Networking and poster viewing |
15.45 - 17.30 | SESSION 6: (MULTI-)MYCOTOXIN ANALYSIS
From sampling to multi-mycotoxin analysis, from rapid screening to quantitative methods, and from method development to validation: an update.
| Chairs | Dr. Kaushik Banerjee, National Research Centre for Grapes Dr. Sheryl Tittlemier, Canadian Grain Commision, Canada |
| 15.45 | Revisiting the sampling, sample preparation, and analytical variability associated with testing wheat for deoxynivalenol Dr. Sheryl Tittlemier, Grain Research Laboratory, Canadian Grain Commission, Canada |
| 16.00 | Challenges of developing mycotoxin proficiency testing, reference material, and certified reference material for Asian food matrices Dr. Bhadresh J. Desai, R-Biopharm Neugen Pvt. Ltd., India |
| 16.15 |
LC-MS/MS based strategies for the quantitative determination and characterisation of mycotoxin contamination in cereal-based foods |
| 16.30 | Development evaluation, and validation of rapid screening methods for mycotoxins Prof. Peiwu Li, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China |
| 16.45 | Mycotoxin biomarkers analysis: current situation and future challenges Dr. Arnau Vidal, Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 17.00 | Trends in mycotoxin contamination of various food commodities: recent findings from Singapore’s food safety monitoring programme Joachim Chua, National Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, Singapore |
| 17.15 |
How to find the risk of aflatoxin occurrence in agricultural products in advance? |
| 17.30 | End of conference day 2 |
19.30 - 22.00 | CONFERENCE DINNER (reservation only)
The exact location and further details will be announced in the personal invitation. Please note that the conference dinner is only accessible
WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2020
08.30 - 10.30 | PLENARY SESSION: EUROPEmeetsASIA - Mitigation of mycotoxins during food processing - lessons and practical guidance from recent European studies and applicability to SE Asia
This session is made possible through the support of ILSI Europe’s Process-Related Compounds and Natural Toxins Task Force and ILSI Southeast Asia Region’s Food Safety and Risk Assessment Cluster
| Chair | Dr. Michele Suman, Barilla SpA, Italy and ILSI Europe Chair of the Processing Contaminants & Natural Toxins Task Force |
| Rapporteur | Geoffry Smith, President, ILSI Southeast Asian Region, Singapore |
| 08.30 | Introduction to ILSI Europe and the Practical Guidance on Mycotoxin Mitigation along Food Processing Dr. Michele Suman, Barilla SpA, Italy and ILSI Europe Chair of the Processing Contaminants & Natural Toxins Task Force |
| 08.50 | Toxicological assessment of process-related mycotoxins at a regulatory level – state of the art Dr. Paula Alvito, Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health, Portugal |
| 09.10 | In-depth analysis: how to manage the cereals and cereal-based food production chain mitigating mycotoxins Dr. Johan De Meester |
| 09.30 | The application of the mycotoxin mitigation guidance at an ASEAN level in coffee production – a case study Dr. Jonathan Barcelo |
| 09.50 | Remaining gaps and challenges on mycotoxin mitigation in Southeast Asia Elias Rito, The European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc), Belgium |
| 10.10 |
Roundtable discussion on the toxicology, occurrence and risk assessment of mycotoxins |
| 10.30 | Networking break and poster viewing |
11.00 - 13.00 | PLENARY SESSION: BEYOND MYCOTOXINS - ADDRESSING HIGH-PRIORITY FOOD SAFETY CHALLENGES
Looking beyond the mycotoxin horizon, what’s up?
| Chairs | Prof. Rudolf Krska, BOKU Vienna, Austria Prof. Chris Elliott, Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| 11.00 | Beyond mycotoxins: plant toxins! Dr. Monique de Nijs, EU Reference Laboratory Mycotoxins & Plant Toxins and Wageningen Food Safety Research, the Netherlands |
| 11.25 | Food & feed fraud: mycotoxins and beyond Prof. Chris Elliott, Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| 11.50 | Finding new solutions to help address high-priority food safety challenges Dr. Guangtao Zhang, Global Food Safety Center Mars, China |
| 12.15 | Best Poster Award presentation |
| 12.30 | Fop Five Answers learned at WMFmeetsASIA |
| 12.50 | Looking forward to WMFmeetsITALY |
| 13.00 | Closing of WMFmeetsASIA |
13.00 | CLOSING OF WMFmeetsASIA 2020
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