The 2nd Kiel Food Science Symposium will be held from May 22-23, 2012, at the Max Rubner-Institut, Location Kiel, Germany.

The aim of this international symposium, which takes place in a 2-year rhythm, is:

• to offer a scientific platform for representatives from academia, industry, food authorities and policy,
• to stimulate the presentation of up-to-date research activities,
• to obtain information on new developments and
• to exchange views with colleagues from many countries on scientific progress and applications.

The symposium will address various aspects of scientific research on:
• Functional Food (first day)
• Food Safety (second day)
with a focus on dairy products and seafood.

Plenary Lectures
Internationally recognized experts will present plenary lectures:

• Prof. H.G. Kristinsson, Icelandic Food Research, Rey-kjavík, Iceland: unctional food from marine resources
• Prof. R.J. FitzGerald, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland: ioactive peptides from food proteins
• PD Dr. L. Beutin, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany: EHEC in food - current state of knowledge
• Prof. A. Lopata, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, ustralia: Health risk of parasites in fish.

For further information see: mri.bund.de/en/de/home.html.