3rd IMEKOFOODS Conference - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Oct. 1st-4th 2017

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is organizing, with the Technical Committee 23 “Metrology in Food and Nutrition” of the International Measurement Confederation - IMEKO, 3^rd IMEKOFOODS Conference “Metrology Promoting Harmonization and Standardization in the Agrofood Sector”, which will take place in Thessaloniki (Greece) on Oct. 1^st-4^th 2017. The Conference will be organized with oral as poster sessions, as well as with special sessions, workshops and training courses on selected topics. Main topics covered by the programme are: model development and assessment (Structure – activity prediction models; Shelf life models; Predictive models in food microbiology; Exposure predictive models; Human digestion models; Experimental design models; Other models), Method development and evaluation (New methods and devices; Reference materials; Method validation; Quality, authenticity, traceability and safety criteria/markers; Omics approaches), Data evaluation and uses (Metrological traceability; Measurement uncertainty; Sensory analysis; Chemometrics; Food composition databases; Data transferability), Product standardization and certification (Natural products/extracts; Pharmafoods; Medical foods; Food supplements; Imitation foods; Religious certificates; Allergens; PDOs / PGIs / organic foods/ traditional speciality guaranteed; Nutrition and health claims). The conference is promoted by PRO-METROFOOD.

Conference website: http://imekofoods3.web.auth.gr

Past editions:

2^nd IMEKOFOODS "Metrology Promoting Objective and Measurable Food Quality & Safety" -  October 2^nd-5^th 2016, Benevento (Italy)

1^st IMEKOFOODS "Metrology Promoting Objective and Measurable Food Quality & Safety" -  October 12^th-15^th 2014, Rome (Italy)