INC participated in the 3rd International Congress on Food and Nutrition, Antalya, Turkey, 22-25 April 2009. The event was aimed at highlighting the most important and emerging areas of food and nutrition sciences.

Hosted by TUBITAK Marmara Research Center Food Institute, the Congress gathered about 370 participants, among food scientists, technologists, nutritionists, and medical professionals. There were 27 sessions, 122 oral presentations and 175 poster presentations on organic farming, food quality and safety, nutrition, health, functional foods, and nutraceuticals, phytochemicals and natural anioxidants, and new techniques in food analysis, among others.

Mr. Pino Calcagni, Chairman of the INC Scientific and Government Affairs Committee, moderated the session “Nuts and Health: Beyond Hard Shell”, on Wednesday, 22 April, along with Dr. Fereidoon Shahidi from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, and gave a presentation on production and market trends for nuts and dried fruits, and a review on policies and regulations.

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