ILSI Europe hosts, sponsors, and co-organises a variety of scientific events. These include independent symposia, workshops, webinars, hands-on scientific trainings and sessions held as part of the program of larger scientific conferences or professional meetings.
Explore below our past events for recordings, agendas, copies of presentations, meeting summaries and other reports.
Past Events
Cronobacter in the Spotlight: New Insights Into a Known Organism
13/07/2022
Webinar, GoToWebinar
This webinar was organised by ILSI Europe’s Microbiological Food Safety Task Force in collaboration with IAFP.
15th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota and Health – IPC2022
27/06/2022 – 30/06/2022
Bratislava, Slovakia
Practical Guidance on the Application of Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) – Final Webinar 23 June 2022 – 14.00-15.00 CEST
23/06/2022
Webinar, Zoom
Gut-Brain Axis Panel Session – ‘The microbiota–gut–brain axis: pathways to better brain health. Perspectives on what we know, what we need to investigate and how to put knowledge into practice’
25/05/2022
The Hague, Netherlands
Nutritional Strategies to Support Healthy Aging
10/05/2022
Webinar, Zoom
- Mis-identifications of Cronobacter
- 10 year analysis of an outbreak. Part 1: PFGE
- 10 year analysis of an outbreak. Part 2: MLST, SNP, CRISPR-cas
- PubMLST analysis of FDA Michigan isolates
- Advanced cgMLST: neonatal meningitic pathovar C. sakazakii CC4
About the webinar
Cronobacter spp. is generally known to survive for long times in dry environments and can also form biofilms. Due to these characteristics the genus is ubiquitous in the environment, and has been isolated from different sources: water, soil, dust, cereals, animal products, herbs, spices and others. Cronobacter spp. (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) was also identified as causative agent in foodborne outbreaks, esp. leading to severe infections, and even death, in infants. Since the majority of cases are in neonates and even premature neonates, the main food product involved is powdered infant formula for babies of 0-6 months. The organism is very robust in surviving dry conditions and is even more difficult to control in dry factory environments than Salmonella. The persistence of these organisms also led to re-occurring outbreaks, fortunately not frequently, but consistent. In this webinar, we started with a short introduction to the organism and then discussed more details, which are relevant for Cronobacter spp. controls, with an expert panel on subjects like: epidemiology, ecology, persistence, sampling, detection and identification methods, microbiological criteria, and preventive measures. The audience was invited to send in questions beforehand.
Learning Objectives:
- Epidemiology, Ecology, Persistence, Sampling, Detection and Identification Methods
- Microbiological Criteria
- Preventive measures
Speakers
- Prof. Seamus Fanning, University of Dublin, IE
- Dr Roy Betts, Campden BRI Group, UK
- Prof. Marcel Zwietering, University of Wageningen, NL
- Mr Francois Bourdichon, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, IT
- Prof. Stephen Forsythe, Guest lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, HK and Advisor to Center for Food Safety, Stellenbosch University, ZA
Moderator
- Dr Anett Winkler, Cargill, DE
Contact
For more information on this digital event, please contact Dr Konrad Korzeniowski, Scientific Project Manager at kkorzeniowski@ilsieurope.be.
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Download the full event report here
Speakers
Tuesday, 28 June 2022Prof. Sean, Gibbons - Institute for Systems Biology, US
Leveraging the microbiome to predict personalized responses to dietary, pre- and probiotic interventions Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Prof. Colette Shortt - University of Ulster
Gut Brain Axis: Looking Ahead Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Dr Arthur Ouwehand - IFF, FI
Updated concise monograph on Dietary Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota in Human Health Thursday, 30 June 2022
Dr Benjamin Jensen - University of Copenhagen, DK
Mapping of probiotics and their activities in the small intestine compared to the colon Booth
ILSI Europe was present as exhibitor. We showcased our current activities/scientific portfolio and discussed membership opportunities.
For more details and registration, please visit the event's website.
Contact InformationMs Naomi Venlet - ILSI Europe Scientific Project Manager (nvenlet@ilsieurope.be)
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Watch the webinar here
Globally there is an increased interest amongst government agencies, industry and academic experts in the integration of risk assessment as a part of allergen management, including as input into decisions on precautionary allergen labelling (PAL). Despite the increased maturity of allergen risk assessment approaches, which includes basic criteria on how calculations can be performed, there is a lack of consensus on practical deployment. This is a significant gap, as only with such consensus across all stakeholders and especially food operators can there be more accurate and meaningful PAL.
Through a series of stakeholder workshops, this project defined consensus on the methodologies needed for quantitative risk assessment by food business operators, and their implementation:
- Introduction to the New ILSI Europe Activity on Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment, 29 June 2020
- Protected: Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment - Digital Event, 29 October 2020
- Core Concepts: Food intake, data conversion, carry-over calculation, and prevalence of food allergy, 29 April 2021
- Incidents - characteristics of contamination, 7 May 2021
- Core Concepts: Sampling and analysis, 18 May 2021
- Incidents - communication, 1st June 2021
- Communication across the supply chain, 29 July 2021
- Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) - 2nd Digital Event 22 and 24 June 2021
- Food Allergen Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) - 3rd Digital Event 20 and 23 September 2021
The EG published a peer-reviewed publication (here) and released a practical guidance (Black and White Report) (here).
During the final webinar, we presented the chapters summaries of the Practical Guidance (Black & White Report) including Communication Across Supply Chains, Management of Operations, Management of Incidents and Overarching Core Concepts.
Programme
- Welcome and Introduction
Dr Benjamin Remington, University of Nebraska, US
Dr Michael Walker, Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC), UK
- Communication Across Supply Chains
Dr Benjamin Remington, University of Nebraska, US - Management of Operations
Dr Marty Blom, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), NL
- Management of Incidents
Dr Neil Buck, General Mills, CH - Overarching Core Concepts
Prof. René Crevel, René Crevel Consulting, UK
- Questions & Answers
- Concluding Remarks
Dr Benjamin Remington, University of Nebraska,US
Dr Michael Walker, Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC), UK
Participation was free but registration was required. Please click here to register. Contact
Scientific Program
Torben Koenig - ILSI Europe Scientific Project Manager (tkoenig@ilsieurope.be)
Toula Aslanidis - ILSI Europe Project Assistant (taslanidis@ilsieurope.be) Registration
Hugo Costa, ILSI Europe Event Officer & Office Assistant (hcosta@ilsieurope.be)
For more information about the Food Allergy (FA) Task Force, click here
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AbstractUnderstanding the impact of the microbiota on the gut brain axis is key to exploring prophylactic or therapeutic approaches. The complexity and interindividual diversity of the gut microbiota, the impact of environment, diet, drugs and stresses, make it difficult to manage or manipulate the microbiota. Learnings from animal models, especially humanised rodent models, from 3D brain and gut organoids or advanced co-culture systems, can help understand the complex interactions between the host and his/her microbiota.
New sophisticated diagnostic tools applied in humans allow to not only know "who" is there, but also "what are they doing there". When applied on a large number of people, healthy and diseased, accumulated data will feed artificial intelligence algorithms, permitting to identify high-risk patients at an early stage, determine imbalances, whether microbiological, immunological, endocrinological or metabolic in nature, and suggest possible prophylactic interventions to mitigate risks.
Abstract based on Chakrabarti et al., Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2022) 79:80 ; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-021-04060-w
Moderator
- Prof. Colette Shortt, University of Ulster (UK)
Panelists
- Dr Bruno Pot, Yakult Europe (NL)
- Dr David Vauzour, University of East Anglia (UK)
- Dr Lesley Hoyles, Nottingham Trent University (UK)
- Dr Elaine Patterson, Novozymes OneHealth (IE)
This event was organised by the Gut-Brain Axis Initiative of ILSI Europe
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On May 10th, ILSI Europe organised a free webinar on nutritional strategies to support healthy ageing. In the last century, we have added 30+ years to our life expectancies, but healthspan has not kept pace. We cannot reverse ageing, but we can extend our healthspan by changing our lifestyle. Please join us as we explore nutrition to improve health and age!
Dr Everson Nunes presented the latest insights on the current scientific evidence from randomized clinical trials regarding dietary protein supplementation to increase lean mass and strength. Prof. Philip Calder described findings from human trials that have investigated the effect of bioactive omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) on muscle protein turnover and on muscle mass and function. Possible mechanisms of action will be described. Lastly, Prof. Sue Shapses described how protein has multiple effects on maintaining a healthy body with aging, including evidence for bone health.
Speakers
- Dr Everson Nunes - Exercise Metabolism Research Group, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA
- Prof. Philip Calder - Professor of Nutritional Immunology, University of Southampton, UK
- Prof. Sue Shapses - Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, US
Chair
- Prof. Claire Gaudichon - Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE,UMR PNCA, Paris, France
This webinar was supported by the Health Benefits Assessment of Foods Task Force
ContactFor more information on this webinar, please contact Ms Naomi Venlet, Scientific Project Manager, at nvenlet@ilsieurope.be.
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Whitepaper Report from the Webinar published in Food Magazine HERE
'Cronobacter videos recorded by Prof. Steve Forsythe'
- Mis-identifications of Cronobacter
- 10 year analysis of an outbreak. Part 1: PFGE
- 10 year analysis of an outbreak. Part 2: MLST, SNP, CRISPR-cas
- PubMLST analysis of FDA Michigan isolates
- Advanced cgMLST: neonatal meningitic pathovar C. sakazakii CC4
About the webinar
Cronobacter spp. is generally known to survive for long times in dry environments and can also form biofilms. Due to these characteristics the genus is ubiquitous in the environment, and has been isolated from different sources: water, soil, dust, cereals, animal products, herbs, spices and others. Cronobacter spp. (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) was also identified as causative agent in foodborne outbreaks, esp. leading to severe infections, and even death, in infants. Since the majority of cases are in neonates and even premature neonates, the main food product involved is powdered infant formula for babies of 0-6 months. The organism is very robust in surviving dry conditions and is even more difficult to control in dry factory environments than Salmonella. The persistence of these organisms also led to re-occurring outbreaks, fortunately not frequently, but consistent. In this webinar, we started with a short introduction to the organism and then discussed more details, which are relevant for Cronobacter spp. controls, with an expert panel on subjects like: epidemiology, ecology, persistence, sampling, detection and identification methods, microbiological criteria, and preventive measures. The audience was invited to send in questions beforehand.
Learning Objectives:
- Epidemiology, Ecology, Persistence, Sampling, Detection and Identification Methods
- Microbiological Criteria
- Preventive measures
Speakers
- Prof. Seamus Fanning, University of Dublin, IE
- Dr Roy Betts, Campden BRI Group, UK
- Prof. Marcel Zwietering, University of Wageningen, NL
- Mr Francois Bourdichon, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, IT
- Prof. Stephen Forsythe, Guest lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, HK and Advisor to Center for Food Safety, Stellenbosch University, ZA
Moderator
- Dr Anett Winkler, Cargill, DE
Contact
For more information on this digital event, please contact Dr Konrad Korzeniowski, Scientific Project Manager at kkorzeniowski@ilsieurope.be.
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