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Workshop on “Assessing and Reporting Uncertainties in Dietary Exposure Analysis”
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Coordinated by the Food Intake Methodology Task Force.
Workshop on “The Gut Microbiome: Our Misunderstood Friend and Foe”
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The workshop discussed the impact of the gut microbiome on entero-hepatic metabolism and energy availability. Organised by the Functional Food Task Force.
Workshop on ‘Identifying Preferred Approaches for Quantifying the Health and Economic Impact of Modifying Nutrient Intakes’
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Coordinated by the Functional Foods Task Force.
Workshop Holistic Approaches to Develop Alternative Strategies for Animal Testing
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During the last decade, a shift in the mind-set of experts in toxicology and related sciences has been noticeable towards a science which is no longer only based on deterministic whole-animal approaches. The different stakeholders in nutrition and food safety are however currently not aligned on when animal studies are mandatory or when they can be replaced by alternative approaches.
Workshop ‘The Role of Gut Derived Short Chain Fatty Acids in Human Health’
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An expert group set up by ILSI Europe’s Prebiotics Task Force investigated and evaluated the current scientific knowledge on SCFAs as a health benefit/biomarker by providing coherent evidence of their beneficial action(s). Consequently, the focus of this workshop was on the refinement of the drafted manuscript and the conclusion on SCFA production in relation to health.