Venue: Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15
Date: 9 January, 2014
Invited speakers
Invited speakers include international scientific experts and stakeholders:
Prof Lynn Frewer, Professor of Food & Society, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development University of Newcastle, UK
Dr Frans Kampers, Co-ordinator of Innovation Technologies & Director of BioNT, Wageningen biotechnology centre for food and health innovation, Netherlands
Dr Patrick O’Mahony, Food Safety Authority Ireland, Dublin
Dr Maeve Henchion, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown
Dr Mary McCarthy, Department of Food Business and Development, University College Cork
Dr Olivia McAuliffe, Senior Research Officer, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Co. Cork
Ms Caroline Handford, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast
Registration
Attendance at the workshop is free.
Please register with katrina.campbell@qub.ac.uk
Conference programme
08:45 - 09:00 Registration and arrival refreshments
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome address Dr James McIntosh, safefood
Meeting Chair: Prof Chris Elliott, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast
09.10 - 09.40 Societal acceptance of nanotechnology Prof Lynn Frewer, Newcastle University
09:40 - 10:05 State of play on European regulations for the use of nanotechnology in food and feed Dr Patrick O’Mahony, Food Safety Authority Ireland Dublin
10:05 – 10:30 Examples of nanotechnologies in the Agri-food sector Dr Frans Kampers, Wageningen UR
10:30 – 10:50 Phage-derived nanomaterials: Applications in food and medicine Dr Olivia McAuliffe, Teagasc, Cork
10:50 – 11:10 Use of nanosensors to monitor food safety Dr Katrina Campbell, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11.30 - 11.50 Industry's awareness and perceptions of nanotechnology in the agri-food sector on the island of Ireland. Caroline Handford, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University, Belfast
11.50 - 12.10 What do we know about Irish consumer acceptance of Novel Food Technologies? Dr Mary McCarthy University College Cork
12:10 - 12.30 Nanotechnology: consumer perceptions and factors influencing acceptance Dr Maeve Henchion, Teagasc, Ashtown
12:30 – 13:00 Opportunities & challenges of nanotechnology for the agri-food industry Discussion /Horizon scanning Session Chair: Dr Moira Dean
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and networking
14:00 Close the meeting