Events | Maryland NanoCenter

Events | Maryland NanoCenter

Tue, Jun 26, 2007 12:00 pm	Nanotechnology in Foods and Cosmetics Speaker: The conference will bring together leading scientists to present cutting-edge scientific research	hide
Place Greenbelt Marriott, Greenbelt, MD Speaker The conference will bring together leading scientists to present cutting-edge scientific research Contact Judy Quigley jquigley@umd.edu Abstract This is the eighth in a series of annual symposia on food safety and applied nutrition jointly organized by the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), UK, and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, College Park. Each year a different theme is selected. Over the past several years there has been increased interest in the application of nanotechnology to foods and cosmetics. These applications include improved packaging materials, preservatives, flavors and colors. Nanotech materials often have chemical or physical properties that are significantly different from those of their larger counterparts. Due to these differences nanotech materials have the potential for use in a vast variety of products and may pose new and unique safety issues. The focus of the 2007 annual CSL/JIFSAN Joint Symposium on Food Safety and Nutrition will be Nanotechnology in Foods and Cosmetics. Tentatively, symposium sessions will address the identification of regulatory issues, research approaches, characterization and detection methods, routes of exposure and toxicology, and risk analysis and decision making related to food and cosmetic applications of nanotechnology.