CHIMALI 2014: Bioactive Metabolites and Contaminants in Fruits and Vegetables.
The X Italian Congress of Food Chemistry (CHIMALI 2014) was organized in Florence, Italy, in July 2014 with 9 plenary lectures including 2 held by international guests, 51 oral communications, and 116 posters. These contributions were presented in five sessions: food authentication and traceability; botanicals and nutraceutical products; bioactive metabolites in foods: effects of extraction and processing; health foods: chemical composition, technological aspects, and biological properties; and treatment and valorization of food byproducts. The day dedicated to botanicals continued with a round table discussion titled "Botanicals, nutraceuticals and health claims: future perspectives and contribution of the scientific community", during which the role of European Food Safety and Authority (EFSA) was discussed and some experiences of well-known producers of botanical extracts were illustrated, together with the contributions of some experts on this theme.
Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Division, NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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Mulinacci
Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Division, NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
Marzia
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Innocenti
D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005511:Food Handling; D059022:Food Safety; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003226:Congresses as Topic
CHIMALI; Italian Congress of Food Chemistry; botanicals; food authentication