Date: 1st - 3rd September, 2008

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Summary:
Food - Conference

The 21st International ICFMH Symposium "Evolving microbial food quality and safety (FOOD MICRO 2008)" will be held in Aberdeen at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.

The conference promises an exciting meeting to cover all aspects of Food microbiology within the major themes of:
• Foodborne pathogens: Listeria, VTEC, Campylobacter, Salmonella & viruses
• Fish microbiology - spoilage and safety
• Food Safety and Quality: Ready to eat foods, fermented foods, ethnic foods
• Food Mycology
• Food attribution, risk assessment, predictive modelling
• Food allergies and food micro toxicology
• Biological toxins
• Control of pathogens: bacteriocins, phage control
• Advanced methods: rapid detection, molecular typing, transcriptomics
• Hot topics