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ing herbs, golfing, listening to CDs of his favorite classical pieces, and wondering wily there isn't more time now that he's "retired." Katherine, the family cat, wonders the same thing. Every year, since 1970, the committee of Food TechPROF. F. KLUZA, POLISH C O R R E S P O N D E N T nology & Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science (PAN) has organized sessions addressing the problems of food science. On September 15-16, 1994, the session entitled "Progress in Food Technology" was held at the Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland The session opened with three plenary lectures: "The 25th anniversary of the session organized by the committee of Food Technology & Chemistry (PAN)" given by Prof. A. Rutkowski, Poland; "Enzymes & Microbes" by Prof. A.D.B. Malcolm of the Institute of Food Research, England; and "Effect of Extrusion Cooking on the Nutrition & Sensory Properties of Food" by Prof. J. Pokorny, Czech Republic. Debates continued in the following five sessions: Progress in Biotechnology, Process Engineering, Biological Methods of Food Analysis, Progress in Technology of Animals Origin Food and Progress in Technology of Plant Origin Food. In each of the sections, the works were presented orally and by means of posters. The session ended with two plenary lectures: "Starch and the Products of its Processing as Components of some Synthetic Polymers" and " the Preferred Trends on Food Science - the present situation & perspectives". Altogether, the session attracted 320 persons, 253 papers were presented and the abstracts are printed in "Progress in Food Technology", published in Polish (Lublin, 1994, ISBN 83-85766-14-6). For further information contact Prof. B. Achremowicz, fax: +48 81 335 49. On September 22-24, 1994, the Fourth International Conference in the series EURO FOOD TOX, entitled "Bioactive Substances in Food of Plant Origin" was held in Olsztyn/Mierki, Poland. The conference was organized under the TELLUS WHENYOUM O V E auspices of Keeping our mailing list current is one very FECS Working difficult undertaking. We are constantly moving from one location to another in today's highly Party on Food mobile society. As a result of all of these moves Chemistry, Eumailing lists become out of date very quickly. ropean Society We do not want to lose you so it is up to you to of Toxicology, advise us when you move. Please send your name, old address, new PAN- Centre for address, new telephone number and fax number Agrotechnology to: IUFoST, 3110 Seneca Drive, Oakville, Ontario, & Veterinary Canada L6L 1B2 or Fax: +1 905 827 9213 and keep Sciences in receiving Newsline.

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Olsztyn & the University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn/Poland. The debates conducted in the eight sessions were: Low Molecular Weight N-containing Compounds, Phenolic Compounds & Antioxidants, Enzyme Inhibitors, Mycotoxins, Phytates, Other Biologically Active Compounds, Food or Drug? and Dietary Cancer Prevention. The debates were accompanied by poster sessions. Workshops entitled "Regulations for Natural Antinutrients in Food" and "The Influence of Genetics and Breeding on Bioactive Substances in Food" were conducted as part of two of the debates. Each of the sessions were opened with plenary lectures. A total of 130 authors and attendees from 25 countries participated in the conference. A total of 94 papers were presented. The conference was held in a beautiful part of the country and all those present participated in a imaginative social programme. The proceedings are included in two volumes published in English (Proc. of the Int. EURO FOOD TOX IV Conference, Bioactive Substances in Food of Plant Origin, ed. by H. Koztowska, J. Fornal, Z. Zdunczyk, 1994, Centrum Agrotechnologii i Weterynarii, Polska Akademia Nauk, ISBN 83-901475-0-5), available at the conference organizers: PAN, Centre for Agrotechnology & Veterinary Sciences, the Division of Food Science, J. Tuwima 10, 10-718 Olsztyn 5, P.O.Box 55, Poland. Tel: +48 89 23 63 13, Fax: +48 23 78 24. ~1

CIFST NEWS

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bly of the Chinese Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST) was held in Beijing, China on January 5-7, 1995. Representatives from various provences, municipalities, autonomous regions and related ministries, universities, research institutes and enterprises participated in the Assembly. The new 110 member Council was elected which in turn elected a 21 person Standing Council including the President, Vice-President and General Secretary. The new Council unanimously adopted the report of last Council entitled "Developing our Food Industry by Relying on Science and Technology" and principally agreed to an amendment to the Constitution. The amendment will allow for a more open policy concerning members. According to the amended Constitution, CIFST will accept group membership and special individual membership from Chinese members overseas, foreign members, etc. During the Assembly, representatives from the Working Committees and Professional Committees in special fields (baby foods, food additives, cane sugar, beet sugar, soft drinks, rice wine, enzymatic preparations, citric acid, IUFoST Newsline - - March 1995