This page contains links to Historic articles from the EURRECA Website
2007/12/10
EFSA Workplan for 2008 announced
EURRECA is working in close collaboration with EFSA - the European Food Safety Authority - to improve the process and scientific basis on which micronutrient recommendations for European populations can be developed. At EFSA's last Management Board meeting of 2007, hosted in Lisbon by the Portuguese Presidency, EFSA’s Work Programme and Budget for 2008 were agreed which will steer the year ahead’s activities for Europe’s food safety watchdog.
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2007/12/10
US workshop on Daily Recommended Intakes (DRIs), Washington DC, September 2007: The Development of DRIs 1994-2004: Lessons Learned & New Challenges
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), a concept developed between 1994 and 2004, are a new approach to nutrient reference standards. This US Institute of Medicine workshop was an opportunity to look at the lessons learned from the process and identify issues to be considered in further developing the approach. EURRECA Network members attended to ensure learnings from the US experience with DRIs can be built in to the development of EURRECA's work.
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Granada 2008: International Early Nutrition Academy Symposium: Demonstrating Early Programming in humans and Animal Models: 23 April 2008, Granada, Spain
Want to know more about the emerging science of Early Nutrition Programming and its impact on lifelong health? Then this Early Nutrition Academy Symposium organised with the EC funded projects EARNEST and Nutrimenthe in Granada on 23 April 2008 is for you.
Organised as part of Granada’s Scientific Week on Healthy Lifestyle & Nutrition, the key topics to be covered are insulin resistance, brain development & mental performance, immune system development, and infant feeding policies & consumer understanding.
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