INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CEREAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ICC and our strategy for future cereals and grains security & sustainability

13. Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation International Congress and Exhibition, March 30 – April 2 2017, Antalya, Turkey

ICC’s Mission since 1955

The International Association for Cereal Science and Technology is

the pre-eminent international association

in the field of cereal science and technology,

committed to international cooperation

through the dissemination of knowledge,

conducting research, and developing standard methods that

contribute to advance innovation, improve food quality, food safety

and food security for the health and well-being of all people.

ICC since 1955

The International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) is

• an independent, internationally recognized organisation of experts

• a neutral forum for all cereal scientists and technologists and interested parties

• a developer and publisher of international standard methods and other publications related to our field

• a major organizer of national and international events in cereal science and related subjects

• a promoter of international cooperation on a global, regional and national level

• a mediator between science and technology, research and practice

ICC Members 2017

Represented in 86 countries with > 9,000 subscribers

27 Country Members about 40 Corporate/Institutional Members

ICC & Turkey • Turkey is ICC Country Member: since 1961 • Country Member Organisation: till 2016: Hacettepe University, Ankara

from 2017: Turkish Grain Board, Ankara

• ICC President 2017-2018 & National Delegate:

• Prof. Dr. Hamit Köksel, Hacettepe University

• National (Deputy) Delegates:

• Prof. Dr. Hamit Köksel, Hacettepe University (since 2002) • Mr. Turgay Şanal, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (since 2016) • Mr. Feridun Haboglu, Nuh’un Ankara Makarnasi (since 2011)

• Turkish ICC Corporate Members:

• Yucebas Machine and Analytical Instruments – since 2010 • Bastak Gida Makine Medikal Ltd. Sti. – since 2013

• Alapala Milling Machinery (under negotiation) • GencMilling Machinery (under negotiation) • Obial Grain Storage System (under negotiation)

ICC – why become a member?

• Shape the future for cereal science at an international level

• Benefit from a pool of international experts in the field

• Have your own methods standardised/validated for international use

• Promote your company/institution in the global ICC community

• Participate in ICC International Working Groups

• Get discounts for ICC Events

• Benefit from ICC Publications

• Use the ICC career support

• ….

ICC Activities

ICC Research Projects

ICC Conferences

ICC Working Groups

ICC Publications

ICC Membership ICC

Standard Methods

ICC Academy &

Awards

ICC Visibility

ICC Cooperation

Technical Working Groups

Thematic Working Groups

Clyde H. Bailey Medal Friedrich Schweitzer Medal Harald Perten Award ICC Academy Fellows

Challenges in the Cereal & Grain Sector

ICC Future Priorities & Activities • Priority area for collaboration projects/research

• Food and cereal safety

• Food security

• Breeding technology

• Hidden hunger

• Knowledge transfer and training • ICC Workshops and training courses

• Updated/New methods & standards

• Enlarge the ICC network

• Increase benefits for ICC members

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ICC Future Priorities & Activities • Ongoing projects and collaborative research

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The MyNewGut Project is researching how the human gut microbiota and its genome (microbiome) influence obesity, behavioural- and lifestyle-related disorders and vice versa.

It also aims to identify specific dietary strategies to improve the long-term health of the population.

This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration.

The MyNewGut Project brings together 30 partners from 15 countries from both EU and non-EU countries.

The consortium is led by Dr. Yolanda Sanz of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

The MyNewGut Project • The general objectives of the project are to:

Expand knowledge of the contribution of the human microbiome to nutrient metabolism and energy balance.

Identify microbiome-related features that contribute to or predict obesity and associated disorders.

Understand how the gut microbiome, under the influence of environmental factors, plays a role in the brain, metabolic and immune system development in early life and long-term health consequences.

Provide proof-of-concepts of the disease risk reduction potential of dietary interventions with new food products and ingredients that target the gut microbiome, in humans.

For more information please check: http://www.mynewgut.eu/

ICC Future Priorities & Activities • New projects and collaborative research

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Well on Wheat (WoW) - initiated by Fred Brouns, NL

• The background Only about 1% (range 0.7-1.5 %) of population is diagnosed for wheat

intolerance- celiac disease

< 1% suffers from wheat intolerance- allergy

Another 6-7% may claim to suffer from non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS/NCGS)

Many speculations are being made concerning health threatening effects of modern vs. ancient grains

Social media exposure that carbohydrates are bad and wheat makes you sick has lead to a global fall in breakfast cereal, pasta and bread consumption.

Depending on region/country 15 to > 50% of the population asks for wheat/gluten free foods => this has lead to a significant fall in wheat/cereal based foods in many countries

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The Well on Wheat (WoW) Project

• The project objectives

To find answers to questions that relate to social media fear making that modern wheat makes you sick, unnecessarily resulting a decreased consumption of cereal products, especially wheat and gluten

State of the art analysis of selected cereals as bread-wheat, spelt, emmer, durum (on proteins, carbohydrates, fibers, FODMaPs …)

Compositional changes as result of food processing e.g. for produced breads, pastas, breakfast cereals

Wheat/gluten avoidance and the role of NOCEBO effects - study in at least 4 regions (EU, US, AU, SA, ....)

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The WoW Project

Sponsors/Funders (in cash or in kind) are still welcome

Gross estimated cost based on the project proposals EUR 1.650.000

Duration is planed for 3 years (= 550,000 €/year)

Cereals, bakery materials and handling: favorably to be covered by industry partners as in kind contribution

If interested please contact ICC or

Fred Brouns (fred.brouns@Maastrichtuniversity.nl)

ICC will guarantee independent and transparent financial administration.

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The WoW Project

ICC Future Priorities & Activities • New projects and collaborative research

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Safe Food and Feed through an Integrated

for cotoxin Management

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 678012.

• The background

In 2014, the majority of EU‘s Rapid Alert System for Food & Feed (RASFF) rejections were due to mycotoxin contamination that exceeded the regulatory limits

Grain & grain based food account for the largest contribution to mycotoxin exposure in the EU population

Mycotoxins account for 5-10% of annual crop losses worldwide

Considering an average EU-wide production of wheat, maize & oats of about 203 m t since 2005 (worth about 32.95 billion €), losses can easily exceed 1 billion € per year. Losses in the livestock sector will be multiple.

The RASFF notification system also revealed high risk for aflatoxin contamination with imported dried figs and peanuts imported from China.

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The Project

The Project

• The solution

The MyToolBox project goes beyond the field-to-fork approach to reduce moulds and mycotoxins in the food and feed chains

The MyToolBox project wants to mobilize existing knowledge from the mycotoxin research and to perform cutting-edge research where knowledge gaps still exist

Existing knowledge combined with novel findings shall be adapted and integrated into practical and affordable tools that can be used by farmers and food processors along the chain in order to reduce the risk of mycotoxin contamination, to prevent losses and waste along the food chain, and to provide traceability information to the supply chain and consumers

The consideration of the entire chain soil - field - crop - food processing - waste management - alternative energy, to ensure food & feed security and safety within a sustainable economic approach, is a major motivation behind MyToolBox.

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• 23 partners representing 11 countries

• 5 end users from the industry

• > 40% industry participation

• 3 partners from China

The Consortium

Pre-harvest objectives • Bio pesticides (suitable for organic

farming) for cereals • Bio fumigation & accelerated

biodegradation combined with minimum tillage targeting Fusarium

• Resistant plant cultivars & the use of atoxigenic Aspergillus strains to obtain aflatoxin free maize in the EU

• Novel forecasting approaches to predict potential fungal contamination in the most important maize & wheat growing areas in Europe

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Post-harvest objectives • To establish real-time post-harvest

environmental monitoring systems for storage of cereals & peanuts

• To develop non-invasive real-time sorting of dried figs for aflatoxin B1 using hyperspectral imaging

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Sorting, Food Processing & Baking • To study novel baking procedures at

industrial scale

• To reveal the thermal processing factors relevant for the reduction & transformation of mycotoxins

• Innovative (pre-)milling for accurate separation of grain tissues and to minimise the mycotoxin content in wheat based food products

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Safe-Use Options • Utilising a novel generation of

mycotoxin degrading enzymes for the safe use of mycotoxins contaminated batches to efficiently produce biogas and bioethanol

• To minimize the mycotoxin content in dried distillers’ grain soluble (DDGS) as valuable by-product

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Contribution to Standard-setting & Cooperation with China • To anticipate legislative implications of

the MyToolBox project outputs

• To work with relevant bodies such as EFSA & DG Santé for standard setting

• To contribute to the standard settings for authorisation of mycotoxin-detoxifying feed additives in China

• An EU-China-Mycotoxin Forum as a dialogue platform between China and the EU

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The MyToolBox e-platform • To design & validate an integrated

MyToolBox e-platform for decision support in mycotoxin management

• Information, tools & guidance will be provided to all actors along the food & feed chains

• Access through PCs, tablets or smartphones (apps)

For more information please check: https://www.mytoolbox.eu/

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Upcoming ICC Conferences & Events • ICC/MC Global Miller’s Symposium

20-21 April 2017 in Hamburg/Germany

• 1st ICC ASIA-PACIFIC CEREAL Conference 21-24 May 2017 in Xiamen/China

• ICC/HGF Whole Grain Summit 13-15 November 2017 in Vienna/Austria

• 67th Australasian Grain Science Conference 20-22 Sept. 2017 in Christchurch, New Zealand

• 4th ICC Latin America Cereal Conference 11-14 March 2018 in Mexico City/Mexico

• 7th ICC Dietary Fibre, 4-6 June 2018 in Rotterdam/the Netherlands

• 16th ICC Cereal and Bread Congress Early 2020 in New Zealand

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ICC Special Sessions

• 67th Australasian Grain Science Conference 20-22 Sept. 2017 in Christchurch, New Zealand

• 19th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) 27-31 August 2018 in Mumbai/India

Think Cereals – Think ICC

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