Springer Global Food Security and Wellness

This book is based on selected papers from keynote and symposium sessions given at the 16th International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) World Congress, held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil August, 2012. The theme of the Congress was the challenges faced by food science in both the developed and developing regions of the world. The symposia featured prominent world-renowned keynote and plenary speakers, young researchers, and the technical sessions covered the whole spectrum of basic and applied food science and technology, including consumer issues and education, diets and health, ethnic foods, and R&D.  From the Back Cover This book is based on selected papers from keynote and symposium sessions given at the 16th International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) World Congress, held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, in August, 2012. The theme of the Congress was the challenges faced by food science in both the developed and developing regions of the world. The symposia featured prominent, world-renowned keynote and plenary speakers and young researchers, and the technical sessions covered the whole spectrum of basic and applied food science and technology, including consumer issues and education, diets and health, ethnic foods and R&D. About the Author Gustavo Barbosa-Cánovas is director of the Center for Non Thermal Processing of Food at Washington State University in Pullman, WA.  Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya is President of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. Gláucia Pastore is Vice President for Research at University of Campinas in São Paulo, Brazil. Suzana Caetano Da Silva Lannes is a Professor in the Biochemical Pharmaceutical Technology Department at the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. Rickey Yada is Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, CA. Amauri Rosenthal is a senior researcher in Food Technology and Engineering at Brazilian Corporation for Agricultural Research in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Ken Buckle is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Food Science and Technology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, AU.