WholEUGrain Spring School
(29 March 2022)
The WholEUGrain project consortium organized the WholEUGrain Spring School which was held 29 March 2022.
The event gave us the opportunity to go even further and try to incorporate the whole grains into every aspect of our lives. With this purpose speakers from around the world talked about: health and sustainability aspects of whole grains, whole grains and new business opportunities, communication and labelling of whole grains and establishment of whole grain partnerships.
The event attended more than 80 people from 27 countries.
Below you can find the video recordings and presentations of the event.
Video recordings:
- Video recording of the main event is accessible HERE.
- Video recording from panel discussion “Reformulation and development of new products” is accessible HERE.
- Video recording of panel discussion “Communication and labelling” is accessible HERE.
- Video recording of panel discussion “Preventing and managing Conflicts of Interest (COI) in public private partnerships” is accessible HERE.
- Video recording of panel discussion “Consumer and market trends” is accessible HERE.
Presentations from the event:
About WholEUGrain project
Sanne Møller Jensen, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
Importance of whole grain intake from governmental point of view
Marjeta Recek, Ministry of Health of Slovenia
Whole grains and new business opportunities – reformulation, new products and markets
Pia Jensen, Valsemøllen
What you need to know when you want to reformulate with whole grains?
Alfred Mar, ICC- International Association for Cereal Science and Technology
Sensory aspects of whole grain products
Mojca Korošec, Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana
Different strategies to increase availability/supply of whole grains
Rikke Neess, Danish Whole Grain Partnership
Policy instruments and development of on pack communication in the promotion of whole grain intake
Gabriel Masset, Whole Grain Initiative, Nestle
How to develop health messages?
Caroline Sluyter, Oldways Whole Grains Council (US)
Where are the WholEUGrain countries in establishing their own partnerships?
• Aida Filipović Hadžiomeragić, Institute of Public Health of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Stela Stojisavljević, Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska
• Corina-Aurelia Zugravu, Romanian Institute of Public Health
• Dea Zavadlav, CCIS-Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 “Reformulation and development of new products”
• Charlotte Clausen, Valsemøllen A/S
• Maria Sitell, Brödinstitutet
PANEL DISCUSSION 2 “Communication and labelling”
• Kathy La Macchia, Grains & Legumes Nutrition CouncilTM
• Sara Lamonaca, FoodDrinkEurope
• Leif Nielsen, Danish Food and Drink Federation
PANEL DISCUSSION 3 “Preventing and managing Conflicts of Interest (COI) in public private partnerships”
• Stela Stojisavljević, Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska
PANEL DISCUSSION 4 “Consumer and market trends”
• Rikke Neess, Danish Whole Grain Partnership