The 25th ISGA Convention took place April 20 – 24, 2015 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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2015 ISGA Convention Presentations

The links below will take you to presentation material. The main topic of the presentation is enclosed in parenthesis.

Welcoming Address by Bob Sanderson, ISGA President
(Risk Management in the EU and US)

Chrisal – Probiotic Cleansers by Dr. Robin Temmerman
(Risk Management)

Biochemical Blueprint of Flavour, Health and Nutrition in Cresses and Sprouts
by Dr. Hans van Doorn
(Cresses: flavors, aromas, cress and sprout nutrition)

The Beneficial Effects of Short-term Dietary Restriction by Dr. Ron de Bruin
(Broccoli cress nutrition)

A Perspective on the European Sprouted Seeds Sector
by Jelle Kuijper, V. Pres., European Sprouted Seeds Association (ESSA)
(Latest Seed Production and Sprout Production Guidelines in Europe)

From Regulation to Diagnostics: Simplified Compliance to the New European Regulation for Sprouted Seeds by Eric Samuels of GeneDisc Technologies
(Sprout Safety – STEC [E.coli] screening)

Third Eye of the Grower by Pascal van Delst
(Fresh Functional Food)

Healthy Nutrition—The Role of Broccoli Sprouts by Prof. Dr. Roel J. Vonk
(Nutrition)

Let’s Change the Way We Look at Fresh Food and Health by Rob Baan
(Nutrition)

View ISGA 2015 Convention Videos

Fresh Food & Health
A 10 minute video, “Change the Way You Look at Food,” will give the viewer a fresh perspective on the relationship between fresh food and human health.