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ISMYCO Bangkok '06

ISMYCO Bangkok '06

December 13, 2006
Thailand
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December 13-14, 2006
Kasetsart University Veterinary Hospital,
Conference Room, Bangkok
Thailand



Under auspices of Japanese Association of Mycotoxicology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, the International Symposium of Mycotoxicology (ISMYCO '06) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 13 - 14, 2006.

The symposium will allow the exchange of scientific information on mycotoxins and toxin-producing fungi in food and feed in Asia. Papers to be presented in the symposium will provide most recent information on mycotoxins in food and feed. In the workshop session, information on recent advances of analytical methods and instruments will be provided. The symposium will contribute greatly to future development of mycotoxin research and other related research, which undoubtedly will accrue to the benefit of industries and overall economy of countries in Asia.

During the past decades, mycotoxins have become increasingly important agents of various illnesses in humans and animals, with serious impact on trade of food and feed and their materials. In Asian countries, aflatoxins, hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxins, have posed a threat to human and animal health for a long time, and more recently, such mycotoxins as fumonisins and trichothecenes have also been recognized as important risk factors in food and feed. In this regard, it is increasingly important to accumulate scientific information on mycotoxin contamination and its impact on human health and economic development in Asia.

Although scientific information on mycotoxins has recently been actively exchanged among researchers within some Asian countries, we should recognize that information exchange among researchers from different Asian countries has been rather limited until now. Furthermore, we should be aware of the lack of data, especially on the prevalence of toxin-producing fungi in the environment and mycotoxin contamination of food and feed in each country in Asia. Accumulation of such scientific data will be required for adequate risk assessment and management of mycotoxins.

In the International Symposium of Mycotoxicology held in Kagawa, Japan in 2003 (ISMYCO Kagawa '03), was confirmed the importance of organizing a network of mycotoxin researchers in Asia for future development of mycotoxin research in the region. The symposium will allow the exchange of scientific information on mycotoxins and toxin-producing fungi in food and feed in Asia, as a step towards future development of a network among Asian researchers. And the symposium will also provide a wider knowledge base for seeking appropriate control measures for mycotoxins in Asian countries.


Program 1 (Tentative)


Dec. 12 (Tue)

Registration 
Mixer


Dec. 13 (Wed.)

Registration (Kasetsart University Veterinary Hospital)
Opening Session
Remarks
Keynote lecture: Y. Limlamthong (Thailand) 
Overview: T. Yoshizawa (Japan)
Break

Session 1: Distribution of Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Asia
1. Predominant distribution of a new genotype within Aspergillus section Flavi and Aspergillus nomius in sugarcane field soil in Asia. Y. Kumeda, T. Asao. (Japan)
2. Aflatoxin and aflatoxigenic fungi in rice and its by-product. A. Sales (Philippines)
3. The screening of mycotoxigenic fungi in Korea by HPLC, ELISA, and PCR methods. D. Chung (Korea)
4. Y. Sugiura (Japan) 

Lunch

Session 2: Workshop: Analytical Methods for Mycotoxins
1. Analytical methods by Agilent.
2. Analytical methods by Waters.
3. Determination of patulin in apple and hawthorn beverages using rapid Mycosep clean-up and HPLC-UV. F.-Q. Li (China)
4. Analytical methods by R-Biopharm group.
5. Analytical methods by Neogen..
6. Analytical methods by Vicam.
7. Analytical methods by Shimadzu.

Break

Session 3: Risks to Human and Animal Health
1. Subclonic feeding study with nivalenol. Y. Sugita-Konishi (Japan)
2. Hepatotoxicity of T-2 toxin, trichothecene mycotoxin. J. Shinozuka (Japan)
3. Fetotoxicity and neural tube defects in CD1 mice exposed to the mycotoxin fumonisin B1.K. A. Voss (USA)
4. The 2004 and 2005 aflatoxicosis outbreaks in Kenya, East Africa. H. Njapau (U.S.A)
5. Risk assessment of mycotoxins. K. Imsilp (Thailand) 

Welcome Party (Maruay Garden Hotel)


Program 2 (Tentative)


Dec. 14 (Thu)

Session 4: Contamination and Regulation in Food and Feed
1. A perspective review of aflatoxin research in Thailand. M. Suttujit (Thailand)
2. Method validation for mycotoxin analysis. T. Goto (Japan)
3. Situation of mycotoxins contamination in food and regulation on mycotoxin in Malaysia. F. Othman, C. C. Keat (Malaysia)
4. Surveys of mycotoxin contamination in foods in Taiwan during the recent decade. Y.-C. Shih (Taiwan)
5. Survey of patulin contamination in fruit juice in Thailand. D. Suprasert, V. Yurauart (Thailand)
6. Mycotoxin contamination in foods and foodstuffs in Japan. S. Tabata (Japan) 

Lunch
Poster Session

Session 5: Control of Mycotoxin Contamination
1. Mechanism of aflatoxin biosynthesis. K. Yabe (Japan)
2. Studies on specific inhibitors for mycotoxin production. S. Sakuda (Japan)
3. Epidemiology and control of Fusarium head blight disease and mycotoxin contamination. T. Nakajima (Japan)
4. Molecular biology and biotechnology for reduction of Fusarium mycotoxin contamination. M. Kimura (Japan)
5. The potential of certain microorganisms to reduce the impact of mycotoxins on animals. G. Schatzmayr (Austria)
6. Mycotoxin management in food and feed: Prevention and control. A. Chinaphuti (Thailand) 

Closing Session
Awarding Ceremony of Poster Prize (Yoshizawa Award)
Remarks
Farewell Party (Maruay Garden Hotel)


Dec. 15 (Fri.)

Excursion: Study visit to the Laboratory Center of Food and Agricultural Product (LCFA) in Bangkok (Kasetsart University)