Matvælastofnun will hold an educational meeting on trans fatty acids on Tuesday 30 November 2010 at 15:00 - 16:00.
The meeting will discuss the effects of trans fatty acids on public health, the analysis of trans fatty acids in Icelandic food and the forthcoming regulation on the limitation of the amount of trans fatty acids in food in Iceland.
What are trans fatty acids, why are they found in foods and in which foods are among the questions that will be addressed at the meeting. Analyzes of trans fatty acids in Icelandic food and the development in trans fatty acid consumption will be discussed. The health effects of trans fatty acid consumption will be examined and the proposed regulation on trans fatty acids will be presented, as well as the implementation of controls.
Guest speakers will be Hólmfríður Þorgeirsdóttir from Lýðheilsustöð, project manager of a new national survey on diet that is currently underway, and Ólafur Reykdal from Matís, who recently received Fjöregg MNÍ 2010 for a praiseworthy initiative in the field of food and nutrition.
Lecturers:
Hólmfríður Þorgeirsdóttir, project manager for nutrition at the Public Health Institute
Ólafur Reykdal, food scientist and project manager at Matís
Zulema Sullca Porta, expert at the Food Administration
It will be possible to follow the educational meeting live on the MAST website under Publication - Educational meetings. A recording will also be published there after the educational meeting.
The educational meeting will be held in the district office of the Food Administration in Reykjavík at Stórhöfði 23. The entrance to the MAST building is on the north side (Grafarvogsmegin).
Everyone welcome!
More information at www.mast.is.