Session 1:
Quality / Specialty Oils / Olive Oil - Analytical Focus

New and Advanced Analytical Developments in Oil Processing. Patrick Dysseler, CERIA, Belgium.

Vitamin Fortification of Lipid-Based Products. Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya, Fea/Unicamp, Brazil.

Control Points in Oil Processing. Gerrit van Duijn, TUSCC, Unilever R &D, The Netherlands.

Session 2:
Short Course on Oil Refining

Influence of Processing on Minor Components in Vegetable Oils. Roland Verhe, University of Ghent, Belgium.

Degumming and Centrifuge Selection, Optimization, and Maintenance. Andrew Logan, Alfa Laval, Denmark.

Basics of Alkali Refining of Vegetable Oils. Klaus-Peter Eickhoff, Westfalia Separator Food Tec GmbH, Germany.

Understanding the Basics of Bleaching. Roberto Berbesi, Oil-Dri Corporation, USA.

Deodorisation and Physical Refining. Wim De Greyt, DeSmet Technologies & Services, Belgium.

Session 3:
Analytical Techniques and New Developments

Lipid Extraction from Different Matrices. Regina Lago, EMBRAPA, Brazil.

Undesirable Compounds and Contaminants in Fats and Oils: Processing and Utilization. Florence Lacoste, ITERG, France.

QC/QA in the Food Industry by Means of Time Domain (TD) – NMR. Wolfgang Burk, Bruker Optik GmbH, minispec Division, Germany.

Session 4:
Short Course on Oil Processing

Chemical versus Enzymatic Interesterification. Wim DeGreyt, De Smet Technologies & Services, Belgium.

Soybean Oil Processing: Quality Criteria and Flavor Reversion. Ignace Debruyne, Consultant, Belgium.

Trends in Margarine and Shortening Products and Processing. Jesper Hansen, Gerstenberg Schröder, Denmark.

USDA Oilseed Processing and Utilization Research. Peter B. Johnsen, USDA, ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USA.

Session 5:
New Analytical Developments / Olive Oil Focus

Olive Oil Processing and Olive Pomace Oil Extraction. Samira Sefi and Tarek Amamou, Office National de l’Huile, Tunisia.

Analytical Criteria for Quality and Purity Evaluation of Olive Oil. Efi Christopoulou, Ministry of Development, Greece.

Detection of Adulteration. Lanfranco Conte, Universita degli Studi di Udine, Italy.