Event Detail

The ILSI International Food Biotechnology Committee (IFBiC) hosted a workshop on September 13-15, 2012, in Washington, DC, to identify and address topics related to plant composition from a scientific perspective. The workshop brought together experts in plant breeding and crop composition from all over the world.​ 

Fifteen invited speakers participated in four thematic sessions: conventional development of new crop varieties, development of crops using modern biotechnology, compositional analysis methods, and interpretation of composition data. In addition to these formal presentations, round table discussions were held involving all conference attendees to address four related topics: effects of transgenic versus conventional crop improvement metho​ds on germplasm development, effect of natural variability in crop compositio​n on data interpretation and safety evaluations, selection of comparators for compositional analysis as part of safety assessments, and ​design of compositional analyses/adequacy of existing OECD consensus guidelines. 

For further details, visit the Plant Composition Workshop page.