The International Symposium on the Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems is in its seventh year and has previously been held in Paris, Israel and other parts of the globe, but this is the first it has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
Conference co-chair Dr Michael Boland, of the Riddet Institute and Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology says the world’s relationship with food is ever-changing.
“Everyday people are told that processed foods are bad for you, and they would be right when you are talking about adding things like high amounts of sugar and salt, but there are scientists