Congress programme goes ‘live' on Tuesday, October 6

Programme at a glance Download PDF File Special Invited Sessions List Download PDF File Poster Presentation Sessions Download PDF File Oral Presentation Sessions Download PDF File

If you do not see your accepted poster or oral presentation, please let us know and we will help. Perhaps you have not paid your registration fee yet or there may be some other reason. Do not hesitate to get in touch with us at science.coms@iufost.org. We will respond quickly and we will help make sure you can present your paper as planned at the IUFoST 23^rd World Food Congress.

Poster and Oral Presentation Guidelines

IUFOST 2026 World Food Congress Poster Guidelines

IUFOST 2026 World Food Congress Oral Presentation Guidelines

Poster and Oral Presentation Templates

Scientific Themes

Abstracts should be submitted under one of the Congress themes listed below. Each theme includes a range of focus areas to guide submissions.

Food Processing and Engineering

• Advanced food preservation and processing technologies
• Process innovation and delivery systems
• Scaling up traditional technologies
• Biotransformation and functional fermentation for health
• Traditional foods for future applications

Food Attributes: Chemistry and Sensory

• Food and analytical chemistry
• Flavour chemistry and sensory science
• Colour and pigments in food systems
• Texture, rheology and material properties of foods

Food Safety, Quality, and Risk Communication

• Foodborne pathogens and prevention strategies
• Microplastics and nanomaterials in food systems
• Safety regulations and global harmonization
• Risk perception and communication education

Food Packaging Innovations and Environmental Impact

• Intelligent and smart packaging
• Biodegradable and sustainable packaging materials

Functional Foods, Bioactives and Health Promotion

• Functional foods and supplements: safety and health outcomes
• Integration of food science, nutrition, pharmacology, biotechnology and toxicology
• Precision and personalised nutrition

Nutrition, Policy, Classification, and Public Health

• Dietary guidelines and public health nutrition
• Global nutrition, food security and policy

Sustainable Food Systems and Global Food Security

• Food systems and climate change
• Circular economy and zero-waste approaches

AI, Data Science, and Digital Transformation in Food Systems

• Artificial intelligence for sensory and quality prediction
• AI-driven analysis of food consumption and innovation

Education, Capacity Building and Workforce Transformation

• Global frameworks for food education

Public-Private Partnership and Open Innovation

• Incubators and accelerators for agritech and foodtech startups