25.09.2025
8.00h – 9.00h
Registration and Welcome
9.00h – 9.45h
“The Intersection of Food Safety and Planetary Health”
Conference Chair & Honorary Committee
Micaela Freitas, Regional Secretary, Madeira Regional Secretariat of Health and Civil Protection (SRS), Madeira, Portugal
Amadeu Soares, Director of the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
Fernando de Almeida, Chairman of the Executive Board, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Portugal; Honorary President ICFC conferences
Session 1 – Emerging Contaminants and Planetary Health: a call for integrated action
Chairs: Cristina Abreu dos Santos and Paula Alvito
9.45h – 10.15h
KL
One Planet… many contaminants! How can a One Health approach help address these complex challenges?.
Carlos das Neves, EFSA, Italy.
10.15h – 10.45h
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING AND NETWORKING
10.45h – 12.00h
RT
“The Role of Multilateral Policies in Food Contaminant Mitigation and Planetary Health”
(Interative Debate)
Amadeu Soares, Director, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal
Carlos das Neves, Chief Scientist, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Italy
Paula Garcia, Deputy Director-General, General Directorate for Food and Veterinary (DGAV), Portugal
Sara Tavares, Deputy Head of Unit F5, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante), European Commission, Ireland
12.00h – 12.30h
L1
“Unraveling the Microplastics: From Ubiquity to Human Health Impacts”
Rosa Perestrelo, University of Madeira, Portugal
12.30h – 13.45h
LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING AND NETWORKING
Session 2 – Impact of Chemical and Biological Contaminants on Health
Chairs: Marthe De Boevre and Carlos Oliveira
13.45h – 14.15h
L2
“Investigation of the human mycobolome through large-scale population cohorts and poly-omic designs”
Martha de Boevre, Ghent University, Belgium
14.15h – 14.30h
OC1
Children’s exposure to mycotoxins and risk characterization using urinary biomarkers in São Paulo, Brazil
Sher Ali, FZEA/USP, Brazil
14.30h – 14.45h
OC2
Nixtamalization of maize to reduce mycotoxin exposure: a human biomonitoring intervention study in Soweto, South Africa
Elias Maris, Ghent University, Belgium
14.45h – 15.00h
OC3
Monitoring and risk assessment of environmental pollutants in edible seaweeds
Cristina Soares, REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Portugal
15.00h – 15.15h
OC4
Elemental Composition of Cultivated Red Seaweed Gracilaria gracilis and Green Seaweed Codium sp.: Risks and Benefits
Carlos Cardoso, IPMA, Portugal
15.15h – 15.30h
Q&A
15.30h – 16.00h
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING AND NETWORKING
16.00h – 16.30h
L3
Early-life exposure to dietary mycotoxins in Brazil: What is the extent of protection provided by the health surveillance systems?
Carlos Oliveira, FZEA/USP, Brazil
16.30h – 16.45h
OC5
Fumonisins’ risk assessment in maize-based breads – An example from the Portuguese market
Pedro Nabais, ASAE, Portugal
16.45h – 17.00h
OC6
Aflatoxin contamination in dairy production: implications for milk safety and quality
Giuseppina Avantaggiato, ISPA-CNR, Italy
17.00h – 17.15h
OC7
Impact of cooking procedures on coccidiostats in poultry muscle
André Pereira, REQUIMTE/LAQV, FFUC,Portugal
17.15h – 17.30h
Q&A
17.30h
Closing Day
Social Event and Conference Dinner