International Commission on Food Mycology

 

The commission is a COMCOF (Commissions, Committees and Federations) of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) and established in 1990.

The aims of the Commission are

  1. to improve and standardise methods for isolation, enumeration and identification of fungi in foods;
  2. to promote studies of the mycological ecology of foods and commodities;
  3. to interact with regulatory bodies, both national and international, concerning standards for mycological quality in foods and commodities;
  4. to support regional initiatives in this area. The Commission further aims to extend understanding of the principles and methodology of food mycology in the scientific community by publishing its findings, and by sponsoring meetings, specialist workshops, courses and sessions dealing with aspects of its work
 

The last ICFM workshop was held in June 4-6 in Key West USA (only for invited participants).

Click here to download the pdf of abstractbooklet

A special symposium for the Industry

Food Mycology 2007: Emerging Mold Problems and Spoilage in Food and Beverages

took place June 7-8. 2007 at the Westin Key West Resort & Marina, Florida USA with a faculty of distnguished food mycologists.

For more information visit www.foodmycology2007.com