Report of the ISNFF-ICoFF 2019 Joint Conference

Abstract

The joint meeting of the 7th International Conference on Food Factors (ICoFF) and the 12th International Conference and Exhibition on Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF) was held on December 1-5, 2019 in Kobe Japan.  This was preceded by the 9th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health (ICPH) from November 28-December 1, 2019.  The meeting attracted some 1,600 participants from 38 countries with numerous oral and poster presentations.  The conference, under the initiative of ISNFF, included for the first time a series of flash talks for posters that provided concise overviews of research activities. Journal of Food Bioactives accepts manuscripts from all presenters for publication consideration with applicable fee waiver by referencing the conference and as invited submission.  The bioactive area attracted much attention in this event and as it related to health promotion and disease risk reduction were a focal point.  The Journal of Food Bioactives will consider appropriate manuscripts for inclusion upon acceptance via the usual process and free of processing charges as invited manuscripts.