Annual science & technology symposia
At its annual science & technology symposia, the Unilever Food and Health Research Institute symposia brings together delegates and experts from across Unilever and the world of science. They discuss topics such as safety by design, novel processing and preservation, product structuring, flavour generation and delivery and consumer preference and behaviour.
Safety by Design
Unilever manages the safety and stability of its products by applying the philosophy of "Safety by Design", which spans the research-to-retail continuum. Within the Unilever Food and Health Research Institute it is the science areas of Microbiology and Process & Supply Chain Design that provide the in-depth scientific understanding that is required to effectively translate this philosophy into processes that ultimately provide safe, nutritious and healthy foods.
Foods You Can Trust
To meet the increasing consumer demand for fresh quality of mildly processed foods and to ensure delivery of the Unilever Vitality thrust "Foods You Can Trust" for our evolving product portfolio, experts on the safety of foods from across Unilever and the world of science met in January 2005 in the first of a series of Unilever Food and Health Research Institute technology symposia entitled "Foods You Can Trust: Advanced Preservation and Hygiene".
Changing face of food safety
The first of the series of Unilever Food and Health Research Institute technology symposia showcased the rapid advances in the science of microbiology that have the potential to significantly enhance our abilities to control microbial contamination of food products. Presentations covered methods for helping combat emerging pathogens, improving risk assessment and keeping the latest chilled products safer. Also covered were ways of improving gut health and safe and hygienic manufacturing. These developments and new technologies help Unilever to continually improve its manufacturing systems that will be extended into every factory in the world by changing to advanced hygienic product design, improving cleaning procedures and developing better preservation and filling techniques.
