TOPIC
We are more and more concerned about food safety issues, especially considering the pesticides and their side effects on a long-term basis. But do we really know what is in our food and what kind of risks we are talking about?
Can peeling, washing and cooking protect us from pesticides? How can we avoid the “cocktail effect”? What are the pros and cons of conventional and organic farming? Are we also exposed to pesticides in the water we drink and in the air we breathe? What are the risks of consuming local products when traveling outside the EU?
These are just few of the curious questions to be answered at our next Brussels Science Apéro!
Have a drink, take a seat, share your ideas and have your questions answered!
WHEN & WHERE?
The 29th of May 2013, from 7.00 PM to 8.30 PM
Special prices for drinks from 6.30 PM
Scott’s Cafe Bar, first floor
Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères,1000 Brussels
Metro: Gare Centrale / De Brouckère; Bus Stop Assaut: 29, 38, 63, 66 & 71
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SPEAKER
Pieter Spanoghe
Pieter Spanoghe is Professor and has been Head of the laboratory of Crop Protection Chemistry at Ghent University since 2012. The lab is particularly experienced in the analysis and the study of the fate of pesticides in the food chain and soil, water and air. Next to the behaviour of pesticides in food and environment, the effects (benefit) and side effects of pesticide treatments are evaluated.
More information of the research can be found on: http://www.labofyto.ugent.be/onderzoek_en.htm
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