AOAC SPIFAN Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book (March 14, 2019)

GOS Workshop Feedback

Martine van Gool, Hans Cruijsen & Sean Austin

On behalf of: Ellen van Leusen (FrieslandCampina), Eline Voogd (Danone), Joana Cavalheiro (Danone), Philip Haselberger (Abbott), Sean Austin (Nestlé), Hans Kruisbergen (FrieslandCampina), Patricia Murciano (Nestlé), Hans Cruijsen (FrieslandCampina), Peter Sanders (Eurofins), Henk Schols (Wageningen University), Martine van Gool (FrieslandCampina)

Workshop 6 December 2018, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Background: So far none of the methods presented to the SPIFAN ERP for GOS analysis have been accepted. The workshop was organized as a brainstorming session to find possible ways forward.

Aim: Identify the most promising approaches for the determination of GOS in infant formula & adult nutritionals.

Method: (1) Everyone we were aware of with an interest in GOS analysis was invited to participate. (2) Everyone that accepted was asked to bring a poster with their ideas for GOS determination.

(3) Posters were presented and discussed. (4) All participants voted for their top 3 ideas. (5) Split in to teams to discuss and refine top 3 ideas

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