'Food cheating': the new workshop by IULM Food Academy

University - 22 January 2024

A workshop of six meetings conceived and organised by Prof. Nicola Sorrentino, Scientific Director of IULM Food Academy.

From false myths about food to food frauds, from fake news to the contribution of neuroscience in the field of food shopping: these are just some of the topics covered by the workshop "L'imbroglio alimentare: falsi miti, truffe, fake news" conceived and organised by Prof. Nicola Sorrentino, Scientific Director of the IULM Food Academy.

The six meetings, each lasting two hours, will take place between 20 February and 26 March 2024 and will feature important guests such as the Director of the Repubblica's multimedia platform 'Salute' Daniela Minerva; Francesco Aversano, lawyer and Associate Professor of Agricultural Law at the University of Naples Federico II; Luigi Piscitelli, former Director of the Food Inspection and Hygiene Unit of the Milan ATS; Prof. Luigi Bonizzi, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences at the University of Milan; Dr. Giovanni Seveso, doctor specialising in Food Science and Dietetics at the University of Milan; and the Scientific Director of the Neuromarketing Research Centre 'Behavior and Brain Lab' at IULM University, Prof. Vincenzo Russo.

The workshop is free of charge and is aimed at an audience aged 18 and over. To participate, you must register on this form while places last.

For information, please call 02891412525.

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Programme

  • Lies and False Myths about Nutrition
    20 February 2024 - 10.30 a.m., Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
    Nicola Sorrentino
  • How to unmask fake food news
    27 February 2024 - 10.30am, Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
    Daniela Minerva
  • Food fraud: manipulation, adulteration and health hazards
    5 March 2024 - 4.00 p.m., Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
    Luigi Bonizzi: Made in Italy, synonymous with guarantee and quality
    Luigi Piscitelli: Imported products - what risks
  • Diets that are bad for you, how to defend yourself
    12 March 2024 - 4 pm, Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
    Nicola Sorrentino
    Giovanni Seveso
  • Beware of the shopping trolley. Why the brain lets itself be fooled by marketing
    19 March 2024 - 10.30 a.m., Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
    Vincenzo Russo
  • Food safety and consumer protection legislation
    26 March 2024 - 10.30 a.m., Sala dei 146 (IULM 6)
    Francesco Aversano