Thirteen countries were represented and nineteen papers are presented here on aspects of the health implications of eating and drinking, a most important subject for the present day. The Guest Speaker was Professor Hugh Pennington, Head of the University of Aberdeen's Department of Medical Microbiology, who has been playing a national role in relation to current and recent food crises. The papers for the most part set the background against which present-day problems can be judged, while that of Hugh Pennington brings us face-to-face with current harsh realities. |