P r o g r a m
AIR-CAT 4th plenary meeting
HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS IN FOOD CHOICE 
11-14 December 1997, Hotel Ebeltoft Strand, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Organisers: Biotechnological Institute and MAPP, The Aarhus School of Business, Denmark

THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER
Arrival, Hotel Ebeltoft Strand (opt. dinner 20.00).


FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER
0900 Welcome
Robert G. Nielsen, Biotechnological Institute, Denmark
Anne Bech, MAPP, The Aarhus School of Business, Denmark
Einar Risvik, MATFORSK, Norway 


Chair: Robert G. Nielsen, Biotechnologial Institute

RISK ASSESSMENT

09.30 Trust and risk communication
Lynn Frewer, Institute of Food Research, Reading, UK

10.15 Perceived food risks of the public, experts and novices
Lennart Sjoberg, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

11.00 Coffee

11.30 Consumer perceptions of food-related hazards and the problem of risk communication
Corinna Kafka, Reimar v. Alvensleben,University of Kiel, Agro-Marketing


Chair: Fiorella Sinesio, INN, Rome

HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS

12.15 Consumer attitudes towards healthy eating
Mark Conner, University of Leeds, Dept. of Psychology

13.00 Lunch at the conference hotel

14.30 Reduced-fat foods: Nutritional and consumer behaviour issues
Dave Mela, Institute of Food Research, Reading,

15.15 How information affects acceptability of reduced-fat foods
Päivi Kähkönen, University of Helsinki

16.00 Coffee

16.30 A pilot study of the fat content in home-prepared sauces
Carsten S. Poulsen, MAPP, The Aarhus School of Business

17.15 Attitudes towards foods containing fats
Anna Saba, Institute of Nutrition, Rome

5th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

17.45 Information and progress
EU Commission representative

Dinner at Fru Larsen


SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER

09.00 Project & meeting information
Einar Risvik, Project Coordinator

Chair: Einar Risvik, MATFORSK, Norway

ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS

09.15 Perception of organic foods
Rick Schifferstein, Agricultural University of Wageningen, Marketing Dept.

10.00 Ecological aspects of food demand: The case of organic food in Germany
Reimar v. Alvensleben, University of Kiel

10.45 The MISTRA project
Per Olof Sjødén, Center for Health Care Science, Uppsala

11.30 Coffee

12.00 Intentions and beliefs about purchasing organic porc
Anne Arvola, Univ. of Helsinki

12.45 Ecological issues in food-related lifestyles: comparing England, France, Germany and Spain
Suzanne Grunert-Beckmann, Copenhagen Business School

13.15 Marketing Strategies - conjoint analysis
Andreas Scharf, Institut für Sensorikforschung und Innovationsberatung, Göttingen

13.45 Lunch at fregatten Jylland, Tour in the old part of Aarhus city , Guiding, Dinner at Prins Ferdinand, Classical Music at the old theatre


SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER

Bus departure to Tirstrup lufthavn



This is a meeting of AIR-CAT members and not an ordinary open meeting. Interested persons may contact the AIR-CAT management for information about self-paying participation. 
10/1997 compiled by Kai Schleyerbach