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Conferences and training

Sharing knowledge is our mission

IHIS-Nutricionizam organizes various forms of expert education aimed at food and dietary supplement producers, professional teams, and anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of food, dietary supplements, regulation and innovation.

Annual event

13th Conference FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH

FOOD AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LEGISLATION — CURRENT AFFAIRS, NEWS AND INNOVATIONS 2026/2027

6th October 2026 · Hotel Crowne Plaza, Vladimira Popovića 10, Novi Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia

In one place, learn all the most important changes to the regulations of the Republic of Serbia and the European Union, directly from their creators, representatives of the relevant ministries, and leading food safety experts.

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Programs

Transferring knowledge to advance the modern food industry

Public conferences

We organize annual and thematic conferences that bring together experts from the food industry, science and regulatory bodies, enabling the exchange of knowledge, experience and current information.

In-house education & workshops

We create customized programs for companies and their teams in product development, production, quality and regulatory affairs, tailored to the organization's specific needs.

Expert lectures & partner activities

Our experts participate in conferences, trade events, fairs and educational programs in cooperation with academic and industry partners.

Materials

Lectures and gallery from past conferences

12th Conference FOOD, NUTRITION & HEALTH

Lectures from the conference are available as a password-protected ZIP file (password available on request), and photos are in the gallery.

Lectures (ZIP)Gallery

9th Regional Confectionery Conference

Lectures from the conference are available as a password-protected ZIP file (password available on request), and photos are in the gallery.

Lectures (ZIP)Gallery

Past conferences

May 2022

6th Regional Confectionery Conference

Held on May 24, 2022 at the Holiday Inn hotel in Belgrade.

Prof. Dr Marica Rakin – Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, BelgradeProf. Dr Zorica Knežević-Jugović – Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, BelgradeProf. Dr Biljana Pajin – Faculty of Technology, Novi SadDoc. Dr Ivana Nikolić – Faculty of Technology, Novi SadDoc. Dr Senka Popović – Faculty of Technology, Novi SadDr Vet. Med. Mina Mitrović Jeremić – MC Labor

Sponsor: MC LABOR

April 2019

5th Regional Confectionery Conference

Held in Belgrade at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Vladimira Popovića 10, Novi Beograd.
Organized by IHIS Nutricionizam.

Prof. Dr Biljana Pajin – White chocolate enriched with green tea extract (FT Novi Sad)Prof. Dr Marica Rakin – Prebiotics and probiotics in functional confectionery products (FTM Belgrade)Prof. Dr Vera Lazić – Packaging confectionery products in an inert atmosphere (FT Novi Sad)Bojan Tomić, B.Eng. – Challenges in producing Jaffa cakes: raw material quality and process parameters (Jaffa DOO Crvenka)Prof. Dr Đerđ Karlović – Methods for determining shelf life of confectionery products (Corvinus University, Bunge Poland)Prof. Dr Zita Šereš – Sugars vs. sweeteners in confectionery products (FT Novi Sad)Dr Danica Zarić – Comparative quality review of chocolates on the Serbian and North Macedonian markets (IHIS Nutricionizam)

General sponsor: ESAROMMain sponsor: MC LABOR

October 2018

7th Conference: Food, Nutrition & Health

Crowne Plaza hotel, Belgrade. Topics covered:

Prim. Dr Vesna Pantić Palibrk – Materials in contact with food: EU harmonizationDr Danica Zarić – Detailed explanation of the Regulation on nutrition and health claimsDr Danica Zarić – How to correctly label: natural, non-GMO, gluten-freeDr Lea Pollak – Food for special groups: new categories and EU legislationProf. Dr Ivan Stanković – European dietary reference values for nutrientsDoc. Dr Milka Popović – How to calculate nutritional value for a nutrition label

Round table „From regulation to practice" — moderator: Dr Danica Zarić
Participants: Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Border Sanitary Inspection of the Ministry of Health, academics.

April 2018

4th Regional Confectionery Conference

Hyatt Regency hotel, Belgrade.

Prof. Dr Biljana Pajin – White chocolate enriched with polyphenols (FT Novi Sad)Zoltan Katona, B.Eng. – High-protein confectionery products — the future of the industry (Cornexi Food, Hungary)Prof. Dr Marica Rakin – Antioxidants in cocoa mass and milk chocolates (FTM Belgrade)Dr Danica Zarić – Comparative quality review of milk chocolates on the Serbian and North Macedonian markets (IHIS Nutricionizam)Prof. Dr Đurđica Ačkar – Modified starches in the confectionery industry (FTech Osijek)Prof. Dr Đerđ Karlović – Reducing acrylamide in confectionery products (Corvinus University)Prof. Dr Aleksandar Fišteš – Enriching biscuits with extruded food industry by-products (FT Novi Sad)

Sponsors: GIVAUDAN · FRUTAROM FOOD PROTECTION · BAKER PERKINS · SIGMA PROCES · MOREX ADA

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Interested in in-house training for your team, or in attending our next public conference? Get in touch.