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Home The Cluster

• Goals
• The organisation
- Board of directors - Operations unit - Task forces
• Support and collaboration
• Partners

Members The 4 focus areas

• 1. "Health" foods/Nutritional quality
• 2. Industrial efficiency
• 3. Packaging
• 4. Development of networks in the food industry

The benefits of the Centre

• Research and innovation
• Maximum visibility
• Internationalisation
• Training

The projects

• Invitations to tender
• Focus 1 - Walnut-20
• Focus 1 - Fibersol
• Focus 1 - Proflax
• Focus 1 - Aliferm
• Focus 1 - Nutrivert
• Focus 1 - Geramino
• Focus 1 - CAPPLE
• Focus 2 - Consalim
• Focus 2 - Polygal
• Focus 2 - Polyoil
• Focus 3 - BioWall
• Focus 4 - Valaxson
• Focus 4 - Wal-Aid
• Focus 4 - Techflax
• Focus 4 - Laitherbe
• Focus 4 - Barcelone

Training

• Introduction to Nutrition
• Consolidation of the basics of Nutrition-Diet-Health
• Health foods and diet supplements
• Sécalim-Food safety and self-control
• TRUEFOOD training
• Inter-centre training
• ConseilAlim project
• Cluster Training Placements Project
• TechnALIM
• Foodexchange

International

• European projects
- Food for Life - NCP-Wallonie

Calendar

- National - International - Notebook

Contact

• Operations unit
• Useful links
• Publications

Introduction to nutrition

This training ended in 2010.

This training is organised by the Nutrition Cluster, and is aimed at staff of companies in the food industry who do not know a great deal about nutrition, but who need to use concepts related to this field in their current work, or with a view to extending their expertise to further their careers. The modules all involve practical applications so that participants can apply what they have learned to their work. Participation is encouraged in each module to promote skills exchanges.

The training is principally targeted at:

• Staff of medium, small and very small businesses in the food industry
• Sales, marketing, legal, purchasing staff etc. for any business in the food industry

4 modules

The basics of a balanced diet

• The elements of the food guide pyramid
• A balanced diet: every food has its place
• The nutritional requirements and recommendations for a healthy person at different stages of life

Diet and Health

• Food habits over time and new trends
• The role of diet in a healthy lifestyle
• Specific nutritional needs

Introduction to food legislation

• Labelling: recommendations and requirements
• Use of food and health claims (in Belgium and Europe)

Turning theory into practice

• Impact of advertising on consumers
• Communication and health

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