Proceedings of the 21. Meeting

The 21st Meeting of the Working Group on Prolamin Analysis and Toxicity (PWG) took place at Schär R& D Centre, AREA Science Park, Trieste, Italy, from 28 to 30 Septem ber, 2006. Our hosts, Ms Jacqueline Pante, Dr. Virna Cerne and Mr Ulrich Ladurner of Dr. Schär GmbH/Srl, Burgstall, Italy, welcomed the group, invited speakers and participants from industry (cereal starch producers, producers of glutenfree food, manufacturers of kits for gluten analysis) as well as representatives from international and national coeliac societies who attended the meeting.
The meeting took place one month be fore the Co dex Alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Food für Special Dietary Use (CCNFSDU) session. Analytical reports included the test results of the PWG R5 ELISA method for gluten analysis as well as other immunological and non-immunological methods. Clinical accounts and further reports fo cused on the CCNFSDU new standard for gluten-free food.
I am most indebted to all participants for their active contribution, in particular to Ms Jacqueline Pante, Dr. Virna Cerne and Mr Ulrich Ladurner for their hospitality and efficient organisation of the meeting, and for providing the basis for lively and fruitful discussions. I express my gratitude towards all friends, colleagues and sponsors for their inspiration and support.