Join us in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Nov. 3 & 4, for an important and ground-breaking symposium.

"Selenium-Enriched Foods: Science, Production, Marketing Issues and Challenges," will bring together leaders and experts from across the country, who will share their research and provide discussion on one of the most promising developments in the area of functional foods.

The publication of a cancer trial in 1996 that showed selenium supplements
dramatically decreased the risk of certain cancers has fueled interest in
the development of 'Functional Foods' enhanced in selenium. The Northern
Plains area of the U.S. contains soils with some of the highest
concentrations of selenium to be found in North America, and that makes
this region uniquely situated to produce selenium-enhanced foods. Many
food industries, primarily supplement manufacturers, have already begun
marketing selenium-enriched products, and two provisional health claims
have been allowed for these products.

There are opportunities and problems in development of selenium-enriched
foods. For this two-day symposium, leaders in research, industry and
agricultural production will explore the current state of the science
behind the production and health benefits of foods enriched in selenium,
as well as examine ideas for marketing selenium-enriched foods.