AACC International Annual Meeting Session Recordings Now Available
New this year - access the science and knowledge presented at the 2011 AACC International Annual Meeting - online and all year long! More than 80 presentations from the AACC International Annual Meeting were captured onsite and are now available. Sessions offered in the package are included with author approval and are provided in an audio/PowerPoint version. Your purchase will provide you online access to the sessions through October 1, 2012.

Upcoming Offerings from AACC International
February 20-22, 2012: Food Extrusion, Stuttgart Germany
May 15-17, 2012: Breakfast Cereals, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Cincinnati Section and USDA SWQL Host Annual Research Review; Publish Survey Results
Presentations from the 58th Annual Research Review, hosted by the AACC Intl. Cincinnati Section and the USDA Soft Wheat Quality Laboratory, are now available on AACCnet. Results from a survey of soft wheat quality targets have also been published. Check out the section's webpage to learn more.

Study Shows Grain-Based Dietary Fiber Linked to Decrease in Deaths
A new report, “Dietary Fiber Intake and Mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study,” published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows a significant decrease in deaths of individuals whose diets were high in dietary fiber. A brief summary and comments from AACC Intl. are now available online.

AACC Intl. Comments on Proposed Definition of Dietary Fiber
The AACC Intl. Technical Committee on Dietary Fiber and Other Carbohydrates recently submitted comments to the Nutrition Evaluation Division of Health Canada regarding the proposed definition of dietary fiber. The committee commended Health Canada for seeking to harmonize the definition of dietary fiber.

Cereal Chemistry Featured Article
Solvent Retention Capacity (SRC) Testing of Wheat Flour: Principles and Value in Predicting Flour Functionality in Different Wheat-Based Food Processes and in Wheat Breeding—A Review.