Extended Abstract submission deadline: Thursday, 31 December 2026
All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and considered for oral or poster presentations by the Scientific Committee. Once an abstract is accepted, at least the (oral or poster) presenting author must register for the conference till 30 April 2027.
Abstract submission
– Abstracts will only be accepted through online submission.
– Two abstract per person will be allowed for presentation under the registration fees.
– It is the author’s responsibility to ensure the information provided is complete and accurate, including affiliations and presenting authors name clearly stated with * after their name.
– Once completed and submitted electronically, the same abstract cannot be submitted again.
– After the final submission deadline corrections will not be accepted.
– Submission of an abstract implies your acceptance for it to be published in the official GHI2027 World Congress program booklet.
– Abstracts will be peer-reviewed, and the Scientific Committee will determine whether the abstract will be accepted as an oral or poster presentation. Posters will be displayed in the venue, and each accepted poster participant will be given up to 10 minutes for a presentation and a Q&A session.
Abstract requirements
Abstracts should meet all of the following specifications in order to be considered for scheduling:
Language – Abstracts must be written in English. The GHI2027 World Congress organizers reserve the right to correct abstracts for obvious spelling or grammatical errors without the authors’ consent.
Title – The abstract should have a brief descriptive title of maximum 20 words (no longer than two lines). Abbreviations are not allowed in the abstract title.
Abstract text – The abstract text should not exceed 300 words (approx. 2000 characters) and be presented in one paragraph.
Abstracts about research must include the following:
o Introduction
o Purpose
o Methods
o Results
o Conclusions
Other types of abstracts should be a clear summary of the presentation.
Illustration – One figure/table/photograph may be added to an abstract. If needed submit graphical illustrations in jpg format
References – No literature references to be added at the end of the abstract text.
Abstract topic
When asked to select an abstract topic from the pull-down menu, select the abstract topic you believe is matching the content of your abstract best. If none of the pre-specified topics applies to your abstract, while it fits the scope of the GHI2027 World Congress, select ‘Other’. The organizers reserve the right to change abstract topics for the purpose of oral or poster scheduling.
Congress and abstract topics:
- Climate change, resilience, and emerging global risks
Climate‑driven food safety and food security challenges
Harmonized responses to emerging pathogens, mycotoxins, and other contaminants
Environmental changes and their regulatory implications
Resilient supply chains and crisis‑preparedness frameworks
Consistent consumer right-to-know information and truth in labeling across borders
- Trade, geopolitics, and global supply chains
Regulatory divergence and its impact on global trade
Harmonizing import/export requirements and certification systems
Food system vulnerabilities in a shifting geopolitical and environmental landscapes
Ensuring equitable access to safe and sustainable food
- Digitalization, AI, and data governance
AI applications in food safety, inspection, and surveillance
Data harmonization, interoperability, and global information‑sharing
Ethical and regulatory frameworks for AI in food systems
Digital traceability, blockchain, and transparency tools
- Novel foods, biotechnology, and emerging production systems
Harmonized safety assessment of novel foods (insects, cultured meat, algae, fermentation products)
Regulatory pathways for nutraceuticals and functional foods
Precision fermentation, synthetic biology, and future protein governance
Consumer acceptance and communication strategies for emerging foods
- Food processing, packaging, and technological innovation
Harmonized standards for new processing technologies (HPP, PEF, cold plasma)
Packaging innovations and global sustainability requirements
Chemical safety, migration, and microplastics
Global alignment of analytical and validation methods
- Ethics, equity, and governance of global food systems
Fair and inclusive global standard‑setting processes
Ethical governance through food safety culture
Ethical considerations in novel food adoption and technology deployment
Equity in access to safe, nutritious, and sustainable food
Strengthening global partnerships and multi‑stakeholder governance
- Laboratory methods, validation, and harmonized monitoring
Standardized analytical methods and proficiency testing
Harmonized sampling, monitoring, and reporting protocols
Mutual recognition of laboratory results
Global data comparability and quality assurance
Future‑focused and cross‑cutting themes
- Scenarios for global food systems in 2050
Integrating sustainability, nutrition, and safety into regulatory decision‑making
Innovations for resilient, climate‑smart food systems
Pathways toward globally harmonized food system governance
AI‑Driven predictive food systems for global stability
Authors
Authors names, institutional affiliations, cities, and countries of all contributing authors and the email of the presenting author should be provided. A maximum of up to 10 authors per abstract is allowed. Authors’ first name and middle name (if any) initials, followed by his or her last name as entered, will appear on the abstract when it will be published. Authors’ names will appear in the order entered by the submitting author. Before submission, the presenting author should make sure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract.
The presenting author (not necessarily the first author) should be clearly identified and email for further communication clearly indicated. All communications regarding an abstract will go to the submitting author, irrespective the designation of the presenting author. Please verify that your email address is correct as it will be used for contacting you after the review process. Only one presenter per abstract is permitted. Presenting author must be a registered participant. Presenting authors should register by 30 April 2027.
Review and Acceptance
Submitted abstracts will undergo review by the Scientific Committee and will be scheduled for presentation at GHI2027 World Congress program only if accepted by the reviewers. Notification on acceptance/rejection of the abstract will be sent one month after submission (30 January 2027). Last notifications will be sent in November/December 2024
To ensure scheduling of a submitted and accepted abstract in the final GHI2025 programme, the presenting author must be registered as a GHI2025 World Congress delegate by 31 December 2023.
GHI2027 World Congress organisers will not cover costs incurred in submitting an oral presentation or poster, or for travel and accommodation costs for presenting authors.
Failure to register for GHI2027 World Congress by the set deadline 30 January 2027 will lead to the withdrawal of your abstract(s) from the congress program.
Withdrawal of abstracts can only be accepted if notified in writing and subsequently confirmed by the GHI2027 World Congress Secretariat. If extension for registration is needed due to unforeseen reasons, please notify the congress organisers 2027@ghiworldcongress.org
GHI Congress awards
A dedicated Scientific Committee will evaluate all oral and poster presentations during the Congress. Based on their assessment, three awards for young scientist presenters and three awards for outstanding posters will be granted.
Publications
All authors of the accepted abstracts will be given the opportunity to prepare a full paper for submission to a peer‑reviewed scientific journal whose scope aligns with the themes of the Congress. The Scientific Committee will review all oral and poster presentations and will select the authors invited to submit a manuscript. If you would like your presentation to be considered for a full paper publication, please indicate this to the congress organisers 2027@ghiworldcongress.org
The full papers must be based on the content of the presentation or on an unpublished aspect of the presentation that has not been previously published elsewhere. Selected authors will be contacted by the Organising Committee and asked to prepare and submit their manuscript within 10 weeks after the conclusion of the Congress. All submitted manuscripts will undergo independent peer review prior to acceptance and publication.