Documents of opinion

In line with our philosophy of educating and informing the public through a serious but intelligible scientific opinion, without exaggerations but valuing truths and risks objectively, the Foundation’s Scientific Committee prepare a set of documents written by multi-sectorial specialists who attempt to clarify the current vision actual of the facts and risks for the role of food and feeding about the subject.

The documents produced until now are:

  • “Informe TRIPTOLEMOS sobre reacciones adversas a alimentos: alergias” (TRIPTOLEMOS report about adverse reactions to foodstuffs: allergies) - January 2008. 

Authors: Elena Alonso (Gregorio Marañón Hospital - Madrid), Fernando Jaime (Asociación Inmunitas), Ana Mª Plaza (Sant Joan de Déu Hospital - Barcelona).

  • “Informe TRIPTOLEMOS sobre seguridad en la utilización de los OMG y derivados como ingredientes alimenticios” (Informe TRIPTOLEMOS report about security in the use of GMOs and derivates as food ingredients) – February 2006

Authors: José Pío Beltrán (CSIC), Beatriz Cerviño (CECU), Emilio Muñoz (CSIC), Andreu Palou (University of the Balearic Islands), Joan Permanyer (University of Barcelona), Pere Puigdomènech (CSIC), Daniel Ramón (University of Valencia).

  • “Informe TRIPTOLEMOS sobre la gripe aviar” (TRIPTOLEMOS report about avian flu) - November 2005

Authors: Albert Bosch (University of Barcelona), José Carlos Gómez-Villamandos (University of Córdoba), Enric Mateu (Autonomous University of Barcelona).

 


The Foundation has also coordinated some themes in the pages of debate in the LA VANGUARDIA newspaper. Although the texts do no represent the Foundation’s official opinion, the global ideas are in line with its philosophy. The subjects have been:

  • Alimentos funcionales (Functional foods) - (La Vanguardia 17th July 2005) with the collaboration of:

J. Permanyer: Basados en estudios científicos fiables
Mª C. Vidal Carou y A. Mariné: No curan las enfermedades, pero pueden ayudar a reducir el riesgo.
M. Rodriguez: ¿Qué esperan los consumidores?

  • Alimentos para todos (Food for everyone) - (La Vanguardia 5th October 2003) with the collaboration of:

 M. S. Swaminathan: Una estrategia de ocho puntos
 Daniel Ramón: ¿Necesitamos alimentos transgénicos?
 Ramon Clotet: Alimentación y algo más.

 


If you would like to read of any of these documents, the Foundation will send you a copy after receiving your request.