Editorial

Abstract

This special issue of QAS is dedicated to dietary fibre, based on the scientific discussions and outcomes of the 4th International Dietary Fibre Conference. DF09, Vienna, 1–3 July2009, which was organized by ICC – The International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (http://www.icc.or.at). ‘Dietary Fibre – new frontiers for food and health’ was used as a catchphrase to describe this Conference. With the adoption – after decades of debate – of almost identical definitions of dietary fibre by Codex Alimentarius and the European Union – an old frontier has been crossed. DF09, with over 300 attendees from 38 countries, effectively explored new challenges for dietary fibre research.