The International Association for Cereal Science and Technology: its history and activities

Abstract

The International Association for Cereal Chemistry (ICC) was founded in 1955 on the occasion of the 3rd International Bread Congress in Hamburg, Germany. Its original objective was the development of internationally approved and accepted standard testing procedures for cereals and flour. Today the ICC remains committed to the development of standard testing procedures and is foremost in the international organizations working in the cereals field dedicated to international co-operation and to the dissemination of up-to-date scientific and technical knowledge. The association has its headquarters and the General Secretariat located in Vienna, Austria.