During the last 10 years we have done about 15 clinical trials for food industry both nationally and internationally. One of main areas of our group has been to study the role of dietary phenolic compounds and other nutrients in heart diseases. In these studies we have use both epidemiological study designs and clinical trials. The most important studies have been Coffee study, Chocolate study, Phloem study, Asta-study and Fenolics-study. Examples of study designs and results of these studies are presented in the Study populations & Clinical trials –section.

We have very experienced research staff in Research Institute of Public Health. As we have own laboratories and laboratory staff, we can analyse most of the samples in our laboratory. At the end of the year 2006 we had also about 10 research projects and clinical studies for medical industry underway.

In October 2006 an internationally acknowledged certification and quality assurance organization Inspecta Certification Ltd. approved Quality sertificate SFS-EN ISO 9001:2000 to our research institute.

We can plan and carry out studies and research projects in a totally confidential manner. We submit all study protocols to the local Research Ethics Committee for review and approval and make agreements in co-operation with Research and Innovation Services of University of Kuopio.

If you are interested in getting foods tested, please contact Dr. Sari Voutilainen (sari.voutilainen@uku.fi), tel. 017-162 990 or Prof. Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen (tomipekka.tuomainen@uku.fi), tel. 017-162 956.

REFERENCES:

• Asta-Carotene Ab
• Biokia Oy
• Camelina Oy
• Control-Ox Ltd.
• Elixi Oil Oy
• Oy Fazer Leipomot Ab
• Finnpettu –osuuskunta
• Helsingin Mylly Oy
• Institute for Scientific information on Coffee (ISIC)
• Kankaisten Öljykasvit Oy
• Oy Karl Fazer Ab
• LTK Maustepalvelu Oy
• Lännen Tehtaat Oyj
• Oy Marli Ab
• Omecol-Finland Oy
• Paahtimoyhdistys
• Oy Panimolaboratorio – Bryggerilaboratorium Ab
• Physiological Effects of Coffee Committee (PEC)
• Polttimoyhtiöt Oy
• Oy Sinebrychoff Ab
• Suomen Bioteekki Oy
• Suomen Rehu Oy
• Suupohjan marjaosuuskunta
• Oy Verman Ab

For further information, please contact Sari Voutilainen (sari.voutilainen at uku.fi)