5th Food Safety and Security Symposium: food and health

The 5o Simposio de Seguranca Alimentar (5th Food Safety and Security Symposium) was held in May, 2015, in Bento Goncalves, RS, Brazil with the objective of discussing the interrelation between food and health, in various perspectives. This paper reviews the state of the art regarding all the issues discussed during the Symposium, connecting them with the lectures presented at the conference. As final remarks, it was perceived that the interrelation between food and health is growing stronger and cannot be discussed without involving the different areas involved.