Welcome to the 6th International Symposium on Fruit and Vegetables for Human Health. The 6th International Symposium on Fruit and Vegetables for Human Health (FAVHealth2014) will be held in Brisbane, Australia in 2014 during the International Horticultural Congress (IHC2014). The focus of the 4-day symposium is to highlight advances in functional food research within fruit, vegetables and nuts. Functional foods, one of the most rapidly growing areas of horticultural research, are foods that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition, protection against disease, and increase in performance. The symposium will be held over 4 days, with a special joint day held in conjunction with the International Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, and an additional joint day in conjunction with the Berry Fruit 2nd International Symposium, specifically on the health benefits of berry species.