08 FOOD SAFETY SUPPLEMENT: SHOW PREVIEW – RAFA 2011
Date: 1 – 4 November 2011 Venue: Clarion Congress Hotel Prague, Czech Republic Website:
www.rafa2011.eu
The Fifth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis
Recent progress in science and technology has resulted in the introduction of a wide range of novel analytical strategies, both in food research and routine laboratory control of various food quality / safety criteria including compliance with legal and labelling requirements, determination of nutritive value and/or food fraud detection. In general terms, modern food analysis aims at implementation of a broad scope, rapid, and cost-effective methods with performance characteristics complying with particular purpose.
The implementation of cutting-edge tech - nologies represents an important tool in support of not only the current but also future global food markets and fair trade. It should be noted that in spite of the legislative efforts, food scandals occasionally occur and originate from contamination, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, endocrine disruptors, processing contaminants, packaging materials (migration) or natural sources (including mycotoxins and marine toxins). Moreover, since modern biotechnology was introduced in food production, GM-food and food ingredients have become an issue, creating a strong demand for adequate methods of analysis. As a result, the science of food analysis is a rapidly developing and very exciting field. In all cases, sampling strategy, sample analysis, data handling and final exposure assessment are crucial steps which are closely interrelated. The desired level of consumer protection and the strict regulation of maximum limits force analytical chemists in food laboratories to lower quantification limits, improve QA/QC and increase sample throughput by introducing new approaches and highly innovative technologies such as:
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the use of bioassays for bioactivity and toxicity screening
omics-based analysis including metabolomics-like profiling
biosensor and multiplex technologies, dipsticks, flow cytometry with functionalised beads
on-line and at-line analysis approaches spectrometric food profiling (NMR, NIR) (bio)nanotechnology and chip-based methods
solvent-free and other emerging isolation technologies
and hyphenated techniques such as LC/MS and MS/MS, fast GC/TOFMS, GC/MSMS, ambient MS and/or comprehensive chromatography (GC×GC, LC×LC)
Conference organisers, the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague (ICT Prague, Czech Republic) and RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT, the Netherlands) would like to invite all food scientists from universities, research institutes, national and international agencies, control bodies, governmental and commercial laboratories, industry and other food business
related companies to attend the 5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2011). The scientific committee and organisers of
RAFA 2011 have prepared balanced program with many high grade presentations followed by stimulating discussions, poster sessions, several satellite events, state-of-art exhibition and attractive social program. RAFA 2011 will be organised with an
emphasis on advanced analytical and bioanalytical technologies and food analysis applications related to the following areas: Allergens Flavours and odours Genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) Industrial contaminants Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins Nanoparticles Packaging contaminants Pesticide and veterinary drug residues Processing contaminants Authenticity, traceability, fraud Food OMICS Novel foods & supplements Organic foods QA/QC and chemometrics in food analysis, accreditation
Further information is available on the
conference website
www.rafa2011.eu or contact us at
RAFA2011@vscht.cz
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