Scientific programme
In line with the concept of previous events, RAFA 2019 symposium will provide an overview of contemporary trends in ANALYTICAL & BIOANALYTICAL STRATEGIES IN FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY CONTROL and discuss CHALLENGES / NOVEL APPROACHES IN FOOD AND NATURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS. Following areas related to RECENT & EMERGING ISSUES will be addressed within the RAFA 2019 sessions:
- Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins
- Migrants from food contact materials
- Processing contaminants
- Pesticide & veterinary drug residues
- Industrial contaminants
- Allergens, antinutrients
- Metals & metalloids & speciation
- Healthy nutrients & vitamins
- Flavour significant compounds
- QA/QC & Chemometrics & Big data handling
- Authenticity & food fraud
- Omics in food analysis
- Food forensics
- Microplastics in food
- Novel food bioactives & supplements
- Organic crops & foodstuffs
- Human biomonitoring
- Portable on-site food analysis
In addition, the RAFA 2019 program will be accompanied by several SATELLITE EVENTS:
Workshops & Sessions on novel challenges (tentative list):
- Workshop on "Vibrational spectroscopy and chemometrics for monitoring of food and feed products and contaminants detection"
- 2nd European workshop on human biomonitoring in food quality and safety
- 1st European workshop on microplastics in the food chain
- 1st European workshop on portable food analysis and citizen science
- Tutorial on "Data quality and smart data handling in food analysis"
Interactive seminar - Be active and learn from each other:
- Step by step strategies for fast development of smart analytical methods
Food authorities' summit, EU and beyond (tentative list):
- Seminar on "Food safety issues beyond the EU: US Perspective", co-organised by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Workshop on "Food Safety in China: Past, Present and Future", co-organised by the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)
EC Reference Laboratories colloquium (tentative list):
- Workshop on "Experiences, achievements and challenges foreseen by EU Reference Laboratories"
EU projects Info Days, EU framework program workshops (tentative list):
- RAFA Smart Lab: Smart analysers and applications for on-site testing of food quality and safety
- METROFOOD-RI: Workshop on metrology in food and nutrition
- Collaboration challenges within the EU framework program for research and innovation
Vendor seminars & Exhibition (tentative list):
- Vendor seminars introducing recent instrumentation and analytical strategies
- Exhibition of modern instrumentation, laboratory equipment, standards/reference materials, and consumables used in food analysis
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS:
- Ample space reserved in the main program for oral presentations given by young researchers
- RAFA 2019 competitive travel grants
- Award(s) for the best poster presentation(s)