Analytical strategies for multi-analyte / multi-matrix screening for pesticide residues, mycotoxins and plant alkaloids
Organised by VSCHT, Prague, Czech Republic | 17 February 2022

• Overview of legislation related to pesticide residues, mycotoxins and plant toxins, current situation, recent up-dates
• Current practices and challenges in pesticide residue analysis
• Analysis of regulated and 'emerging' mycotoxins considered for regulation
• Plant alkaloids, troubleshooting in analysis of newly regulated natural toxins
• Possibility to integrate analysis of pesticide residues, mycotoxins and plant alkaloids in a single multi-analyte / multi-matrix method
• Quality assurance / quality control in residue analysis

Analytical approaches to detect wine fraud
Organised by BfR, Berlin, Germany | 1-3 November 2021

• Introduction Part I
• Introduction Part II
• IRMS - Part 1 - Stable Isotopes
• SNIF-NMR Part I
• SNIF-NMR Part II
• IRMS - Part 2 - 13C and 18O analysis
• IRMS - Part 3 - Reference Material and QC
• IRMS - Part 4 - System Tests and Troubleshooting
• IRMS - Part 5 - GC-C-IRMS and LC-IRMS
• Interpretation
• EU Wine Databank
• Chromatographic Methods

Rapid, microwave-assisted analysis of eight bound nitrofuran residues in meat
Organised by TEAGASC, Dublin, Ireland

• Development of a quick method for the confirmatory analysis of the bound residues of eight nitrofuran drugs in meat using microwave reaction and LC-MS/MS determination
• Determination of nitrofurans as their tissue bound metabolites in animal tissue (video)

• Determination of nitrofurans as their tissue bound metabolites in animal tissue (standard operating procedure)

Measurement Uncertainty & Reference Materials
Organised by QUB, Belfast, UK | 14 December 2021

• Measurement Uncertainty
• Reference Materials

• Workshop recording can be found at: HERE.

Analysis of POPs in food by GC-MS/MS for regulatory compliance
Organised by FERA, York, UK | 24-28 January 2022

• Introduction: the need to monitor dioxins in foods
• Regulations relating to POPs in foods: Incidents concerning dioxins and food: Applied research to support policy
• Analysis of Dioxins and PCBs
• Analysis of PFAS in foods
• Extraction of Dioxins and PCBs from food and feed
• Measurement using internal standardisation
• Estimation of measurement uncertainty for organic environmental contaminants (MU guidance for Dioxins & PCBs)

Introduction to Economics for Food Scientists
Organised by FERA, York, UK | 11 October 2021

• Introduction to Economics for Food Scientists

Training materials on sampling and surveillance program

• Follow-up action in the event of non-compliance
• Food inspection and control systems
• SAMPLING: General principles
• Risk based control systems