The finalised programme will be published in just a few weeks' ;Please find below an overview with all the latest information. A wide range of presentations awaits you. Here are just some of the topics that we will be covering:

Highlights

• European Community policy on contaminants in foodstuffs
• Risk assessment and risk management perspective of WHO
• Risk assessment on the presence of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in food
• EFSA approach for Benchmark Dose (BMD) analysis, illustrated with the 3-MCPD
• Critical view of the toolbox on 3-MCPD
• Current developments and outlook on acrylamide
• EFSA on zearalenone, T-2, HT-2 and nivalenol and their modified forms in food
• Industry experience with T-2 and HT-2 toxin
• Update on deoxynivalenol (DON) and its acetylated and modified forms in food and feed
• Intestinal metabolism with respect to bound forms of mycotoxins
• Assessment of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and TTX analogues in marine bivalve
• Update on the toxicology of pyrrolizidine alkaloids
• Update on pyrrolizidine alkaloids in tea and herbs – industry view
• Current residues and contaminants in baby food including tropane alkaloids

Who do you meet?

Groups that should take part:

Managing directors, boards of directors, managers, consultants and scientists in the fields of

• Analysis  
• Quality assurance & control  
• Product safety  
• Raw material control  
• Regulatory affairs & support  
• Research & development  
• Toxicology

Sectors that should take part:

• Food and beverage industry
• Food retailing
• Packaging industry
• Food inspection offices
• Laboratories
• Research institutes
• Authorities
• Professional associations