Scientific programme
In line with the concept of the previous events, RAFA 2024 Symposium
will
provide an overview
of contemporary trends in the ANALYTICAL & BIOANALYTICAL STRATEGIES IN FOOD
QUALITY
AND
SAFETY CONTROL and discuss the CHALLENGES AND NOVEL APPROACHES IN
FOOD
AND NATURAL PRODUCTS
ANALYSIS. Following tentative RECENT & EMERGING ISSUES
will be
addressed in the RAFA 2024
sessions:
- Food additives, healthy nutrients & vitamins
- Food allergens
- Flavour & off-flavours
- Alternative proteins
- Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins in a changing climate
- Pesticide & veterinary drug residues
- Process induced contaminants
- Environmental contaminants
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- Metals & metalloids, including their speciation
- Migrants from food packaging materials
- Micro- and nanoplastics in food
- Food authenticity, fraud and forensics
- (Multi)omics in food analysis
- Illegal and natural food supplements
- Exposomics & Human biomonitoring
- Sensors & Portable food analysis
- Circularity and sustainability
- Green food analysis
- Next generation sequencing for food quality & safety
- Effect based analysis & bioassays
- Spatially resolved food analysis
- Food legislation requirements for food control
- Artificial Intelligence in food analysis
- QA/QC, Chemometrics & Big data handling
