The seventh international Food Safety and Dietary Risk Assessment conference will tackle key issues across the industry from trading standards to chemical risk.
The event, which takes place 12-13 February in Cologne, Germany, will is set to tackle the issue of consumer uncertainty as a result of the European maximum residue standisation enforced in September 2008.
Speakers at the conference include Fransesca Arena of the European Commission, Ursula Banasiak of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Wolfgang Ahlers of Atlanta Group amongst many others.
Consumer protection is becoming increasingly important and the legal requirements in regard to quality assurance in the production and use of food have become much more stringent. As an accredited partner, SGS Institut Fresenius offers fast and competent assistance in all analytical and hygiene- relevant issues concerning food.
Visitors can benefit from the vast experience in analytical sciences and most recent analytical equipment is used to develop and validate methods relevant for the quality assessment of pesticide products and monitoring of pesticide/metabolites residues and other contaminants at trace levels. They can also benefit from many years of experience in the assessment of legal issues in this field offered by the experts.
Akademie Fresenius, who hosts the event, is a joint venture of SGS Institut Fresenius and Cognos, one of the leading private educational institutes in Germany. Akademie Fresenius organises national and international conferences and congresses on current topics from the economic and scientific sectors for both specialists and the industry. You can find further details on the conference at www.akademie-fresenius.de/foodysafety.
