This training provides an overview of contaminants in food including information on their possible sources, health effects and the current legal situation. Various methods for analyzing contaminants are presented and issues of validation, quality assurance and result evaluation are discussed.

Contents

• Background and importance of contaminants in various foods
• Practical training on the analysis of contaminants using LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, covering the entire workflow (sample homogenization, sample preparation, measurement, data evaluation and reporting).
• Method validation and quality assurance according to accreditation and EU legal requirements

Target group

• Analysts
• Heads of laboratories
• Interested persons

Limit of Participation
Five-day standard course for max. four persons

Date
on request

Location
AGES GmbH Spargelfeldstraße 191 | A-1220 Vienna, Austria

Responsible for content
Dr. Christoph Czerwenka
Department of Veterinary Medicines, Hormones and Contaminants Institute of Food Safety Vienna, AGES

Fee
on request