This training provides an overview of the treatment of various foods with ionizing radiation, including information on applications and the current legal situation. Different methods for detecting a treatment with ionizing radiation will be presented and issues of validation, quality assurance and evaluation of results will be discussed. 

Contents

• Background of food treatment with ionizing radiation (purpose, physicochemical processes, legal aspects).

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   Practical training on the detection of a treatment with ionizing radiation by luminescence measurement and electron spin resonance spectroscopy, covering the entire workflow (sample preparation, measurement, data evaluation and reporting).

   

• Method validation and quality assurance

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