RAFA 2022

In line with the concept of previous events, RAFA 2022 will provide an overview of contemporary trends in ANALYTICAL & BIOANALYTICAL STRATEGIES IN FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY CONTROL and discusses CHALLENGES / NOVEL APPROACHES IN FOOD AND NATURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS. Following RECENT & EMERGING ISSUES will be addressed within the RAFA 2022 sessions:

👉REGISTRATION

👉ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION

👉FINAL PROGRAM RAFA 2022

• Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins in a changing climate
• Process induced contaminants
• Pesticide & veterinary drug residues
• Environmental contaminants
• Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS)
• Emerging alternative proteins: allergens and other issues
• Metals & metalloids & speciation
• Cannabinoids in food and supplements
• Bioactivity determination and identification
• Flavours in food engineering
• Multi-omics in food analysis
• Food fraud, forensics and authenticity
• Organic crops & foodstuffs
• Micro- and nanoplastics in food
• Human biomonitoring and exposure assessment
• Portable on-site food analysis
• Food legislation and food control
• QA/QC & Chemometrics & Big data handling

The organizers of the 10th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis promise to prepare a balanced programme including oral presentations by young scientists, satellite workshops, interactive and vendor seminars and nice social events.

We are looking forward to meeting you again in beautiful Prague!

As long as, you are willing to join us, please mark RAFA 2022 in your calendar.

Prof. Jana Hajslova & Prof. Michel Nielen & Dr. Stefan van Leeuwen, conference chairs

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

Registration

• May 15, 2022: Deadline to apply for Young researcher travel grant
• June 15, 2022: Reduced registration fee deadline
• July 15, 2022: Deadline to apply for participation as a Sponsor or Exhibitor

Call for papers

• June 15, 2022: Abstract submission for oral presentation
• July 15, 2022: Abstract submission for poster presentation
• August 1, 2022: Notification of Abstracts acceptance
• August 31, 2022: Last minute posters deadline
• August, 2022: Final programme

Conference programme (dates for diary)

• September 5, 2022: Registration desk open from 4.00 to 7.00 p.m.
• September 6, 2022: Registration desk open from 7.30 a.m.
• September 6-9, 2022: Symposium sessions, seminars, workshops and vendor seminars
• September 6, 2022: Welcome Cocktail
• September 8, 2022: Symposium Dinner

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS:

• Ample space reserved in the main program for oral presentations given by young researchers
• RAFA 2022 competitive travel grants
• Award(s) for the best poster presentation(s)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Prof. Chiara Dall'Asta, University of Parma, Italy
• Dr. Vincent Baeten, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
• Prof. Jacob de Boer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Prof. Christopher Elliott, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Great Britain
• Dr. Carsten Fauhl-Hassek, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
• Prof. Jana Hajslova, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
• Prof. Amadeo R Fernández-Alba, European Union Reference Laboratory for Pesticide Residues in Fruit & Vegetables, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain
• Dr. Christoph von Holst, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Geel, Belgium
• Prof. Hans-Gerd Janssen, Unilever Research and Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
• Prof. Christian W. Klampfl, Institute of Analytical and General Chemistry/Department of General Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• Prof. Jacob van Klaveren, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
• Prof. Achim Kohler, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), As, Norway
• Prof.Rudolf Krska, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, IFA-Tulln, Austria
• Dr. Stefan van Leeuwen, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
• Dr. Katerina Mastovska, Eurofins Scientific, US Food Division, United States
• Prof. Clare Mills, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
• Dr. Hans Mol, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
• Dr. Nicola Randall, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom
• Dr. Josep Rubert, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
• Prof. Michael Rychlik, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
• Prof. Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
• Prof. Jens Sloth, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Dr. Michele Suman, Barilla Food Research Labs, Parma, Italy
• Dr. Frans Verstraete, European Commission, DG Health and Consumers (DG SANTE), Brussels, Belgium

WORKSHOPS & SESSIONS ON NOVEL CHALLENGES

• Workshop on "Vibrational spectroscopy and chemometrics"
• Workshop on "Analysis of contaminants & migrants in circular food production"
• Tutorial on "Data quality and smart data handling in food analysis"

INTERACTIVE SEMINAR: BE ACTIVE AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER

• Step by step strategies for fast development of smart analytical methods

EU REFERENCE LABORATORIES COLLOQUIUM

• Workshop on "Experiences, achievements and challenges of EU Reference Laboratories"

VENDOR SEMINARS & EXHIBITION

• Vendor seminars introducing recent instrumentation and analytical strategies for advanced food quality and safety control
• Exhibition of modern instrumentation, laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables