Fresenius conference on food contaminants to be held in October

THE 10th International Fresenius Conference will focus on some of the most problematic contaminants and residues that can get into food. The event takes place from 27 to 28 October 2015 in Cologne, Germany. It will also cover new developments in EU legislation and risk assessment.

The conference will be divided into five different topic areas and will feature presentations on the current situation in Germany and Europe; single contaminants such as mycotoxins, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, nickel, THC and chlorate; and on process contaminants. It will discuss aspects like the determination of MCPD and glycidyl esters in food or EFSA’s risk assessment on acrylamide. 

Scheduled to speak at this event:

Diane Benford, Food Standards Agency (FSA)

Michael Carus, nova-Institute

Benedikt Cramer, University of Münster

Peter Fürst, Chemical and Veterinary Analytical Institute Münsterland-Emscher-Lippe (CVUA-MEL)

Mary Gilsenan, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Hans-Ulrich Humpf, University of Münster

Oliver Keuth, Chemical and Veterinary Analytical Institute Münsterland-Emscher-Lippe (CVUA-MEL)

Jan Kuhlmann, SGS Germany

Oliver Lindtner, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

Marc Lutz, Chocolat Frey

Reinhard Matissek, Food Chemistry Institute (LCI) of the Association of the German Confectionary Industry (BDSI)

Jens Christian Meyer, H.& J. Brüggen

Leo Schouten, Maastricht University

Dieter Schrenk, University of Kaiserslautern

Tanja Schwerdtle, University of Potsdam

Walburga Seefelder, Nestlé

Hans Steinkellner, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Richard Stadler, Nestlé

Frank Swartenbroux, European Commission

Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization (WHO)

Frans Verstraete, European Commission

Thomas Wenzl, European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)

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