This symposium will gather food scientists from academia, industry and government agencies to present information on the current trends in analytical strategies for food safety and quality control. The event will also provide an interactive workshops for researchers and young scientists to discuss recent challenges and new approaches to food analysis. 

Topics

• Food additives, healthy nutrients & vitamins
• Food allergens
• Flavour & off-flavours
• Alternative proteins
• Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins in a changing climate
• Pesticide & veterinary drug residues
• Process induced contaminants
• Environmental contaminants
• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
• Metals & metalloids, including their speciation
• Migrants from food packaging materials
• Micro- and nanoplastics in food
• Food authenticity, fraud and forensics
• (Multi)omics in food analysis
• Illegal and natural food supplements
• Exposomics & Human biomonitoring
• Sensors & Portable food analysis
• Circularity and sustainability
• Green food analysis
• Next generation sequencing for food quality & safety
• Effect based analysis & bioassays
• Spatially resolved food analysis
• Food legislation requirements for food control
• Artificial Intelligence in food analysis
• QA/QC, Chemometrics & Big data handling