Emerging chemical contaminants in food: legislation in Europe

This course takes a technical and scientific approach to the issue of emerging chemical contaminants in food, focusing on current European legislation. Specific regulatory aspects, toxicological implications and consumer health effects will be covered, together with analytical methodologies for monitoring. Ample space will be given to risk management through innovative decontamination technologies and official controls. Finally, future regulatory perspectives will be outlined, with a focus on updates provided by EFSA and relevant European institutions.

TOPICS COVERED

– European legislation on contaminants
– Emerging chemical contaminants and regulatory aspects
– Toxicological implications, consumer health effects and analytical monitoring
– Risk management: decontamination technologies and official controls
– Future perspectives

GOALS

By the end of the course, participants will have acquired specific and up-to-date knowledge on European legislation on emerging chemical contaminants, will be familiar with the main associated toxicological effects, analytical techniques and state-of-the-art technologies for monitoring and risk management, and will be prepared to effectively address future challenges in the field. companies.

WHO IT IS AIMED AT

The course is aimed at laboratory managers, risk managers, regulatory affairs, product safety managers, R&D managers, quality managers, innovation managers, R&D specialists, process engineers, food technologists, toxicologists and ecotoxicologists, compliance managers and all those who are required to apply the relevant regulatory provisions.