11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis set to take place in Prague in November
The organisers of the 11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis invite food scientists from academia, as well as representatives of industry, national and international agencies, control authorities, governmental and commercial laboratories to attend this event.
The Recent Advances in Food Analysis symposium (RAFA 2024, www.rafa2024.eu) will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, on 5-8 November 2024.
The organizers – the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands) – note that the event has grown since the conference was launched in 2003. Events are usually attended by more than 750 participants from more than 50 countries representing Europe, Asia, America, Australia and Africa, and supported by more than 50 sponsors, exhibitors and media partners.
The RAFA 2024 chairs are: Prof. Jana Pulkrabova, Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague and Dr Stefan van Leeuwen, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research.
What’s in store at RAFA 2024
The RAFA 2024 symposium will provide an overview of contemporary trends in analytical and bioanalytical strategies for food quality and safety control and will discuss challenges and novel approaches in food and natural products analysis.
The following recent and emerging issues will be addressed within the RAFA 2024 sessions:
(i) Substances of interest – 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
(ii) Topics of interest – 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
Satellite events, seminars and workshops
The conference programme will be accompanied by several satellite events on novel challenges, including for example workshops on “Vibrational spectroscopy and chemometrics”, and “Smart data handling and AI in food analysis”. An interactive seminar will discuss “Step by Step Strategies for Fast development of Smart Analytical Methods”. The EU Reference Laboratories Colloquium will include a workshop on “Experiences, Achievements and Challenges Addressed by EU Reference Laboratories”. The experts’ summit, EU and beyond will provide insights into regional topics within two sessions “AOAC INTERNATIONAL: Method Validation & Harmonization” and “Food integrity from an EU – Asia perspective”. Another session will offer overview of the “Opportunities to collaborate in a European research and innovation area”.
Vendor seminars and exhibition
Leading companies will organize vendor seminars to introduce recent instrumentation and analytical strategies for advanced food quality and safety control. The exhibition will showcase modern instruments, laboratory equipment, reference materials, and consumables used in food analysis.
Opportunities for young scientists
A platform for young scientists will be offered to present their scientific work. Typically, 20% of the contributed oral presentations are assigned to the next generation. RAFA 2024 Student Travel Grants are provided. The best poster presentation(s) by a young scientist(s) will be awarded with the prestigious RAFA Poster Award and sponsored poster award(s).
In summary, RAFA 2024 will offer again a high-quality scientific programme with top-quality presentations followed by stimulating discussions, a series of satellite events, a state-of-the-art exhibition and an attractive social programme. Scientific contributions will be presented by leading scientists through keynote lectures, and by contributed oral and poster presentations. The RAFA 2024 programme will be tailored to provide a lot of opportunities for networking as well as exploration of the latest results of the food analysis community.
Register for the event
- More details can be found on the RAFA 2024 website at: rafa2024.eu
- Register for participation at: https://www.rafa2024.eu/registration.html
