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Since many years ago, the risk of contamination of food and feed by mycotoxins has been reduced by careful control of raw materials. Rapid methods played a key role in this. There are many products on the market. Products are not only fast, but also accurate enough, so… is everything fine? Actually, it is unclear, considering this topic is often neglected in scientific conferences. The few presentations about test kits are by the producers, almost never by independent experts. This is why Affidia decided to do the opposite: we will give the floor to those that everyday control grains and milk to avoid consumers and animals could be exposed to hazardous toxins. At the same time, we want to highlight the job of test kit certification bodies: third-party performance assessments are particularly needed, considering end-users are rarely in the conditions to do it.
The format
We do not like classic webinars: 80-90% of the time is occupied by long slide presentations, something that people can watch at any moment on-demand. A live event makes sense if the organizers can gather experts and professionals that report their experience and discuss the topic, not just because there is a short Q&A section at the end. This is why we launched “Affidia Talks”, real live discussions stimulated by facts and witnesses in a video introduction.
Who should attend
This event will be very useful for safety and quality managers of the food and feed industries, as well as operators of companies that certify stocks of grains before the shipments. It is also a unique opportunity for test kit manufacturers and sellers to learn more about the troubles their customers are facing.
Wim Reybroeck, PhD - ILVO (Belgium) Kaushik Banerjee, PhD - ICAR / FSSAI (India) Lalitha R. Gowda, PhD - CSIR / FSSAI (India) Maria Nelson - Expert reviewer for AOAC-RI (USA) Jörg Stroka, PhD - JRC Geel (Belgium)
Contributors
Video introduction Panel 1.2
Laura Anfossi, Prof. PhD - University of Turin (Italy) Terry Goddard - Envirologix (USA) Anthony Lupo - Neogen/AOAC (USA) Ronald Niemeijer - R-Biopharm (Germany) George Papageorgiou - Prognosis Biotech (Greece)
11:00 - 11:13 Welcome and video introduction n.1 The demand for rapid testing in the food and feed chain. How LFDs have been a breakthrough in this scenario.
11:13 - 11:25 Panel 1.1
11:25 - 11:40 Video introduction n.2 The tech challenges to get devices with satisfactory performances: interviews with a few scientists and manufacturers.
11:40 - 11:50 Panel 1.2
11:50 - 12:00 Video introduction n.3 Is everything fine? Interviews with some experts and some dealers of rapid methods. The need for education.
12:00 - 12:10 Panel 1.3
12:10 - 12:15 Video introduction n.4 The need for third part performances assessment; the different goals of different certification schemes.
12:15 - 12:30 Panel 2
12:30 - 12:38 Vendor's sponsored video
12:38 - 12:55 Q&A with panel 1+2
12:55 - 13:00 Conclusions
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Affidia is a Benefit Company (Società Benefit for the italian law), founded in April 2019. Founder and CEO is Maurizio Paleologo.
