Food Safety and Dietary Risk Assessment

For many years, this conference has been the perfect platform for bringing together the scientific, industrial and regulatory communities, dealing with the assessment of pesticide residues in food. Learn about the latest developments in risk assessment, the setting of maximum residue limits as well as regulatory and guideline updates.

Authorities, industry and science – all around the table in 2024 again!

The popular Akademie Fresenius Conference “Food Safety and Dietary Risk Assessment” enters its next round: It is the place to be to receive all the latest updates, to meet your peers and to join important discussions in a comfortable conference atmosphere. Reason enough for many participants to attend regularly every year. So don’t miss out to secure your place for this year’s event!

The Conference will be taking place in Dusseldorf/Germany on 25 and 26 April 2024.

You can also follow all the exciting contributions via our live stream!

Please find all information on the virtual participation here.

Highlights

Guideline developments

• Update on the OECD honey guideline
• Update on OECD test guideline 506: Stability of pesticide residues in stored commodities

Establishment of MRLs

• Challenges for the MRL setting process
• EU coordinated positions for the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)

Evaluation of metabolites

• Update on the revision of the OECD Guidance Document on the residues definition
• Genotoxicity assessment: Opportunities, challenges and perspectives for quantitative evaluations
• Triazole derivate metabolites: Updated risk assessment based on German MEAL study

Dietary risk assessment and cumulative risk assessment

• Dietary exposure and risk assessment related to the GB monitoring programme
• Update on cumulative risk assessment – the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) model

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

• Risk assessment
• Product safety
• Toxicology
• Regulatory affairs
• Research and development
• Legal and general counselling

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Food industry
• Competent authorities, regulatory bodies and research institutes
• Consultancies
• Testing laboratories and contract research organisations (CROs)
• Professional associations