Contaminants and Residues in Food

Representatives from the regulatory bodies, research institutes and industry are presenting the most pressing questions on how to deal with process, environmental and agricultural contaminants as well as residues. We inform you reliably about all regulatory developments and scientific findings of the last few months, e.g. on PFAS, mineral oil, microplastics, arsenic and PBDE.

13.11. — 14.11.2025
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Overview

Contaminants and residues in food are strictly regulated within the European Union. The risk management and toxicological assessment of contaminants and residues, essential to produce compliant products, pose challenges across the entire food industry.

The conference brings together representatives from regulatory and industry backgrounds, as well as political decision-makers to discuss the latest regulatory developments. It keeps track of scientific progress, advances in food analysis and recent developments in risk assessment.

Would you prefer to join on-site in Dusseldorf? Then you can find further information here.

Early Bird Bookings20% discount valid until 11 April 2025 with discount code: CONTA20

In retrospect: Highlights of the last edition

  • European Community policy on contaminants in foodstuffs
  • Emerging chemical risk identification
  • The use of digital tools across the food safety landscape
  • Food fraud and downgraded quality – update on the challenges
  • Current developments on mineral oils
  • PFAS – industry perspective and challenges ahead
  • Micro- and nanoplastics and progress in the analytical sciences
  • “Multiple use” substances – examples and next steps
  • POPs and conclusions of the global WHO/UNEP human milk studies
  • Arsenic and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in food

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

  • Analysis
  • Quality assurance & control
  • Product safety
  • Raw material control
  • Regulatory affairs & support
  • Research & development
  • Toxicology

Sectors taking part:

  • Food and feed industry
  • Food retailing
  • Packaging industry
  • Food inspection offices
  • Laboratories
  • Research institutes
  • Authorities
  • Professional associations

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Programme

We are currently in the process of compiling our event programme in close cooperation with our team of experienced speakers.

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What our participants say about this event:

I have appreciated that contaminants have been discussed from different points of view: With the presentations of regulator risk assessors and food business operators, and from a toxicological point of view as well as analytical.

Floriana Maccarone (Kraft Heinz Italia SpA)

For me, as a representative from a commercial laboratory, this conference was very valuable! The mix of legislation updates, scientific updated insights and market challenges is very informative for us!

Alexander Van de Bitt (Eurofins LZV)

I would definitely recommend this event to others. Great quality speakers, good venue as well as interesting networking opportunities.

David Marin (Ibereras Specialties)

Speakers

Name

Company

Shaun MacMahon

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA

Shaun MacMahon is currently the Acting Director for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Human Foods Program (HFP) Office of Scientific Coordination and Computational Sciences and has served in several different roles as a laboratory analyst and in leadership since joining the FDA in 2003. He is active in FDA’s Method Development, Validation, and Implementation Program, HFP’s Closer to Zero efforts, as well as the Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM), a cooperative agreement with 55 state human and animal food testing laboratories in 40 states in support of an integrated food safety system in the U.S.

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Angela Mally

University of Würzburg, Germany

Alexandre Panchaud

Nestlé Research, Switzerland

Alexandre Panchaud is the Head of the Institute for Food Safety & Analytical Science at Nestlé in Lausanne. Alexandre has held several research and quality management positions within Nestlé.

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Dieter Schrenk

University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany

Dieter Schrenk has been a Professor for Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology at the University of Kaiserslautern since 1996. In 2005 he took on the full professorship for Food Chemistry and Toxicology. He joined the EFSA CONTAM Panel in 2003 where he was the Chair from 2018 to 2024.

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Richard Stadler

Nestlé Research, Switzerland

Richard Stadler has been the Head of the Institute for Food Safety & Analytical Science at Nestlé in Lausanne from 2017 to 2024. Previously, he held several research and quality management positions within Nestlé. He was also the Chairman of the FoodDrinkEurope contaminants expert group. Since 2024 he has been working as a Scientific Advisor at Nestlé Research.

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Venue

Live Stream
On-site conference is going to be streamed live.
You can reach us directly at:
Phone : +49 231 75896-50
Email: info@akademie-fresenius.de
https://www.akademie-fresenius.com/

Prices & Services

Participation Fee: € 1,195.00 plus VAT.

The registration fee includes the following benefits:

  • Participation in the Online Event
  • Event Documentation (available via download from our website)
  • Certificate of attendance

Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 695.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.

Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.

Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
You can cancel your participation in our online events free of charge and without giving reasons in writing up to 1 week before the start of the event. In the case of later cancellations and non-login to the online event, no participation fees can be refunded.
In this case, however, you will receive access to the documentation after the event.
You can name a substitute participant free of charge at any time.

Event Documentation

Would you have liked to attend this event, but cannot spare the time?

For the price of 295,00 € plus VAT you can order a complete set of event documentation. A few days after the event you will receive the access data for the restricted download section of our Website. There you will find all presentations (subject to the approval of our speakers) as pdf-files.

Order documentation

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Jennifer Zerth

Your Contact

Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de

Jennifer Zerth

Your Contact

Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de

Display / Supplement

Present your Company at the Event.

You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.

We would be pleased to assist you personally:

Monika Stratmann

Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de

Press Contact

We offer journalists and editors a platform where they can get in touch with the experts.

If you are the editor of a specialist publication and interested in a press pass or media partnership, please contact us well in advance. We are happy to advise you.


Please contact us:

Katharina Geraridis

Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de