MoniQA Association together with CNR-ISPA are organizing a two-day-symposium on Food Fraud Prevention and Effective Food Allergen Management, which will bring together science and innovation, good manufacturing practice, risk assessment and risk management, learnings from recent experiences and innovative approaches to meet new challenges in food safety and quality. Short oral presentations will be followed by interactive round table discussions. Various workshops and open task force meetings will offer ample opportunities to capture privileged information and get personally involved in new developments and projects. Additionally, a small table top exhibition and a selection of scientific posters will make some of the discussed issues more tangible.

Meet the speakers at http://bari2017.moniqa.org/programme

Who should attend:
This symposium is targeted toward the food industry/food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, marketing and quality management, auditors, personnel from research and development, and representatives from the regulatory environment. This workshop will be especially suitable for SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) and fulfilling CPD (Continuous Professional Development) requirements. The workshop will give practical, scientific and legal background information, insight in innovative approaches, newly developed tools and recently introduced analytical methods to combat food fraud and improve food allergen management. These new developments will be linked to real case studies and learnings from recent incidents. Learnings from stakeholder viewpoints, such as food manufacturers, food laboratories, food analytical methods providers, auditors, risk assessors, lawyers, trainers/teachers, media and communicators, regulatory bodies and policy makers shall complement the scientific programme and stimulate open discussion.