SARAF Leaflet

PROGRAMME
Type
Theory
Theory
Theory
Practical
Title
Introduction,
conclusion
Practical
SubTitle
Welcome, introduction, programme,
conclusion & debriefing
Regulation
Compounds to monitor
International Food Regulation
(particular case of EU)
Risk assessment and regulatory limits
FVO requirements for third countries
Sample
Preparation
Sample preparation: decision tree,
extraction and purification
Some examples of applications: mycotoxins, pesticides, antibiotics…
Theory
Screening
Methods
NANTES, FRANCE
LOCATION
The SARAF training takes place within Oniris in Nantes
(France).
Oniris is about 40 minutes by bus or tram from the city
centre, Nantes is 380 km south-west from Paris
(2 hours by train, 45 min by plane), and 30 min from the
Atlantic Sea Coast.
Origin of the SARAF participants:
School for Advanced Residue Analysis in Food
www.saraf-educ.org
Antibody based assays
Cell based assays
ELISA, EIA, RIA…
Biosensors
DNA microarrays
MS part I: ionisation
MS part II: detection and acquisition
Chromatographic-MS coupling
Structural elucidation (beta-agonists
compounds)
Confirmatory
GC-MS and LC-MS practical aspects
Methods
(optimisation, maintenance)
Practical
Some examples of applications: perfluorinated compounds, persistant
organic pollutants…
Data analysis: GC-MS/MS, GC-HRMS,
LC-MS/MS…
Theory
Introduction to metabolism
Metabolism Particular case of application: anaPractical
bolic steroids
A unique and comprehensive
international course
dedicated to chemical food safety
Theory
Theory
Quality in
analytical
laboratories
European analytical criteria
2002/657/EC
Validation of analytical methods
Quality management
A detailed programme is available for each session on
the SARAF website.
School for Advanced Residue Analysis in Food
Oniris
LABERCA
Route de Gachet - CS 50707
44307 NANTES Cedex 3 - France
Contact person: Florence RAMDIN
Tel: +33 2 40 68 78 80
Fax: +33 2 40 68 78 78
E-mail: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
COURSE ORGANISATION
SARAF is a Continuous
Education Programme
from Oniris (National
College of Veterinary
Medicine, Food Science
and Engineering) aimed at training junior or more
advanced scientists to the analysis of
residues and contaminants in food. This concept was
elaborated in 2001 by a European network of
laboratories in charge of these measures and has
been coordinated since its creation by LABERCA
(National Reference Laboratory for the analysis of
growth promoters and several classes of environmental contaminants in food). Trainees are both
scientists involved in residue control laboratories in
non-European countries and staff from official laboratories in the EU.
The objective is to give technicians, scientists, engineers
and postgraduate students in analytical chemistry enjoying
a good scientific background and professional experience
in the field of residue analysis, the opportunity to:
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Improve their knowledge of analytical chemistry and
especially of the methodology applied to the control
of residues and contaminants in food.
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Be trained on hyphenated techniques involving gas
and liquid chromatography coupled to sophisticated
detectors, such as mass spectrometers.
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Learn and put into practice examples of efficient
methods applied in most European laboratories for
the control of residues and contaminants in food.
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Learn how to validate a method.
The course is ISO9001:2008 certified and takes place
over 2 weeks at Oniris in Nantes. All the lectures and
practicals are provided in English, in an air conditioned,
fully equipped conference room (sound system, video
projector, internet facilities and computers for hands-off
work) and within a highly sophisticated analytical platform.
SARAF THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
SARAF in Europe. By the end of 2013, SARAF has
already welcomed more than 300 participants
from 90 countries in Nantes. 20 Training Sessions
have been organised, 7 of which were specially
tailored for the European Commission (DG Trade/
DG Sanco).
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Get a better knowledge of the general regulation
regarding residues and contaminants in food.
Increase their knowledge of quality assurance
applied to assays and method development.
Create their own network for further technical and
scientific cooperation.
CONTRIBUTORS
The SARAF team of lecturers is made up of highly experienced and internationally recognised experts:
School for Advanced Residue Analysis in Food
SARAF overseas. From 2008 to 2013, tailor-made
training sessions of 1-2 weeks were organised in 15
countries around the globe (South America, Africa,
Asia, Oceania) in the framework of a contract with
Coffee breaks, lunches and social events are organised
to provide privileged moments of discussion between
lecturers and trainees.