Sunday, 4 June 2006: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Magnolia A (Hershey Lodge and Convention Center)
Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD)
Contributions of Analytical Chemistry to Food Safety
The US has a strong food safety program protecting millions of consumers of all ages. Analytical chemistry plays a critical role in this overall program. This session will include numerous examples of the methods that have been developed and implemented in the food safety arena using a variety of analytical techniques ranging from immunoassays to tandem mass spectrometry.
Sponsor: Hershey Foods
Organizer:Jeff Hurst
Presider:Jeff Hurst
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:35 PMFast GC-TOFMS of pesticides in foods: food safety and security
Jack Cochran, Eric Nemec, Frank Dorman
2:00 PMFood and beverage adulteration by drugs/toxins - intentional and accidental
Edward J. Barbieri
2:25 PMDetection of pathogens and toxins in foods with the NRL array biosensor
Lisa C. Shriver-Lake, Miriam Ngundi, Kim E. Sapsford, Martin Moore, Michael Lassman, Chris R. Taitt, Frances S. Ligler
2:50 PMAnalysis of veterinary drug residues in food using LC/MS/MS and related techniques
Joe Romano
3:15 PMBreak
3:35 PMDetection of the abnormal prion protein in the blood of TSE infected animals
Mary Jo Schmerr
4:00 PMUseful approaches to improve GC-MS and LC-MS analysis of chemical residues in foods
Katerina Mastovska
4:25 PMLiquid chromatographic solutions in food safety
Carmen T. Santasania, David S. Bell

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