METROFOOD-RI “Traceability and comparability of results in food measurements”

The School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition of the University of Parma, in collaboration with METROFOOD-RI and ENEA, promotes and organizes the “METROFOOD-RI: Traceability and comparability of results in food measurements” training course, which will take place in blended mode in Parma, at the Santa Elisabetta Center within the University Campus, from 20 to 23 September 2021.

Scientific PI of the course is Prof. Maria Careri, Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemical, Life and Environmental Sustainability Sciences of the University of Parma, who chairs the Scientific Committee which includes academics and experts in the sector.

The course deals with the role and application of metrology in food quality and safety, as in food fraud and authenticity. It is aimed at training personnel with specific methodological and procedural skills related to the following topics:

• quality assurance and metrological traceability of chemical and biological measures in assessing the quality, safety and authenticity of food
• quality control to support the reliability of the determinations for food analysis, Proficiency Testing and the role of the National Metrology Institutes
• method validation and measurement uncertainty
• reference materials and their role in food analysis to establish traceability and comparability of measurements results
• metrology and standardization of nanomaterials for the food industry and European regulations

The course is addressed to professionals. The pre-registration deadline is on 30 June 2021. A Commission will evaluate the requirements for the admission.

To register fill in the online form: REGISTER

For further information write to: advancedstudies@unipr.it

See the attached programme.