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Recent trends in global food production, processing, distribution and preparation are creating an increasing demand for food safety research in order to ensure a safer global food supply. With the innovations in processing technologies, agricultural practices and change in food habits, industry and the enforcement authorities are facing newer challenges every day. To keep pace
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Date: 17th January 2019 | Time: 02.30 PM IST Duration: 90 mins Speakers: Dr. K.P. Prathish, Scientist, Environmental Technology, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram Dr. K.P. Prathish is a Scientist at Environmental Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (CSIR-NIIST). He is leading the Dioxin research and monitoring facility at CSIR- NIIST. A state of the art sophisticated dioxin analysis
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT 6th Annual Conference of the India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Towards Collaborative Leadership to Ensure Food Safety Date: February 28 – March 1, 2019 Location: Hotel “The Park”, New Delhi The India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce its 6th annual conference scheduled during Feb 28th to March
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6th Annual Conference, India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL The India Section of AOAC International is soliciting abstracts for posters for the Annual conference to be held in New Delhi, during February 28 – March 01, 2019. Interested participants should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words to the conference selection committee by
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Towards Collaborative Leadership to Ensure Food Safety Date: February 28 – March 1, 2019 Location: Hotel “The Park”, New Delhi Tentative Conference Schedule Day 1: February 28, 2018 (Thursday) Registration and Breakfast (0800 – 0900 hrs) Inaugural Session (0900 – 1100 hrs) Presidential Addresses: Dr. Ranjan Mitra, President, India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Keynote
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6th Annual Conference, India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Conference sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 6th Annual Conference of the India Section of AOAC International Sponsorship Benefits Platinum Gold Silver Bronze One technical talk during the event Yes Yes No No Complimentary full-conference registrations, + complimentary booth-only registrations 4 + 2 3 +
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Speaker : Mr. Shrinivas Joshi (AGM – Food and Environment Markets, Waters India Pvt Ltd) Mr Shrinivas Joshi is integral part of Waters India for last 11 years. He has vast experience of scientific instruments for 20 years of which more than 10 years focused on Food Safety/testing, Global Food trade/Regulations. Mr Shrinivas Joshi is President
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AOAC-India in collaboration with 3M India Ltd organized “Quality & Food safety workshops” in three major cities Gurgaon, Pune & Bangalore on Oct 23, 24 & 25 2018 These education programs motivate the Microbiologists & Analysts to actively participate in the scientific sessions and to contribute to the country by establishing a Food Safety culture. Dr Ganesh Murthy, COO,
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Speaker : Babla V Pendam Babla Pendam is Business Director (Life Science and Applied market) for GBA. In Past he was head of Application Labs in Agilent Technologies, Leading the group of scientists working on various technologies like Liquid chromatography, gas Chromatography, Mass spectrometry and atomic and molecular spectroscopy. Has a strong analytical experience and
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The focus of this webinar will be on the Classification, structure, properties and functions of triglycerides, fatty acids, essential fatty acids phospholipids, sphingolipids, cerebrocides, steroids, cholesterol plant sterols, bile acids, prostaglandins, lipoamino acids, lipoproteins, proteolipids, lipopolysaccharides. Classification, structure, physiology biochemical functions of vitamins and their role in nutrition and deficiencies will be detailed.
The macromolecules, Carbohydrates, Proteins and lipids are versatile macromolecules in living systems and serve crucial functions in essentially all biological processes. Much of this webinar will focus on understanding the classification, general, properties, structure and function of these macromolecules. The webinar will provide details on mono, di, polysaccharides (cellulose, starch, glycogen) and complex carbohydrates; amino
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Speaker : Ms. Kavitha Kulkarni (Scientific Affairs & Education Manager, 3M India Ltd) FSSAI provides the specific microbiological standards for various Food categories. There are various methods to enumerate, isolate and detect the microbes in the food. The microbiologist is required to be competent to perform the tests to ensure quality assurance In this session, we shall
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Speaker : Ms. Kavitha Kulkarni (Scientific Affairs & Education Manager, 3M India Ltd) Food microbiology is a complex subject hence the role of a microbiologist is very important to help assure that the safe food is supplied to the consumer. This presentation deals with the basics of Food microbiology, Food spoilage, preservation & fermentation. [Note :
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Speakers : Chandrasekar Kandaswamy (Senior Scientist – GC/MS, Agilent Technologies) Prasanth Joseph (Application Engineer-LC-MS, Agilent Technologies) Gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) are essential analytical instrumentation tools in modern food and environmental laboratories. A gas chromatograph equipped with element-selective detectors or mass spectrometry (MS) has traditionally been the method of choice for residue and contaminant analysis. Recently
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Speaker : Ramprasad Ganni Product Specialist Chemistries and Supplies (Agilent Technologies) Gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC/HPLC) are the most commonly used analytical instrumentation tools in food testing. GC and HPLC will be the most preferable choice for the analysis volatile analytes and non-volatiles analytes respectively. This presentation covers the basics of GC and LC
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FSSAI has announced the date of the next Food Analyst examination on September 22, 2018. This examination will be conducted online. Detailed information on age, essential educational qualification(s) and experience, examination fees, syllabus, examination schedule, etc. are available on the FSSAI website: www.fssai.gov.in AOAC-India Section, being a technical partner of FSSAI, has taken this endeavor
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Click here to download a detailed report of the 5th Annual Conference of India Section of AOAC International’s FSSAI-AOAC MOU Click here to download FSSAI-AOAC MOU topic at 5th Annual Conference of India Section AOAC INTERNATIONAL
AOAC India Section’s Annual Conference 2018: FSSAI-AOAC Partnerships in the Spotlight NEWS PROVIDED BY AOAC India Section New Delhi, March 2, 2018 Highlights Over 200 delegates from 4 continents attended the 5th Annual Conference of the AOAC- India Section in New Delhi, 28 February – 1 March, 2018. Key focus of this year’s conference was the official
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5th Annual Conference of the India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Partner in Food Science and Safety Date: 28th Feb – 1 March, 2018 Location: Hotel “The Park”, New Delhi Parallel Sessions 09:00 am – 9:45 am Session 1 – How to set up a basic Food Testing Laboratory Current requirement of Food testing laboratories
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5th Annual Conference, India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2018 CALL FOR THE AOAC – INDIA SECTION YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD DEADLINE: February 16, 2018 To recognize and appreciate outstanding contributions to the field of analytical sciences, the AOAC-India Section’s Executive Committee decides to confer the Young Scientist Award for the first time during this year’s
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The Board of Directors at India Section of AOAC International is calling for member volunteers to participate on various committees. This is an opportune time to bring in new energetic participants, as the New Executive Committee structure has just been established. This is a great experience if you are passionate about matters related to analytical
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Topic: Multi residual Antibiotic analysis in Milk Simultaneous determination of pesticides in Fruits and vegetables Analysis of complex matrices like milk, fruits and vegetables have always been a challenge for food analysts and technologists working in accordance with the global food regulation criteria. Antibiotic residues in milk can cause toxicity and side effects such as
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The presentation delineates the current approaches in the analysis of biocolorants. Tandem techniques like liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry detection have been widely used in the analysis of different classes of biocolorants. Main chromophore of biocolorant family are anthocyanidins, carotenoids, betalains, bixin, phycocyanins, chlorophyll, curcuminoids, flavonoids and anthracenes. Recent greener techniques for extraction of
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5th Annual Conference, India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Poster Topic Categories Analysis of Foodborne Contaminants and Residues (Innovative approaches and techniques in the residue analysis of foodborne contaminants, which are either naturally present in food (e.g., heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, etc.), or appear during food processing (e.g., acrylamide, 3-MCPD, etc.). Analysis of
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With the globalization of the food chain, protecting both the consumer and your brand becomes more demanding. Today, the food and agriculture industry faces ever-increasing demands for more sensitive and productive analytical solutions. You are committed to providing food, produce and beverages of consistent quality and uncompromising safety. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for
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AOAC INTERNATIONAL has recently announced that Dr Kaushik Banerjee, the President of the India Section will be the recipient of its most prestigious Harvey W. Wiley Award for the year 2017 for his contributions to the analytical sciences.
Proceedings of the Third Annual meeting of the India Section of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. The Third Annual meeting of the India Section of AOAC INTERNATIONAL was held at the hotel Four Points by Sheraton, Pune on November 19-20, 2015. Selected research papers presented in this conference as well as some other papers submitted to the India
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Join our free webinar on 7th April 2017 at 3 PM IST. Please setup the webinar in go to a meeting. Webinar Link:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7480135215582754051 Webinar Id: 427-633-459 Topic: Ultrafast mass spec meets Ultra safe food Speaker Ms. Rashi Kochhar: Graduation: B.Sc Biotech (University of Mumbai) Post Grad: M.Sc Bio-analytical Post Grad: Masters in Management (Jamanalal Bajaj Institute
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Safe Food Expo (This event is posted, new date will be shared) – Scientific Program SAFE FOOD EXPO – EXHIBITOR FORM Conference Registration Form
The AOAC INTERNATIONAL-India Section welcomed almost 200 delegates from various organizations and countries to its 4th annual conference in New Delhi held at “The Park” Hotel on 11-12 November, 2016. The annual event, now in its fourth year, has gained attention for providing thorough scientific inputs to the food industry, its associated stakeholders, and academic
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AOAC-India in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific organised food safety workshops in four major cities, namely Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata on 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th of November, 2016 respectively. The workshops were part of the planned outreach activity of the AOAC-India and for the benefit of analytical communities in different parts of the
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5th Annual Conference of the India Section of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Partner in Food Science and Safety Date: 28th Feb – 1 March, 2018 Location: Hotel “The Park”, New Delhi Conference Schedule Day 1: February 28, 2018 (Wednesday) Registration and Breakfast (0800 – 0900 hrs) Inaugural Session (0900 – 1100 hrs) Presidential Addresses: Dr. Kaushik
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September 26, 2016, Mumbai, AOAC India Section concluded a workshop on heavy metal analysis in food matrices, in association with PerkinElmer India. This one day workshop was help at the PerkinElmer’s application center, Thane. Eventually, the workshop turned out to be a highly interactive one with a substantial flow of ideas and opinions with Food
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India Section of AOAC INTERNATIONAL Webinar Series Join our webinar on September 15th 2016 at 3 pm IST Topic: Multi-residue analysis of Pharmaceutics and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in aquatic environment by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry Speakers Dr. Pranav Nagarnaik is a Scientist in CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur. He holds a
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Date & Venue: Monday, September 26th, 2016 PerkinElmer India, G-Corp, 8th Floor, Ghodbunder Road, Kasaravadavli, Thane – 400615 India Regulatory Background: India is one of the largest exporters in the world for many of food and its derivatives. With increasing instances of Food adulteration and high utilization of non-permissible additives, the food regulators across the
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Agenda for AOAC India Training at APEDA Reference Laboratory Training Centre, NRC Grapes, Pune Date : 9th August, 2016 Duration : 10 :15 -17:00 hrs Venue : National Referral Laboratory, ICAR-NRC Grapes, Pune Training/Workshop details Regulatory background International marketing of fruits and vegetables offers a lucrative marketing opportunity across the world. However, accessing the EU
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Date & Venue 28th & 29th July, 2016 Agilent Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Centre of Excellence Lab, CP – 11, Sector 8, Technology Park, IMT Manesar, Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana 122051 With the globalization of the food, protecting the consumers and your brand becomes highly demanding. Today, the food and agriculture industry is facing ever-increasing demands for
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Confederation of Indian Industries( CII)-Food and Agri Centre of Excellence (FACE), AOAC (India Chapter) and VIMTA Labs the three reputed organizations in their respective domains is coming together to help build capability among practitioner’s of Food Safety & Quality in supply chain from Farm to Fork by picking the brains of some of the best
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Highlights: Sampe preparation startegies for minimizing matrix effect in multiresidue analysis of chemical contaminants in fatty fish. New QuEChERS based based extraction and dispersive cleanup strategies Multiresidue analysis of 22 organochlorines, 15 polyaromatic hydrocarbons and 82 multiclass pesticides in fatty fish Fat multiresidue analysis of PCBs, PAHs and PBDEs in seaweed About Dr. Niladri Sekhar Chatterjee Dr. Niladari
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Date: November 23-25, 2015 Venue: National Referral Laboratory, ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune The AOAC-India section recently organised a workshop on November 23-25, 2015, entitled “Training on the residue analysis of pesticides and plant growth regulators in fruits and vegetables using GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS” in collaboration with the National Referral Laboratory (NRL), ICAR-National Research
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This course is being organized by the India Section of AOAC International in collaboration with the NRL, ICAR-NRC for Grapes & Thermo Fisher Scientific for 3 days, starting from 23rd November to 25th November, 2015 in Pune. It will be exclusively for a maximum of 15 participants working ‘hands on’ with the practical laboratory analyses
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AOAC India Section conducted a Food Safety workshop “FoodSafeTech-2015” in collaboration with Shimadzu Analytical (India) Pvt. Ltd. on 16 & 17th April, 2015 at Shimadzu Customer Support Center in Andheri, Mumbai. This workshop covered most of the aspects from sample preparation to instrumental analysis of pesticide residues in various food matrices such as vegetables/fruits/chili/meat/fish. The
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In this workshop targeted analysis of pesticide residues from various food matrices such as vegetables/ fruits/ chilli/ meat/ fish will be demonstrated. Shimadzu global food solutions will include instrument’s advance and unique features, software capabilities along with different sample extraction procedures. The method validation criteria as per DG-SANCO guidelines will be discussed. Food Safety Workshop-2015 Agenda Registration Form
New Webcast in short format @ 9:30 pm (Indian Standard Time) by Dr. Kaushik Banerjee & Laura Bush. Analysis of pesticide residues in food and environmental samples in compliance with international regulations is quite challenging, particularly as regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly stringent in most countries. When performing multiresidue analysis, scientists often grapple with problems such
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AOAC International – India section in collaboration with the National Referral Laboratory (NRL), ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes successfully organised a training programme entitled “Training on the residue analysis of pesticides and plant growth regulators in fruits and vegetables using GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS” during the period February 2-4, 2015. A total number of 18 participants
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As part of its continuous endeavor in providing value added training programs, India Section of AOAC is pleased to announce the following training workshop: Current Training Programs Training on “Residue analysis of pesticides and plant growth regulators in fruits and vegetables using GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS” This course is being organized by the India Section of
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Laboratory forum initiated by Dr. Deepa Bhajekar (President of India Section of AOAC International) where common issues faced by laboratories were discussed. Maintenance of reference standard & expansion of shelf life of standards based on Sanco guidelines. 1. India Section of AOAC International could validate methods and prepare the achievable range of LOQ in Indian
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Another agenda item for the second annual conference was the formation of the new executive committee and to finalize the agenda for the year 2014-15. From left to right.. Mr. Vishal Arora, Secretary of India Section of AOAC International Dr. Deepa Bhajekar, Past-President of India Section of AOAC International Dr. Sumit Sen, Mentor, India Section
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Date of conference: 14th Nov 2014. Location: Courtyard Marriott. CTS 215, Andheri – Kurla Rd, Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400059 The annual conference of India Section of AOAC International was held on 14th Nov 2014 at Courtyard Marriott, Andheri. Meeting started with lighting lamp as is the traditional culture. The conference started with welcome
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