Food Safety and Dietary Risk Assessment

For many years, this conference has been the perfect platform for bringing together the scientific, industrial and regulatory communities, dealing with the assessment of pesticide residues in food. Learn about the latest developments in risk assessment, the setting of maximum residue limits as well as regulatory and guideline updates.

02.04. — 03.04.2025
Novotel Düsseldorf City West
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Overview

Early Bird Bookings10% discount valid until 7 February 2025 with discount code: FOODSAFETY10

The risk assessment of pesticide residues in food is a key element of the EU regulatory framework for plant protection products. This process involves various complexities, from data collection and evaluation to the implementation of new guidance as well as the application and authorisation procedures. To successfully navigate these challenges, it is essential to stay informed about all new developments.

Join the popular Akademie Fresenius Conference “Food Safety and Dietary Risk Assessment” to receive all the latest updates, to meet your peers and to join important discussions in a comfortable conference atmosphere. Reason enough for many participants to attend regularly every year. So don’t miss out to secure your place for this year’s event!

The Conference will be taking place in Dusseldorf on 2 and 3 April 2025.

You can also follow all the exciting contributions via our Live Stream!

Please find all information on the virtual participation here.

Highlights of the last edition:

Guideline developments

  • Update on the OECD honey guideline
  • Update on OECD test guideline 506: Stability of pesticide residues in stored commodities

Establishment of MRLs

  • Challenges for the MRL setting process
  • EU coordinated positions for the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)

Evaluation of metabolites

  • Update on the revision of the OECD Guidance Document on the residues definition
  • Genotoxicity assessment: Opportunities, challenges and perspectives for quantitative evaluations
  • Triazole derivate metabolites: Updated risk assessment based on German MEAL study

Dietary risk assessment and cumulative risk assessment

  • Dietary exposure and risk assessment related to the GB monitoring programme
  • Update on cumulative risk assessment – the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment (MCRA) model

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

  • Risk assessment
  • Product safety
  • Toxicology
  • Regulatory affairs
  • Research and development
  • Legal and general counselling

Sectors that should take part:

  • Agrochemical industry
  • Competent authorities, regulatory bodies and research institutes
  • Consultancies
  • Testing laboratories and contract research organisations (CROs)
  • Professional associations

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Programme

We are currently in the process of compiling our event programme in close cooperation with our team of experienced speakers.

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Speakers

Name

Company

Sina-Elisabeth Ben Ali

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Austria

Bross

Monika Bross

BASF, Germany

Isabelle Christian

Bayer, France

Kneuer

Carsten Kneuer

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany

Michalski

Britta Michalski

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany

Silvia Nicolau-Solano

European Commission, Belgium

Reich

Hermine Reich

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Italy

Petra Veit

BASF, Germany

Venue

Novotel Düsseldorf City West
Niederkasseler Lohweg 179
40547 Düsseldorf
Phone : +49 211 52060-0
Email: h3279@accor.com
https://all.accor.com/hotel/3279/index.de.shtml?dateIn=&nights=&compositions=1&stayplus=false#origin=novotel

We have reserved a limited number of rooms for our participants at reduced rates at the hotel. These rooms can be booked up to 4 weeks prior to the start of the event. Please book early and directly through the hotel quoting „Akademie Fresenius“ as reference.

Prices & Services

Participation Fee: € 1,995.00 plus VAT.

The registration fee includes the following benefits:

  • Event participation
  • Event documentation
  • Lunch
  • Coffee breaks and event beverages
  • The evening event on the first day
  • Certificate of attendance

Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 895.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.

Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.

Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
Written cancellations or transfers will be accepted free of charge up to four weeks prior to the start of the event. After this date and up to a week prior to the start of the event we will reimburse 50% of the registration fee. We cannot, unfortunately, provide refunds for later cancellations. However, in this case we will provide you with the event documentation after the event.
Please note that you can name a substitute free of charge at any time.

Event Documentation

Would you have liked to attend this event, but cannot spare the time?

For the price of 295,00 € plus VAT you can order a complete set of event documentation. A few days after the event you will receive the access data for the restricted download section of our Website. There you will find all presentations (subject to the approval of our speakers) as pdf-files.

Order documentation

Claudia Werner

Your Contact

Claudia Werner
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-83
cwerner@akademie-fresenius.de

Claudia Werner

Your Contact

Claudia Werner
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-83
cwerner@akademie-fresenius.de

Claudia Werner

Your Contact

Claudia Werner
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-83
cwerner@akademie-fresenius.de

Jennifer Zerth

Your Contact

Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de

Jennifer Zerth

Your Contact

Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de

Additional Dates for this Event:

02.04. — 03.04.2025,  Live Stream

Display / Supplement

Present your Company at the Event.

You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.

We would be pleased to assist you personally:

Monika Stratmann

Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de

Press Contact

We offer journalists and editors a platform where they can get in touch with the experts.

If you are the editor of a specialist publication and interested in a press pass or media partnership, please contact us well in advance. We are happy to advise you.


Please contact us:

Katharina Geraridis

Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de

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