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From: Hungerford, James M
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 4:21 PM
To: 'seafood@ucdavis.edu'
Subject: Abstracts due Jan 30 Biotoxins Meeting in Spain April 2005
Final Call for Papers and Update
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Analysis of Marine and Freshwater Toxins First Joint Symposium and AOAC Task
Force Meeting held April 11 - 14, 2005 in Baiona, Spain (Deadline for
Abstracts is January 30, 2005). All sessions are open to registered
participants, not just Task Force members. Presentations will address toxin
monitoring and new concerns with the intentional contamination of food and
water - In addition to contributed posters and oral presentations, there
will be several excellent keynote presentations and opportunities to discuss
state of the art detection methods.
Information on the meeting including details regarding abstract,
registration, and other details are on the website of the AOAC Task Force on
Marine and Freshwater Toxins (also learn about this active group that
accelerates validation of toxin detection methods) at
http://www.aoac.org/marine_toxins/task_force.htm
<http://www.aoac.org/marine_toxins/task_force.htm>
Who Should Attend Although methods development and validation is the theme
of the meeting and we have an excellent technical program for you,
presentations and joint meetings are not intended solely for researchers
(and are not restricted to current Task Force members). Seafood industries,
their association representatives, government regulators, public health
officials, consultants will benefit from attendance - All are professionals
who are impacted by marine and freshwater toxins and who can influence and
support, via participation in the meeting and in the Task Force, validation
of quality analytical methods for the biotoxins.
Final Call for Papers The organizers invite contributions by analytical
chemists, toxicologists, algologists, organic chemists, molecular
biologists, etc. The primary topic is analytical methods - chemical,
biological and biochemical, for marine and freshwater toxins. Methods for
monitoring the toxins in fish, shellfish (and in some cases in other food
groups and in natural waters) are sought, ultimately for validation. Toxin
standards and related materials are also of special interest, as is the
toxicology of marine and freshwater toxins. Symposium sessions and Task
Force subgroups will emphasize: Assays, separation based methods, etc. for
the saxitoxins, domoic acids, the diarrhetic toxins, yessotoxins,
ciguatoxins, and cyanobacterial toxins. However, contributions on other
marine and freshwater toxins are also welcomed.
Focused Subgroups addressing key aspects of methods considered for AOAC
validation are an important aspect of the Task Force and at this meeting
will hold meetings on Saxitoxins, Diarrhetic toxins, Yessotoxins,
Ciguatoxins. Attend and join in!
Sponsors are the University of Vigo, Spain, AOAC International, and AOAC
Europe Section.
Contacts Symposium Chair is Ana Gago Martinez at
<mailto:e-mail:anagago@uvigo.es> anagago@uvigo.es; Task Force Chair is James
Hungerford at James.Hungerford@fda.gov <mailto:James.Hungerford@FDA.gov>
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Pamela Tom, Seafood Extension Program Manager
Phone/Fax: 530/752-3837 E-mail: pdtom@ucdavis.edu
Web: http://seafood.ucdavis.edu
Mailing Address: Food Science & Technology Dept.
University of California
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