Agenda and Abstracts

Content

Agenda(3 days)

Lectures list (22 lectures)

Posters list (53 posters)

Participants list (145 participants)

Agenda

Day 1 (Noon) Registration

12.00 Welcome and registration

12.00-14.00 Coffee and soft drinks

Day 1 (PM) Opening session

14.00 Introduction and schedule
(Organisation team: CRA-W, JRC-IRMM, AFSCA and Agrobiopôle)

Day 1 (PM) General aspects: TSE overview, legislation
(Chairman: G. Houins, AFSCA, BE)

14.15 Current status of TSE related problems
(E. Thiry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ulg, BE)
14.45 BSE overview: consumer – risk assessment
(M. Eliaszewicz, AFSSA, FR)
15.15 TSE Legislation in the EU: aspects in feed
(K. De Smet, DG-SANCO European Commission, BE)

15.45 Coffee break

16.15 TSE Legislation in the EU: aspects in food
(E. Poudelet, DG-SANCO European Commission, BE)
16.45 Point of view from USA
(D. Momcilovic, Food and Drug Administration, USA)
17.15 Discussion

17.30-19.00 Poster and exhibition + Belgian products tasting

19.00 Free Dinner

Day 2 (AM) Analytical methods for food
(Chairman: K. Van Dyck, DG-SANCO European Commission, BE)

9.00 Evaluation of rapid BSE and scrapie tests
(W. Philipp, JRC-IRMM, BE)
9.30 Prion test in practice in Belgium
(Ph. Delahaut, Laboratory of Hormonology, BE)
10.00 Methods to detect central nervous DNA using specific DNA
(N. Harris, LGC, UK)

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Methods for detection of central nervous tissue in meat products
(E. Anklam, JRC-IRMM, BE)
11.30 Determining the origin of meat
(P. Brereton, CSL, UK)
12.00 Discussion

12.30-14.00 Lunch - Poster and exhibition

Day 2 (PM) Analytical methods for feed focusing
on the detection of banned meat and bone meal
(Chairman: J. de Jong, RIKILT, NL)

14.00 Stratfeed project overview
(P. Dardenne, CRA-W, BE)
14.15 Microscopic detection of animal proteins
(L.W.D. van Raamsdonk, RIKILT, NL)
14.45 PCR as tool to identify taxon-specific processed animal proteins
(G. Brambilla, ISS, I)
15.15 Application of NIRS to detection of MMBM in feeds
(I. Murray, SAC, UK)
15.40 Review of the possibilities offered by NIR Microscope and NIR Camera for the detection of MBM
(V. Baeten, CRA-W, BE)

16.00 Coffee break

16.30 Methodology for confirmation of positive results on Immunoassay and DNA based tests through detection of milk based proteins
(S. Reaney, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK)
16.50 MBM in feed: results from recent interlaboratory studies for the validation of methods and for the evaluation of the proficiency of laboratories
(Ch. von Holst, JRC-IRMM, BE)
17.20 Discussion

18.00-20.00 Poster and exhibition + cocktail

20.00 Official Dinner

Day 3 (AM) Prevention and technical aspects
(Chairman: A Swinkels, NUTRECO, NL)

9.00 Overview of current and alternative slaughter practices
(K. Troeger, Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food of Kulmbach, D)
9.30 Overview of European rendering technology
(S. Woodgate, EFPRA, UK)
10.00 Requirements of markers in the frame of the EU animal by-product regulation
(G. Lopez-Galvez, JRC-IRMM, BE)

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Inactivation efficiency of the TSE agent in rendering processes
(R. Oberthuer, EFPRA, D)
11.20 Fat processing
(J. van der Veen, EFPRA, NL)

11.40 Discussion

12.00 Final conclusion

12.30 End of the Symposium

 

Lectures list

Introduction and schedule

L.0.- Welcome - Pierre Dardenne, CRA-W- BE  

 

 

General aspects: TSE overview, legislation

 

L.1.- Current status of TSE related problems - Etienne Thiry, ULG-University of Liège, BE    

 

L.2.- BSE overview: Consumer - risk assessment - Muriel Eliaszewicz, AFSSA, FR      

 

L.3.- TSE Legislation in the EU: aspects in feed - Kris De Smet, DG-SANCO EC, BE  

 

L.4.- TSE Legislation in the EU: aspects in food - Eric Poudelet, DG-SANCO EC, BE  

 

L.5.- Point of view from USA - Dragan Momcilovic, Food and Drug Administration, USA     

 

 

Analytical methods for food

 

L.6.- Evaluation of rapid BSE and scrapie tests - Wolfgang Philipp, JRC-IRMM, BE      

 

L.7.- Prion test in practice in Belgium - Philippe Delahaut, Laboratory of Hormonology, BE        

 

L.8.- Methods to detect central nervous DNA using specific DNA - Neil Harris, LGC, UK     

 

L.9.- Methods for detection of central nervous tissue in  meat products -Elke Anklam, JRC-IRMM, BE      

L.10.- Determining the origin of meat - Paul Brereton, CSL, UK       

 

Analytical methods for feed focusing an the detection of banned meat and bone meal

 

L.11.- Stratfeed project overview - Pierre Dardenne, CRA-W, BE        

 

L.12.- Microscopic detection of animal proteins - Leo van Raamsdonk, RIKILT, NL    

 

L.13.- PCR as tool to identify taxon-specific processed animal proteins - Gianfranco Brambilla, ISS, I      

 

L.14.- Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to detection of Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) in Feeds - Ian Murray, SAC, UK    

 

L.15.- Review of the possibilities offered by the near infrared microscope (NIRM) and near infrared camera (NIR Camera) for the detection of MBM - Vincent Baeten, CRA-W, BE       

 

L.16.- Counter Immuno Electrophoresis: Methodology for confirmation of positive results on mmunoassay and DNA based tests through detection of milk based proteins - Scott Reaney, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK    

 

L.17.- Meat and bone meals in feed: Results from recent interlaboratory studies for the validation of methods and for the evaluation of the proficiency of laboratories - Christoph Von Holst, JRC-IRMM, BE   

 

 

Prevention and technical aspects

 

L.18.- Overview of current and alternative slaughter practices - Klaus Troeger, Federal research centre for nutrition and food , D    

 

L.19.- Overview of European rendering technology - Steve Woodgate, EFPRA, UK        

 

L.20.- Requirements of markers in the frame of the EU animal by-product regulation - Gloria López-Gálvez, JRC-IRMM, BE        

 

L.21.- Inactivation efficiency of the TSE agent in rendering processes - Radulf Oberthür, EFPRA, D      

 

L.22.- Fat processing - Johan van der Veen, EFPRA, NL       

 

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Posters list

 

P.1.- International symposium "Food and feed safety in the context of prion diseases", 16-18 June 2004, Namur, Belgium, organised by CRA-W, JRC-IRMM and Agrobiopôle   

 

General aspects: TSE overview, legislation

 

Current status of TSE related problems

 

P.2.- BSE in Switzerland, Chronology of Events and Measures, Activities of the BSE-Unit - ALP -Switzerland      

 

P.3.- BSE in Switzerland, Feed Measures and Results of Feed Inspections - ALP - Switzerland      

 

P.4.- Portuguese Official Inspection in the field of animal nutrition concerning the detection of banned meat and bone meal - LNIV - Portugal      

 

P.5.- Fish meal ruminant/multi-species mill ban - The losses: is there a risk? - IFFO - UK      

 

Analytical methods for food

 

Prion test in practice

 

P.6.- Atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in an East-Flemish cow in Belgium - CERVA - Belgium      

 

P.7.- First Belgian Nor98 scrapie case diagnosed via active surveillance Belgium - CERVA - Belgium   

 

P.8.- Evaluation of a new test for genotyping codon 136-154-171 of the ovine prionic protein (PRNP) gene through reverse hybridization - CERVA - Belgium      

 

P.9.- Evaluation of Prionics Check - LIA Test for the screening of PrPSc in the lymphoreticular system of sheep - IZS - Italy     

 

P.10.- The Development of a Diagnostic Test for Scrapie Infection in sheep : H-NMR Spectroscopy and Trace Element Profiling - CSL - UK      

 

P.11.- A new sensitive assay for the detection of ovine and caprine PrPres - BIORAD - Belgium     

 

P.12.- Ovine TSE confirmatory testing with the new TeSeE Sheep/Goat Western Blot assay - BIORAD - Belgium      

 

P.13.- BSE confirmatory testing with the new TeSeE bovine Western Blot assay - BIORAD - Belgium      

 

P.14.- Comparative evaluation of the Bio-Rad TeSeE and Platelia assay formats - BIORAD - Belgium      

 

P.15.- Affinity capture by immunomagnetic beads : an original approach for the detection of prion proteins in environmental biofilms - CRPP Liège - Belgium      

 

P.16.- Immuno-quantitative PCR : a new way for detection of resistant prion protein- CRPP Liège - Belgium      

 

Determining the origin of meat

 

P.17.- The development of Rapid Immunoassays for Specified Risk Material through the use of bioinformatics - CSL - UK      

 

Analytical methods for feed focusing an the detection of banned meat and bone meal

 

Overview of the STRATFEED project

 

P.18.- Consortium - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

P.19.- Development of a website and information system for an EU R&D project: the example of the STRATFEED project - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

P.20.- Development of an internet based data explorer: the example of the STRATFEED explorer - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

Microscopy

 

P.21.- The decision support system ARIES - RIKILT - The Netherlands      

 

P.22.- Microscopic method in PAP identification in feed: applications of image analysis - University of Milan - Italy      

 

P.23.- Improvement of the STRATFEED microscopy method for determination of animal origin constituents on feedstuffs control - LABCO - Spain      

 

PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction

 

P.24.- Detection of animal material in feedingstuff with PCR - LUFA - Germany      

 

P.25.- PCR analysis can help microscopist to identify animal species present in the sediment fraction of compound feed - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

P.26.- An original strategy coupling NIRM and PCR for detection and species identification of MBM particles - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

P.27.- Molecular multi-detection for speciation testing in feed products. How to address the open question: "What animal species are in this product?" - Biomérieux - France      

 

P.28.- Detection of heat treated rendering animal tissue in feeds for farm animals by Light Cycler and conventional PCR - University of Tor Vergata Roma - Italy      

 

P.29.- Traceability and identification of animal tissues by QRT-PCR - LABCO - Spain      

 

P.30.- Methodology to detect animal tissues in feedingstuffs by QRT-PCR - LABCO - Spain      

 

IR - Infrared methods

 

P.31.- Infrared Spectroscopy: an innovative solution to identify animal constituents in feed - IZS - Italy      

 

P.32.- FT-NIR Microscopy technique applied to the analysis of bone particles in the sediment fraction of feed - IZS - Italy      

 

P.33.- Detection of MBM in hydrolysed feather protein using Near Infra Red Spectroscopy (NIRS) - CCL Research - The Netherlands      

 

P.34.- In-house validation of NIRS chemometric models to test the presence of animal origin meals in unground compound feedingstuffs - UCO - Spain      

 

P.35.- External validation of NIRS models developed in the framework of the STRATFEED European project to predict the percentage of animal origin meals in compound feeds - UCO - Spain      

 

P.36.- The use of NIR spectral signature to differentiate among categories of inedible fats and oils - UCO - Spain  

 

P.37.- Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for identification of the specie in animal protein processed by-products - UCO - Spain      

 

P.38.- Application of Support vector Machine (SVM) as chemometric model on NIRS data base to classify compound feedingstuffs contaminated with animal meals - SERIDA - Spain      

 

P.39.- NIR camera and Chemometrics (SVM): the winner combination for the detection of MBM - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

P.40.- In-house validation of the near infrared microscopy (NIRM) technique for the detection of animal meal in feedingstuffs -CRA-W-Belgium      

 

P.41 - Validation of the determination of meat and bone meal in feedingstuff with NIR spectroscopy - DARP - Spain      

 

Immunological methods

 

P.42.- The use of AGID technique to identify the specie purity in Spray Dried Porcine Plasma - APC Europe- Spain      

 

P.43.- Validation study for the detection limit of Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) with heated meat and bone meal as an effective prophylactic method for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - RDA - Korea      

 

 

 

 

HPLC - High Performance Liquid Chromatography

 

P.44.- Analysis of products of animal origin in feeds by determination of Carnosine and related dipeptides by High Performance Liquid Chromatography - LUFA - Germany      

 

Electronic nose

 

P.45.- Potential application of electronic nose in PAP detection in feedstuffs, University of Milan - Italy   

 

Comparison of methods

 

P.46.- Technological Development for Detection of Animal Materials in Feed in Japan - Japan      

 

P.47.- Determination of animal constituents in feedingstuffs: Evaluation of diverse methods and their results - LUFA - Germany      

 

P.48.- Studies on the detection and monitoring for the contamination of land animal protein in domestic and imported fish meals as prophylactic for BSE - RDA - Korea      

 

P.49.- Methods for species identification - CCL Research - The Netherlands         

 

P.50.- Detection of animal DNA in feedstuffs by polymerase chain reaction compared with the official microscopic method - IZS - Italy      

 

P.51.- Possibilities of FT-IR and PCR to discriminate species by animal fats - CRA-W - Belgium      

 

Prevention and technical aspects

Rendering process

 

P.52.- Relationship between rendering process temperatures and DNA degradation in Meat and Bone Meals by Real Time PCR assay - ISS - Italy      

 

Markers

 

P.53.- Glyceroltriheptanoate as marker for category 1 and 2 animal by-products - CCL Research - The Netherlands      

Participants list

Mr AARTS Henk - Research scientist in Molecular Microbiology
Institute for Food Safety (RIKILT)
Wageningen - The Netherlands
henk.aarts@wur.nl
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Dr ABETE Maria Cesarina - Laboratory chief
IZS - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte
Turin - Italy
mariacesarina.abete@izsto.it
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCAIDE ALBURQUERQUE Belen -Scientist
University of Cordoba - Dpt of molecular biology
Cordoba - Spain
b32alalm@uco.es
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Dr ALEXANDER Robert
PERKIN ELMER
Seer Green - United Kingdom
robert.alexander@perkinelmer.com
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Mrs ALLAIN ARBE Betzabé - Scientific assistant in microscopy
LUFA - Augustenberg
Karlsruhe - Germany
betzabe.allain-arbe@lufa.bwl.de
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Prof Dr ANKLAM Elke – Food safety and quality manager
EC - DG - JRC - IRMM
Geel - Belgium
elke.anklam@cec.eu.int
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Dr BABOLA Odile - Research Scientist - Industry Diagnostics - R&D Molecular Diagnostics
BioMérieux
Marcy l'Etoile - France
odile.babola@eu.biomerieux.com
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Dr BAETEN Vincent – First research assistant
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
baeten@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr BARLOW Stuart - Technical Director
IFFO - International Fish Meal and Fish Oil Organisation
St. Albans, Herts. - United Kingdom
secretariat@iffo.org.uk
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Dr BARTIAUX-THILL Nicole – Head of Department
CRA-W - Animal nutrition and production Department
Gembloux - Belgium
bartiaux@cra.wallonie.be

BAUTISTA CRUZ Jara - Ph-D student
University of Córdoba (UCO) - Animal Production Department
Cordoba - Spain
pa2bacrj@uco.es
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Mr BELHADJ Pierre - European Sales Manager
NEOGEN Corporation
Lansing - U.S.A.
pbelhadj@neogen.com
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Ing BENKOVICOVA Magdalena
Central Control and Testing Institute of Agriculture
Bratislava - Slovak Republic
j.hvosdik@uksup.sk
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Dr BERBEN Gilbert – Head of Unit
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
berben@cra.wallonie.be
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State Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Center
Riga - Latvia
ineseberzina@wdc.lv
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Dr BILLINGHURST Zoe - Project manager
BioMérieux
Marcy l'Etoile - France
zoe.billinghurst@eu.biomerieux.com
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Mr BISTON Robert - Président
Agrobiopôle wallon asbl
Bouge - Belgium
secretariat@agrobiopole.be
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Dr BOIX-SANFELIU Ana - Scientist
EC - DG - JRC - IRMM
Geel - Belgium
ana.boix-sanfeliu@cec.eu.int
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Mr BOUXIN Arnaud – Assistant general secretary
FEFAC
Bruxelles - Belgium
fefac@fefac.org
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Dr BRADATAN Gheorghe - Lecturer
University of Liège - Faculty of veterinary Medecine
Namur - Belgium
bradatangheorghe@yahoo.com
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Dr BRAMBILLA Gianfranco - Head of the Animal Feed Unit
Instituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS)
Roma - Italy
g.brambi@iss.it
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Dr BRERETON Paul - Head of Consumer Protection Team
CSL- Central Science Laboratory
York - United Kingdom
p.brereton@csl.gov.uk
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Ms BRUNELLI Carine
C.R.A. Direction
Gembloux - Belgium
brunelli@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr CALERO DUENAS Fernando
Laboratorio Agroalimentario de Cordoba
Cordoba - Spain
mi1caduf@uco.es
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON Helen - Proteomics researcher
CSL - Central Science Laboratory
York - United Kingdom
h.cameron@csl.gov.uk
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Dr CAMPAGNOLI Anna - PhD, student
University of Milan -Dept of Veterinary Sciences
Milano - Italy
anna.campagnoli@unimi.it
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Mr CHANDLER Neville - Regional Director
National Renderers Association
Gerrards Cross - United Kingdom
nevillejc@renderers.org
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Ms CHIAPPINI Barbara – Scientist in molecular biology
Instituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS)
Roma - Italy
barbara.chiappini@iss.it
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Dr CHUNG Wan Tae - Monitoring of material for feed safety and research
RDA- National Livestock Research Institute
Swon-city - Korea
chungwt@rda.go.kr
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Dr CLOUX Jean Luc - Director Prion Department
Beckman Coulter Immunotech
Marseille - France
jcloux@beckman.com
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Dr DARDENNE Pierre – Head of Department
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
dardenne@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr DE BLOCK Jan - Researcher
CLO - DVK
Melle - Belgium
j.deblock@clo.fgov.be
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Dr DE JONG Jacob - Senior scientist feedingstuffs control and research
Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT)
Wageningen - The Netherlands
j.dejong@rikilt.dlo.nl
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DE LA HABA Maria Jose - Ph-D student
University of Córdoba (UCO) - Animal Production Department
Cordoba - Spain
pa2hacem@uco.es
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DE LA ROZA DELGADO Begona
Laboratorio de Nutrición Animal (SERIDA)
Villaviciosa (Asturias) - Spain
broza@serida.org
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Dr DE RONDE Michel - Veterinary inspector
AFSCA
Bruxelles - Belgium
michel.de.ronde@afsca.be
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Mr DE SMET Kris
DG SANCO European Commission - HCP DG D2
Bruxelles - Belgium
kris.de-smet@cec.eu.int
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Mrs DE SMET Machteld
EC - DG - JRC - IRMM
Geel - Belgium
Machteld.de-smet@cec.eu.int
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Dr DECASTELLI Lucia - Chief of food control laboratory
IZS - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte
Turin - Italy
lucia.decastelli@izsto.it
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Mr DECLERCQ Daniel
ForLab
Bruxelles - Belgium
danieldeclercq@forlab.com
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Mr DEDET Vincent - Consultant in scientific communication
Auzalide Santé Animale
Paimpont - France
vdedet@invivo.edu
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Mr DELACROIX Yves
ForLab
Bruxelles - Belgium
yves.delacroix1@yucom.be
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Dr DELAHAUT Philippe
Laboratory of Harmonology
Marloie - Belgium
delahaut@cer-dha.be
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Mr DENUIT Jean Paul
A.F.S.C.A.
Bruxelles - Belgium
jean-paul.denuit@afsca.be
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Mr DERKS Pieter - Chief Laboratory en Environment
Rendac Son B.V.
Son - The Netherlands
rendacson@rendac.com
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Dr DUMAS Anne Sophie
Eurofins Scientific Agrogène
Nantes - France
annesophiedumas@eurofins.com
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Dr DUTERME Olivier - Scientific researcher
PROGENUS s.a.
Gembloux - Belgium
duterme.o@progenus.be
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Dr EGERT Michael
Lufa Nord - West- Institut fûr Futtermittel
Oldenburg - Germany
m.egert@lwk-we.de
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Dr EL MOUALIJ Benaïssa - Scientific Director
CRPP - Université de Liège
Liège - Belgium
b.elmoualij@ulg.ac.be
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Dr ELIASZEWICZ Muriel - Evaluation des riques nutritionnels et sanitaires
A.F.S.S.A. - Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments
Maisons-Alfort - France
m.eliaszewicz@afssa.fr
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M Sc Agri ELMEGAARD Jannik - Expert
The Danish Plant Directorate (PDIR)
Lyngby - Denmark
jag@pdir.dk
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Dr ETELKA
Central Laboratory of National Inst. for Agric. Quality Control
Budapest - Hungary
kozplab@ommi.hu
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Dr FERNANDEZ Juan – Research assistant
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
fernandez@cra.wallonie.be
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Ms FISSIAUX Isabelle
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
fissiaux@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr FLAMME Maryse - Veterinarian
OFIVAL
Paris - France
flamme.maryse@ofival.fr
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Mr FRANKHUIZEN Rob - Senior scientist NIR-Spectroscopy
Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT)
Wageningen - The Netherlands
r.frankhuizen@rikilt.dlo.nl
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Prof FREZZA Domenico – Molecular geneticist
University "Tor Vergata" - Dpt of biology - Genetic lab
Roma - Italy
frezza@uniroma2.it
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Dr FRICK Geneviève - Microscopist
Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux (ALP)
Posieux - Switzerland
genevieve.frick@alp.admin.ch
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Ir FUMIERE Olivier – Research assistant
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
fumiere@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr GALVEZ RAMIREZ Candido
Laboratorio Agroalimentario de Cordoba
Cordoba - Spain
candido.galvez@juntadeandalucia.es
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Prof Dr GARRIDO-VARO Ana – Head of department
University of Córdoba (UCO)
Cordoba - Spain
pa1gavaa@uco.es
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Mr GEVAERT Hugo - Product specialist
BIOGNOST
Heule - Belgium
hugo.gevaert@biognost.be
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Veterinary GOUFFAUX Michel - Veterinary
AFSCA
Bruxelles - Belgium
michel.gouffaux@afsca.be
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Prof Dr GUERRERO-GINEL José-Emilio - Lecturer in Animal Nutrition
University of Córdoba (UCO)
Cordoba - Spain
pa1gugij@uco.es
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Dr GUIDON Daniel - Head of Unit Safety and Quality
Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux (ALP)
Posieux - Switzerland
daniel.guidon@alp.admin.ch
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Ing HAASZOVA Vera
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture
Praha 5 - Moto - Czech Republick
vera.haaszova@ukzuz.cz
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Dr HARRIS Neil - Joint head
Laboratory of the Government's Chemist (LGC)
Teddington - United Kingdom
neil.harris@lgc.co.uk
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Mrs Dr HORMISCH Diana
LUFA Speyer
Speyer - Germany
hormisch@lufa-speyer.de
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Mr HOUINS Gilbert – General manager – Monitoring Policy Administration
A.F.S.C.A.
Bruxelles - Belgium
gil.houins@afsca.be
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Ing HVOZDIK J.
Central Control and Testing Institute of Agriculture
Bratislava - Slovak Republic
j.hvosdik@uksup.sk
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Dr IOANNOU Ioannis
Central Veterinary Laboratory
Nicosia - Cyprus
director@vs.moa.gov.cy
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JARABA Natalia - Consultant
UECBV- European livestock and meat trading union
Bruxelles - Belgium
agri.uecbv@skynet.be
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Mr JORDAN George - Manager
Regal Processors Ltd
Craigavon CO Armagh - N Ireland
george@regals.co.uk
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Mr JORGENSEN Jan Sten - Special advisor
The Danish Plant Directorate (PDIR)
Lyngby - Denmark
jsj@pdir.dk
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Dr KAWASHIMA Tomoyuki - Head of Feed Evaluation Laboratory
National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
Tsukuba - Japan
tkawa@affrc.go.jp
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Mr KLAUS JURGEN Daniel - General Manager
TRANSIA GmbH
Ober-Mörlen - Germany
info@transia.de
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Mr KLEIN Frank E. - Senior Research Scientist
NEOGEN Corporation
Lansing - U.S.A.
frankklein@neogen.com
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Mr KWIATEK Krzysztof
Laboratory Veterinary Research Institute
Pulawy - Poland
kwiatekk@piwet.pulawy.pl
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Mrs LANGELEZ Cécile - Secretary
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
langelez@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr LOPEZ-GALVEZ Gloria – Research scientist
EC - DG - JRC - IRMM
Geel - Belgium
Gloria.LOPEZ-GALVEZ@cec.eu.int
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Dr LUBBE Walter – Product manager
R-Biopharm
Darmstadt - Germany
info@r-biopharm.de
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Dr MABILAT Claude - In charge of Industry Diagnostics - R&D Molecular Diagnostics
BioMérieux
Marcy l'Etoile - France
claude.mabilat@eu.biomerieux.com
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Dr MARGRY Rob - Manager of Food Safety and Quality Systems
CCL RESEARCH
Veghel - The Netherlands
rob.margry@ccl.nl
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Dr MARTUCCI Francesca - Veterinary
IZS - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte
Turin - Italy
cea@izsto.it
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Ir MATHIEU Christine - Research Program Manager
Politique Scientifique Fédérale
Bruxelles - Belgium
math@belspo.be
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Mr McADOO S. - Manager
Regal Processors Ltd
Craigavon CO Armagh - N Ireland

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Ms MEESTERSAstrid – International affairs director
FEFAC
Bruxelles - Belgium
fefac@fefac.org
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Dr MEEUS Patrick, Director of CRA-W a.i.
CRA-W - Direction
Gembloux - Belgium
meeus@cra.wallonie.be
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Ir MICHOTTE RENIER Antoine – Research assistant
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
michotte@cra.wallonie.be
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Mrs MINNE Geneviève
CRA-W - Direction
Gembloux - Belgium
minne@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr MOMCILOVIC Dragan - Scientist
FDA - Center for Veterinary Medicine-HFV-226
Rockville - U.S.A.
dmomcilo@cvm.fda.gov
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Mr MULLENDER Cédric - Student
Gembloux Agricultural University (FUSAGx)
Gembloux - Belgium
mullender.c@fsagx.ac.be
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Dr MURRAY Ian - Senior Analytical Chemist
Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)
Aberdeen - United Kingdom
i.murray@ab.sac.ac.uk
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Dr MUTINELLI Franco - Head of diagnostic pathology department
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Legnaro (PD) - Italy
fmutinelli@izsvenezie.it
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Dr NAPPI Raffaella - Biologist
IZS - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte
Turin - Italy
cea@izsto.it
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Dr NOCENTINI Mila - Laboratory manager
IZS - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e Toscana
Florence - Italy
mnocentini@rm.izs.it
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Mr OBERTHUR Radulf
Fleischmehlfabrik Brögbern GmbH & Co
Lingen - Brögbern - Germany
labor-oberthur@t-online.de
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Dr Ir OGER Robert – Head of Unit
CRA-W – Biometry, Data management and Agrometeorology Unit
Gembloux - Belgium
oger@cra.wallonie.be
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Ing ONDRACKOVA Ludmila
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture
Praha 5 - Moto - Czech Republick
ludmila.ondrackova@ukzuz.cz
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Ir OSMANAJ Ilda – Research assistant
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
osmanaj@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr PANELI Meropi - Project Officer
European Commission - DG Research
Bruxelles - Belgium
meropi.paneli@cec.eu.int
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Dr PARADIES-SEVERIN Inge - Scientist
LUFA NORD WEST
Hameln - Germany
paradies-severin.Inge@lawikhan.de
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Dr PASCUAL MORALES Placido
Laboratorio Agroalimentario de Cordoba
Cordoba - Spain
bb2pamop@uco.es
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Dr PASTIERIKOVA Antonia
State Veterinary and Food Institute
Bratislava - Slovak Republic
svuba@svuba.sk
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Dr PERLER Lukas
Swiss Federal Veterinary Services
Bern - Switzerland
Lukas.perler@bvet.admin.ch
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Dr PHILIPP Wolfgang
EC - DG - JRC - IRMM
Geel - Belgium
wolfgang.philipp@cec.eu.int
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Dr PIKE Ian - Technical Director
IFFO - International Fish Meal and Fish Oil Organisation
St. Albans, Herts. - United Kingdom
secretariat@iffo.org.uk
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Mr PINCKAERS Victor - Microscopist
Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT)
Wageningen - The Netherlands
v.g.z.pinckaers@wur.nl
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Dr PINOTTI Luciano - Researcher
University of Milan -Dept of Veterinary Sciences
Milano - Italy
luciano.pinotti@unimi.it
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Mr PIRSON Jean-Luc - Sales representative
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, s.a. BELGIUM
Nazareth EKE - Belgium
jean-luc_pirson@bio-rad.com
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Mr POLO Javier - R&D Director
APC Europe, S.A.
Granollers (Barcelona) - Spain
javier.polo@ampc-europe.com
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Prof PORTETELLE Daniel – Head of Department
Gembloux Agricultural University (FUSAGx)
Gembloux - Belgium
portetelle.d@fsagx.ac.be
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Dr POUDELET Eric
DG SANCO European Commission - HCP DG D2
Bruxelles - Belgium
eric.poudelet@cec.eu.int
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIDOTKAS Gediminas
Department of Pathological Anatomy and Histology
Vilnius - Lithuania
gpridotkas@nvl.lt
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Ir RAMIREZ Andrea - AIO
Utrecht University - Copernicus Institute
Utrecht - The Netherlands
ca.ramirez@chem.uu.nl
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Dr RAPPOLD Karl
Verband Deutscher gelatine Hersteller e.v.
Frankfurt - Germany

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Dr REANEY Scott
Veterinary Laboratories Agency (V.L.A.)
Warwickshire - United Kingdom
s.reaney@vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk
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Prof RENAVILLE Robert - Professor
FUSAGx, Unité de Biologie animale et microbienne
Gembloux - Belgium
renaville.r@fsagx.ac.be
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Veterinary RENODEYN Yves - Veterinary inspector
FAVV
Bruxelles - Belgium
yves.renodeyn@favv.be
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Dr ROELS Stefan - Head of the NRL for Veterinary TSE (Be & Lux)
Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (VAR-CODA-CERVA)
Ukkel - Belgium
stroe@var.fgov.be
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Ir RWAGASORE Félix – Research scientist
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
rwagasore@cra.wallonie.be
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Ir SANTOS Miguel - Engineer
Laboratorio Nacional De Investigacao Veterinaria
Lisboa - Portugal
miguel.santos@Iniv.min-agricultura.pt
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Dr SCHONHERR Jens
LUFA
Leipzig - Germany
jens.schoenherr@leipzig.lfl.smul.sachsen.de
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Dr STEVENSON Dan - Vet. Pathologist
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Ottawa - Canada
stevensonda@inspection.gc.ca
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Mr STRUCKMEYER Thomas - Head of product development management
Prionics AG
Schlieren - Switzerland
thomas.struckmeyer@prionics.ch
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Ir SWINKELS Albert - Manager
Masterlab BV. - NUTRECO
Boxmeer - The Netherlands
albert.swinkels@nutreco.com
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Ms TERMES Silvia – Scientist in NIRS technique
Laboratori Agroalimentari de la Generalitat de Catalunya (LAGC)
Cabrils (Barcelona) - Spain
asterba@gencat.net
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Prof Dr THEWIS André - Recteur
FUSAGx
Gembloux - Belgium
recteur@fsagx.ac.be
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Prof THIRY Etienne - Manager of department of infectious and parasitic diseases
University of Liège - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Liège(Sart-Tilman) - Belgium
etienne.thiry@ulg.ac.be
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Prof Dr TROEGER Klaus - Head of Institute for technology
Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food of Kulmbach
Kulmbach - Germany
t-troeger@baff-kulmbach.de
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Dr VACCARI Gabriele – Scientist in molecular biology
Instituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS)
Roma - Italy
gvaccari@iss.it
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Ir VAN CUTSEM Jeroen – Scientist in classical microscopy
A.F.S.C.A. - Federaal voedingslaboratorium of Tervuren (FVLT)
Tervuren - Belgium
jeroen.van.cutsem@favv.be
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Mrs VAN DEN HOVEN Suzanne - Research analist
CCL-Research
Veghel - The Netherlands
suzanne.van.den.hoven@ccl.nl
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Mr VAN DER VEEN Johan - Responsable for Research & Development, Quality Assurance
Ten Kate Holding Musselkanaal BV.
Musselkanaal - The Netherlands
jtvdveen@tenkate.nl
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Mr VAN DYCK Koen
DG SANCO European Commission - HCP DG D2
Bruxelles - Belgium
koen.van-dyck@cec.eu.int
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Mr VAN HAUWAERT Ann – Solution support
INVE Aquaculture
Dendermonde- Belgium
a.van_hauwaert@inve.be
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Dr VAN RAAMSDONK L.W.D. - Senior scientist microscopical techniques
Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT)
Wageningen - The Netherlands
leo.vanraamsdonk@wur.nl
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Ir VAN VUURE Carine - R&D manager
SONAC
Son - The Netherlands
carinevanvuure@sonac.biz
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Dr VANOPDENBOSCH Emmanuel - Head of the biocontrol section
Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (VAR-CODA-CERVA)
Ukkel - Belgium
emvan@var.fgov.be
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Dr VENGUST Anton
National Veterinary Institute (NVI)
Ljubljana - Slovenia
anton.vengust@vf.uni-lj.si
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Ir VERMEULEN Philippe – Research assistant
CRA-W - Quality Department of Agro-food Products
Gembloux - Belgium
vermeulen@cra.wallonie.be
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Dr VON HOLST Christoph – Head of Unit
IRMM-European Commission
Geel - Belgium
christoph.von-holst@cec.eu.int
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Dr WERNITZNIG Franz - Head of department for fertilizer control and microscopy
Austrian agency for health and food safety
Wien - Austria
franz.wernitznig@lwvie.ages.at
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Dr WILDSCHUTZ Félix
ASV
HAGEN - G-D de Luxembourg
felix.wildschutz@asv.etat.lu
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Mr WOODGATE Steve
EFPRA
Leichester - United Kingdom
swoodgate@pdm-group.co.uk
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Mr ZEGERS Jos - Analyst in Microscopy and NIRS
Masterlab BV. - NUTRECO
Boxmeer - The Netherlands
jos.zegers@nutreco.com
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Dr ZORZI Willy - Management Director
CRPP - Université de Liège
Liège - Belgium
willy.zorzi@ulg.ac.be
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