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Prof. Dr Dr Alfonso Lampen

// studied Biology (Göttingen University) and Veterinary Medicine (University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover) and holds a doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Hannover

// Habilitation at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover in the Institute of Food Toxicology. Apl. professor at this university

// Head of the Food Safety Department at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment since 2005

// Researches actively in the field of food safety and tuition at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and the Freie Universität Berlin (Master’s in Toxicology)

Contact: laborundmore@succidia.de

Food safety: new approaches to analysis

Sure, it tastes good - von Prof. Dr Dr Alfonso Lampen, Dr Thorsten Buhrke, Hermann Broll

Food safety is a requirement stipulated by Section 14 of EU Basic Regulation (EC) No. 178/2004. Food safety monitoring activities conducted by state inspection agencies ensure nationwide compliance with the high levels of food safety in Germany. As well as monitoring microbial loads in foodstuffs, the agencies also focus on a wide range of chemical contaminants, such as dioxins. Whether the foodstuffs have been contaminated with these kinds of potentially...