AOAC EUROPE - NMKL - NordVal 7 – 8 May 2012 RAPID METHODS AOAC EUROPE ‐ NMKL‐ NordVal Welcome to the Internaonal Symposium on Rapid Methods chemical, microbiological and sensory analysis of foods IDA Meeng Centre, Kalvebod Brygge 31‐33, Copenhagen, Denmark NMKL, Nordic Commiee on Food Analysis, www.nmkl.org, Email:
[email protected] c/o Norwegian Veterinary Instute, P.O.Box 750, Sentrum, N‐0106 Oslo, Norway 1 EUROPE SECTION OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL NordVal performs a third‐party review and AOAC Europe is a secon of AOAC INTERNATIONAL cerfies alternave chemical and and was established in 1989. It is an organizaon of professional sciensts that exchange knowledge microbiological methods for food, and informaon to help each other excel in their feed, water, faeces and profession. environmental tesng. The acvies of the secon are of interest to many NordVal offers: stakeholders from industry and trade, consumer a user‐friendly validaon and environmental protecon agencies, public au‐ protocol thories and regulators in Europe and/or Mediter‐ scienfic confirmaon policies ranean countries. specified acceptance criteria www.aoaceurope.com independent and rapid approval procedures guidance in the validaon NMKL offers process reliable analycal methods within chemical, microbiological and sensorial methods independent reviews and NordVal cerficaons of proprietary and other The Nordic Commiee on Food alternave methods Analysis, NMKL, was founded in 1947 and consists of chemists, relevant guidelines microbiologists, sensory analysts courses/workshops/seminars and stascians from the five Nordic countries, Denmark Finland, network of analycal experts Iceland, Norway and Sweden. updated list of contact persons of the naonal reference laboratories within the NMKL is linked to the Nordic Nordic countries Council of Ministers.