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Quality Assurance  
      A full day session with emphasis on requirements for ISO17025 accreditation

Vendor Symposium
      - Food Pathogen Detection System
      - Rapid Nitrogen/Protein Determination in Food and Feed using a True Macro Sample Size,
      - High Pressurized Microwave Digestion: A New Vessel Technology to suit New Methodologies

Vendor's Exposition and Posters

Lunch

Quality Assurance  
      Continued from morning session

Instrumental Analysis
      - Accelerated LC/MS/MS for the Quantitation and Confirmation of Pesticides in Food and Water Samples
      - Neutraceuticals:  Analysis by ICP-MS with CRI Interference Management
      - Analysis of Food Samples Using Microwave Digestion and ICP-MS for Analysis

Performance Tested Methods(SM) Program: Validation of Rapid Chemical Methods
      An intermediate level course that can be considered a pre-requisite to the training course named,
      “Official Methods of Analysis(
SM) Program: Collaborative Study of Chemical Methods”.

Tuesday Evening Social Event
      Join us at AllPlay!  Good food, drinks and a few games to give your mind a break - a great way to relax at the end of the day!
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Hot Topics
    - The Assessment of Risk – Melamine
    - Melamine Analysis in Food Matrices
    - Implementation of Several FDA Methods for Melamine in a High Volume Laboratory
    - Collaborative Validation of a Rapid PCR Method for the Detection of Salmonella in Peanut Butter
    - Risk and Analytical Issues from the FDA CVM

Veterinary Toxicology
    - To Quote Dr. Osweiler “Everything Old is New Again”
    - Chicken Jerky Treats Associated with Renal Problems in Dogs:  Review and Discussion
    - The Pitfalls of Fluoride Analysis in Plasma and Serum
    - Ethanol intoxication in cattle associated with feeding distillers slop mixed with a highly fermentable food product
    - Anticoagulants in biological and feed specimens by high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization and
            mass spectrometric detection…The Journey
    - The Determination of Calcium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Sodium,
            Phosphorus, Sulfur and Zinc in Animal Feed and Pet Food by Microwave Digestion and ICP-OES
    - Comparison of three methods for blood lead analysis in cattle: graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS),
            inductively-coupled atomic emissions spectroscopy (ICP), and LeadCare® II system
    - What Caused these signs?

Food Allergens
    - Food allergy and allergens: issues, myths and misconceptions
     - Peanuts smeanuts or this is important – responses of industry to allergens
     - Analytical issues dealing with food allergens
     - Environmental Monitoring for Allergens
     - Rapid Detection of Allergens – ELISA  - LFD – PCR

Vendor's Exposition and Posters

Lunch

Sample Preparation Workshop
     Workshop on Sample Preparation Techniques in Ion Analysis
              Preparation of samples in any analytical technique is the key for good results. There are many ways of preparing samples
              for the analysis.  This workshop will address various sample preparation techniques in Ion Analysis techniques, specially
              focusing on Ion Chromatography Analysis.

Pipettor Workshop
MONDAY, June 8th
Casper-Hefle Memorial Golf Tournament - Blank Golf Course
Sponsored and Hosted by R-Biopharm

Midwest AOAC Board Meeting

Vendors' Exposition and Welcome Reception
Come enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres while you peruse the vendors’ booths.   Play
“Vendor Bingo” for a chance to win a prize!

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TUESDAY, June 9th
WEDNESDAY, June 10th