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Date: 12th November, 2009

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Summary:
Food - Conference

Welcome - Day chairman – Dr. Bertrand Lombard, AFSSA, chairman ISO Technical Committee Microbiology

Possibly handing out 1st combined MicroVal/AOAC certificate:
- Dr. Peter McClure, chairman MicroVal and managing director AOAC RI, Scott Coates

Status MicroVal -- Update on developments MicroVal since last symposium
- NEN, MicroVal secretariat, Pauline Kalkman

MicroVal benefits for end users
- Dr. Peter McClure, Chairman MicroVal, Unilever Research UK

Experience with MicroVal certification
– by Expert Labs

Problems encountered interpretation EN ISO 16140 (especially statistics)
by MV Expert Laboratory CCFRA, UK – Dr. Roy Betts, by MV Expert Laboratory …… name to be announced

Coffee Break

Experience of a test kit manufacturer with MV certification
Advantages of European validation and financial benefits and international perspective of official validation
- by Dr. Kornelia Berghof , Biotecon Diagnostics

The role of MicroVal validation in EU legislation and food control.
- Perspective on the different interpretations of article 5 new legislation
- Current status of the acceptance throughout Europe by FLEP – name to be announced

Lunch

Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
- the use of rapid methods - by name to be announced , European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection

View of a national authority on Regulation 2073 Microbiological Criteria for Foods
– Acceptance of EN ISO 16140 by national authorities - by name to be announced (national authority Germany)

Tea break

Future changes EN ISO 16140 - current status of the revision of EN ISO 16140 and major changes in requirements
by Dr. Paul in‘t Veld, Food / Consumer Product Safety Authority, NL, convenor SC 9/WG 3

Global harmonization perspective
- combined AOAC / MicroVal validations by AOAC RI, Scott Coates, managing director

Forum discussion