RAFA 2026

Save the date! RAFA 2026, the 12th Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis, takes place 3–6 November 2026 in Prague. Stay tuned for program details.

RAFA provides an overview of contemporary trends in ANALYTICAL & BIOANALYTICAL STRATEGIES IN FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY CONTROL and discusses CHALLENGES / NOVEL APPROACHES IN FOOD AND NATURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS. Following RECENT & EMERGING ISSUES are addressed within the RAFA sessions:

• Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins in a changing climate
• Process induced contaminants
• Pesticide & veterinary drug residues
• Environmental contaminants
• Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS)
• Emerging alternative proteins: allergens and other issues
• Metals & metalloids & speciation
• Cannabinoids in food and supplements
• Bioactivity determination and identification
• Flavours in food engineering
• Multi-omics in food analysis
• Food fraud, forensics and authenticity
• Organic crops & foodstuffs
• Micro- and nanoplastics in food
• Human biomonitoring and exposure assessment
• Portable on-site food analysis
• Food legislation and food control
• QA/QC & Chemometrics & Big data handling