Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE2039-1  
Methods of analysing residues and contaminants in the food chain
Duration :
8h Th, 24h Pr, 4h Mon. WS
Number of credits :
Specialised master in specialised veterinary medicine2
Lecturer :
Frédéric Farnir, Marie-Louise Scippo
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • Introduction to statistics about sampling methods (4h theory) and exercices (4h)
  • Introduction to the validation of analytical methods (4h theory)
  • Practical training about main biochimical and physico-chemical methods of analysis of residus and contaminants in the food chain: ELISA, thin layer chormatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography, with UV, PDA or fluorescence detection (HPLC-UV/PDA/FLD), liquid or gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS or LC-MS), screening tests for antibiotics, etc.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The aims of this course are :
  • to inform the trainee about the available analytcial methods to evidence chemcial hazards in the food chain
  • to inform the training about the importance of the validation step of an analytical method, and about the the difficulties of the sampling
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
  • theory
  • practical training in laboratory
  • exercices
Recommended or required readings :
see e-campus
Assessment methods and criteria :
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
· Pr. Marie-Louise Scippo, en charge de l'enseignement
· Pr Frédéric Farnir, en charge de l'enseignement
· Caroline Douny, assistante
· Christine Bal, secrétaire

Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman, B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tél : +32-4-366 40 40 40
fax : +32-4-366 40 44
E-mail : mlscippo@ulg.ac.be, f.farnir@ulg.ac.be, cdouny@ulg.ac.be, christine.bal@ulg.ac.be - Website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/