Duration
16h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| University certificate in controlling the food chain | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 learning unit
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
written exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
· Pr. Marie-Louise Scippo, en charge de l'enseignement
· Pr Frédéric Farnir, en charge de l'enseignement
· Dr 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/