Jem Freiesleben

Illegal Levels of Arsenic found in Baby Foods

In January 2016, the EU imposed a maximum limit of inorganic arsenic on manufacturers in a bid to mitigate associated health risks. Researchers* have found that little has changed since this law was passed and that 50 per cent of baby rice food products still contain an illegal level of inorganic arsenic.

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8th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA) - 7 -10 November 2017 - Prague, Czech Republic

8th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2017) will be held on 7-10 November 2017, in Clarion Congress Hotel Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. RAFA 2017 will provide an overview of recent and emerging analytical & bioanalytical strategies in food quality and safety control, and introduce the challenges for novel approaches in this field.

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7th edition of the International Conference on Pesticide Behaviour in Soils, Water and Air - 30 August - 1 September 2017, Ron Cooke Hub, University of York, Heslington, York

The scientific programme will focus on the latest research into the environmental behaviour of pesticides. The programme is looking to take a holistic view of investigations at various scales, blending research into basic processes with study of routes of environmental exposure and the development of practical management strategies to reduce contamination.

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Chemicals Industries Regulations 2017 - 6-7 Sep 2017 - STAND 12

Fera is delighted to announce that we will be speaking and exhibiting at Chemical Industry Regulations (CIR), between 5-7th September 2017 at Nice Acropolis Convention Centre, Nice, France. Come and listen to our key speaker Dr Rachel Benstead, Senior Aquatic Ecotoxicologist here at Fera Science and visit us at Stand 12 to find out more about the state of the art E-Flows mesocosm.

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SETAC EUROPE, BRUSSELS (7th - 11th May 2017)

SETAC Europe Brussels is a 5-day event featuring a variety of training, networking and learning opportunities. It covers all emerging research, regulatory developments and the latest methodologies in environmental toxicology and chemistry.

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