Metals in materials that come into contact with food
This course focuses on the analysis and assessment of the release of metals from food-contact materials. The laboratory training covers not only theoretical knowledge and analytical expertise but also the legal framework and quality requirements of an accredited laboratory in detail.
Content
Each participant carries out all relevant procedures on real samples under professional supervision in a laboratory specialising in routine analysis. Using food simulants under defined time and temperature conditions, migrants are generated from various kitchen items – e.g. made of ceramic, glass, enamel or metal – and their metal concentrations are subsequently analysed using ICP techniques. The concentrations in the leachates are then extrapolated to the samples, and the results obtained are finally evaluated from a regulatory and toxicological perspective.
Target group
- Analysts
- Laboratory managers
- Practitioners in the field of food contact materials with knowledge of analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis
Participation restrictions
Five-day standard course for a maximum of five participants
Date
on request
Venue
Days 1–2 at AGES GmbH
Wieningerstrasse 8 | A-4020 Linz,
Austria
Days 3–5 at
AGES GmbH
Spargelfeldstrasse 191 | A-1220
Austria
Responsible for the content
Dipl.-HTL-Ing. Gerhard Liftinger
Food Security Division, AGES
Department of Elemental Analysis
Institute for Animal Nutrition and Feed
Ing. Markus Polz
Food Safety Division, AGES
Department of Consumer Goods and Cosmetics
Institute for Food Safety, Vienna
Fee
on request
AGES Akademie
- akademie@ages.at
- +43 50 555 25201
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Spargelfeldstraße 191
1220 Wien
Last updated: 28.07.2026
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