Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain – Residues and Contaminants
Braemkasteelstraat 59, 9050 Gentbrugge, B
Contact
Eva Gorrebeeck
eva.Gorrebeeck@favv.be
32(0)92102186
Research line
Food safety
Topics
Agriculture/Public Health
Residues and Contaminants
Method development
Detection of abuse of natural hormones and their precursors
Bovines
Isotopes
13C
Instruments
GC/C/IRMS/MS
Trace GC Ultra; DSQ II; MAT 253
Ghent University Faculty of Medicine – Doping Control Laboratory
Technologiepark 30, 9052 Zwijnaarde, B
Contact
Michaël Polet
michael.polet@ugent.be
32(0)93313296
Research line
Doping control
Topics
distinguish between endogenous steroids and their synthetic copies
improving the existing methods
expanding them with new compounds.
Isotopes
13C
Instruments
GC/C/IRMS
ThermoScientific, MAT253
Netherlands Forensic Institute – Microscopic Traces
PO Box 24044, 2490 AA Den Haag
Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB Den Haag
Contact
Gerard van der Peijl
g.van.der.peijl@nfi.minvenj.nl
31(0)708886478
Research line
Human forensics
Topics
Comparative analyses of different materials
mainly tapes, but also explosives, fibers, textiles,
paints, papers, inks, plastics or adhesives in general.
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H
Instruments
GC/C/IRMS/MS, EA/C/IRMS
GC-IRMS/MS (Agilent 7890 GC, ThermoFisher Mat 253 IRMS, ISQ Quadrupole MS, Interface ConFlo IV);
EA-IRMS (TC/EA und Flash EA 112, ThermoFisher Delta V advantage IRMS, Interface ConFlo IV)
RIKILT Institute of Food Safety – Cluster Authenticity and Nutrients (AN)
PO Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen
Akkermaalsbos 2
6708 WB Wageningen, NL
Contact
Saskia van Ruth
saskia.vanruth@wur.nl
31(0)317480250
Research line
Food Safety
Topics
to verify the authenticity of food and related agricultural commodities.
data interpretation and development of geospatial models (isoscapes)
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 34S
Instruments
No own instruments
RIKILT Institute of Food Safety – Department Growth Promoters (GB)
PO Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen
Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, NL
Contact
Saskia Sterk
Saskia.Sterk@wur.nl
31(0)317480352
Marco Blokland
Marco.Blokland@wur.nl
Research line
Food Safety
Topics
developing analytical methods to identify abuse of growth promoters in animal husbandry
to distinguish endogenous natural hormones from illegally administered growth promoters (e.g. estrogens, androgens and corticosteroids)
Isotopes
13C
Instruments
GC/C/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS
Thermo MAT 253 GC/C/IRMS (end of 2012)
LC Isolink interface future)
SGS Belgium – IAC
Polderdijkweg 16, 2030 Antwerpen
Contact
Marc van Ryckeghem
marc.vanryckeghem@sgs.com
32(0)35458590
Research line
Environmental Forensics
Topics
focus: oil spills source investigations
also interest:
authenticity control, anti counterfeiting and tracking the origin of illicit drugs
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 34S
Instruments
GC/IRMS, EA/C/IRMS
EA/IRMS (Thermo, Flash HT/ ConFlo IV/MAT 253)
GC/C/IRMS (Thermo, 7890A Agilent Technologies/GCIsolink/ConFlo IV/MAT 253)
