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Trace Metal Analysis in Food and Consumer Products

Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic are regulated in food and consumer goods to protect health. Measuring them at trace levels needs clean preparation and sensitive instruments. This course covers trace metal analysis from sample to compliance report.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify regulated metals in food and consumer products
  • Prepare and digest samples without contamination
  • Measure trace metals on sensitive instruments
  • Control quality with spikes and reference materials
  • Report results against regulatory limits

Course outline

  1. 01Regulated metals and their limits
  2. 02Contamination free sample preparation
  3. 03Digestion methods
  4. 04Instrumental measurement
  5. 05Spikes, recovery and reference materials
  6. 06Method validation considerations
  7. 07Compliance reporting

Who should attend

Food and consumer product laboratory analysts, quality staff and technicians responsible for heavy metal compliance testing.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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