The 2026 LCGC International PFAS Summit

Designed for scientists using chromatographic techniques who need to stay abreast of current analytical advances, this event will highlight emerging methods and best practices for PFAS analysis in food, environmental, and biomonitoring applications.

Register Free: https://www.chromatographyonline.com/lcgc_w/pfas2026

Event Overview:

LCGC International is excited to present the 2026 edition of our successful, interactive, two-day virtual symposium for laboratory scientists focused on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) analysis. Designed for scientists using chromatographic techniques who need to stay abreast of current analytical advances, this event will highlight emerging methods and best practices for PFAS analysis in food, environmental, and biomonitoring applications.

Each day will feature two sessions. The first session will consist of presentations from key practitioners and will conclude with a live Q&A, offering participants the opportunity to engage directly with experts and gain practical insights. The second session on both days will feature presentations from leading chromatography companies, showcasing how their latest technologies support separation scientists analyzing PFAS in food and environmental samples, as well as biomonitoring applications.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Learn state-of-the-art separation science techniques for PFAS analysis in food, environmental, and biomonitoring applications.
• Hear from leading scientists about cutting-edge chromatographic approaches used in food, environmental, and biomonitoring studies.
• Explore modern analytical strategies and technologies for accurate PFAS detection and characterization.
  

Who Should Attend:

• Laboratory scientists involved in PFAS research and routine analysis for food, environmental, and biomonitoring applications.

Event Agenda

Tuesday, March 17

Morning Session, 9:30 am EDT - 11:45 am EDT
PFAS in Food Analysis

9:30 am EDT Validation of the FDA Method for 30 PFAS Analytes in Food and Feed to Achieve AOAC First Action Status
Susan Genualdi, Research Chemist, Human Foods Program, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

10:00 am EDT AOAC INTERNATIONAL PFAS Initiatives
Constance Bahr, Senior Manager of the Official Methods Program, AOAC INTERNATIONAL

10:30 am EDT Monitoring PFAS in Animal-Derived Foods and Packaging: Advanced Analytical Approaches for Food Safety
Yelena Sapozhnikova, Research Chemist, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

11:00 am EDT Separation and Beyond: Analytical Strategies for Separating Ultra-Short to Long-Chain PFAS
Ruben Kause, Researcher; MSc, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR, Wageningen, The Netherlands

11:30 am EST Question-and-answer session with all the speakers in the session

11:45 am EST Session end/coffee break

Afternoon Session, 12:00 pm EST
Experts from leading companies describe how their technologies can advance PFAS analysis in practice.

12:00 pm EDT Non-Targeted Fluorine Tools for PFAS Across Water, Consumer Products, and Air
Linx Waclaski, Product Manager, Ion Chromatography, Metrohm USA

12:30 pm EDT Tracing the Untraceable: Non-Targeted PFAS Insights Across Wine and Food Packaging‑Targeted PFAS Insights Across Wine and Food Packaging
Stéphane Bayen, Professor, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University

Wednesday, March 18

Morning Session, 9:30 am EDT - 11:45 am EDT
PFAS in Environmental and Biomonitoring Applications

9:30 am EDT PFAS and Fluorinated Ionic Liquids in European Wastewater
Selina Tisler, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

10:00 am EDT Analytical Strategies for Ultra-Trace Determination of PFASs in Environmental and Food Systems: An Overview of Extraction and Chromatographic Detection Methods
Pasquale Avino, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy

10:30 am EDT Determination of 30 PFASs in Blood Serum in a Cross-Sectional Study in Switzerland and Linking Results to Exposure Sources
Alexandra Jaus, Scientist, Division of Chemistry and Biology, Federal Institute of Metrology, Bern, Switzerland

11:00 am EDT Living in a Chemical World: How It Affects Your Health
Erin S. Baker, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

11:30 am EST Question-and-answer session with all the speakers in the session

11:45 am EST Session end/coffee break

Afternoon Session, 12:00 pm EST
Leading companies describe how their technologies advance PFAS analysis in practice for environmental and biomonitoring applications.

12:00 pm EDT Modern SPME Geometries - A Focus on Volatile PFAS Analysis
Madison L. Williams, Ph.D. candidate, University at Buffalo

12:30 pm EDT Managing Sporadic PFAS Contamination Across the Analytical Workflow
Maryam Sayeed, Product Manager, Phenomenex Inc.

1:00 pm EDT The PFAS You Don’t See: Ultra-Short Chains, Big Blind Spots
Ivan Huang, Product Marketing Manager, Agilent Technologies Inc

2:30 pm EDT Solvent Extraction Approaches for Accurate PFAS Analysis in Solid Matrices
Dr. Alicia Stell, PhD, Market Development Manager, CEM Corporation

Speakers:

Susan Genualdi
Research Chemist, Human Foods Program
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Yelena Sapozhnikova
Research Chemist
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Ruben Kause
Researcher, MSc
Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Selina Tisler
Assistant Professor
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Pasquale Avino
Professor
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy

Alexandra Jaus
Scientist
Division of Chemistry and Biology, Federal Institute of Metrology, Bern, Switzerland

Erin S. Baker
Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Constance Bahr
Senior Manager of the Official Methods Program
AOAC INTERNATIONAL

Dr. Alicia Stell, PhD
Market Development Manager
CEM Corporation

Register Free: https://www.chromatographyonline.com/lcgc_w/pfas2026