NACRW 2026

8:20 - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks - Alexandria Bush, Chair, FLAG Works, Inc. Board of Directors

8:35 - 8:40 am
Opening Remarks - Julie Brunkhorst, 2026 NACRW President

8:40 - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks - Holly Lee and Kelsey Powers, 2026 NACRW Program Co-Chairs

8:45 - 8:50 am
Agilent 5-min intro

8:50 - 9:10 am
Jeffrey Sayen, Agilent Technologies Inc.
Determination of the Geographical Origin of Spices Using ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and PCA Analysis

9:10 - 9:30 am
Holly Lee, SCIEX
Quantitation of polar pesticides in foods of plant origin

9:30 - 9:50 am
Andy Sandy, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Analysis of Volatile PFAS in Complex Juice Matrices Using a Simplified HS-SPME GC/MS/MS Approach

9:50 - 10:10 am
Lukas Vaclavik, Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing
Determination of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Foods: Setup and Validation of an Online-Coupled HPLC–GC–FID Method with Automated Sample Preparation

10:40 - 11:00 am
Zeyu Han, Mérieux NutriSciences, Silliker Canada Co. Ltd.
Analysis of Multi-Class Drug Residues and Glucosamine in Animal Feed

11:00 - 11:20 am
Wiley Hall, USDA-ARS-SJVASC
The Identification and Quantification of Persistent Pesticide Residues Resulting from the Treatment of Museum Display Items.

11:20 - 11:40 am
Lihini Tharanga Mendis, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Pyrethroid Residues in Soy Based Choline Supplements Using LC MS/MS with Electrospray Chemical Ionization

1:30 - 1:35 pm
SCIEX 5-min intro

1:35 - 1:55 pm
Taryn McKnight, Eurofins Environmental Testing
Aligning Analytical Method Options for PFAS with Evolving Regulatory and Compliance Requirements

1:55 - 2:15 pm
Margot Lee, Waters Corporation
Flame-Broiled and Fluorinated: PFAS Analysis in BBQ Foods Using a Reduced QuEChERS Approach

2:15 - 2:35 pm
Tiffany Liden, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.
Single-System LC–MS/MS Analysis of PFAS and Cyanotoxins: Evaluation of Method Performance and the Effects of Mobile Phase Additives

2:35 - 2:55 pm
Alicia Stell, CEM Corporation
Pressurized Extraction and Cleanup in One Automated Process for PFAS Analysis of Food

3:25 - 3:45 pm
Ed George, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Automated Extraction Paired with a Dual-LC Orbitrap Workflow for Targeted PFAS Analysis in Food

3:45 - 4:05 pm
Seyyedhadi Khatami, Bruker
A Rapid Screening Method for PFAS Analysis (EPA 1633a) Using DART/MS

4:05 - 4:25 pm
Michael Buhrman, Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing
Setup and Validation of a Sensitive, Robust and High-Throughput LC-MS/MS Method for Determination of Thirty Priority PFAS in Foods, Infant Formula and Dietary Supplements

4:25 - 4:45 pm
Ashley Griffin and Xun (Ann) Fu, Nestle Quality Assurance Center
Evaluating the Efficacy of PFAS Preventive Controls: A Statistical Comparison of Nestle and FDA Market Basket Data

4:45 - 4:50 pm
Closing remarks for Day 1 - Kelsey Powers, Holly Lee