Simonetta Menotta
Via Cantarana7 Minerbio 40061 Bologna Italy
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Italian
22/01/1968
female
From 2012 to 2014
Teacher in Bologna University: Chemical and food analysis Laboratory in Pharmaceutical Science Faculty
Teacher in a chemical food analysis laboratory course: 48 hours
From 2009 to now
Analytical Chemist Manager of pollutants analysis in Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Coordination of analysis of PCDD/F and heavy metals in food and feed: coordination and analysis of food contact materials.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna- Reparto chimico alimenti Bologna
Public health laboratory for food and feed analysis
From 1996 to 2009
Analytical Chemistin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Analysis of veterinary drugs, animal foodstuffs and environmental contaminants in various matrices.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna- Reparto chimico Bologna
Public health laboratory for food and feed analysis
From 1988 to 1995
Degree in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies
Analytical chemistry and pharmacology
University of Bologna
Italian degree
From 1997 to 1999
Specialization degree in Chemical and food technologies
Specialization in food chemical analysis
University of Bologna
Expert in all modern analytical techniques such as Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography (HPLC, DAD, IC), LC coupled with Mass Spectrometry, GC coupled with Mass Spectrometry (low and high resolution) Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Excellent knowledge of screening techniques as ELISA and TLC. Good knowledge of sample preparation of reference materials to be used in proficiency tests for chemical determinations. Excellent knowledge of method validation procedures according to Council Decision 2002/657/EEC for banned and admitted with LMR substances. Validation of analytical methods for screening and confirmation of veterinary drugs for Category A and B in accordance with the decision CEE/657/2002. Excellent knowledge of sample preparation and analysis of antibiotic residues in food and feed. Good knowledge of method validation procedures according to Commision regulation (CE) 882/2004 in particular with annex III of this regulation. Development of new analytical methods and related analysis of additives, preservatives, dyes by ion chromatography, HPLC with diode array detector and its validation in accordance with applicable regulations. Good knowledge of analytical tecniques for sample preparation to analyze heavy metals in food, in feed and cosmetics by mineralization in opened vessels. Excellent knowledge of analysis and methods validation procedures according to 2007/333/EEC for heavy metals by ICP-MS. Good experience in Arsenic speciation to analyze the inorganic arsenic content in food according to 2015/1006/EEC regulation and 2015/1381/EEC raccomandation. Collaboration to the preparation of a laboratory for the analysis of micropollutants dibenzofurans, dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls dioxin like in food and feed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, high-resolution (begin operations in May 2007). Development of analytical methods in accordance with the provisions of EPA 1613 EPA 1614 and EPA 1668. Excellent knowledge of sample preparation and analysis of environmental pollutants in feed and foods like PCB, PCDD, PCDF and PBDE by GC-ECD and HRMS.
Excellent knowledge of and according to 2006/401/EEC 2014/519/EEC for mycotoxins. Good knowledge of sample preparation and analysis of mycotoxins in food and feed.
Good knowledge of Italian and EU legislation of food contact materials. Excellent knowledge of sample preparation and analysis of food contact materials. Development of analytical methods to determine NIAS (non intentionally added substances) and migration of substances from food contact materials. Development of new analytical methods in drug residues by liquid chromatography combined wing mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Head of the analytical phase of residual depletion studies aimed at establishing the time of suspension of veterinary drugs.
Italian
English
Understanding: good
Speaking: good
Writing: good
Collaboration with the Ministry of Health concerning analytical activity for the resolution of environmental contaminants on emergencies. Preparation of reference materials for the execution of Proficiency Test: Proficiency in organizing the network of institutes and other laboratories in Europe and beyond. Evaluation of the results obtained, computing the statistical parameters for the calculations of the Z-Score and compilation of final reports. Leading manager of 5 research projects sponsored by Italian Health. Good communication skills gained through the experience as speaker in Italian courses in the contexts of preparations of health workers. Good preparation through oral presentations in national and international congresses.
and Safety Ministry:
Coordinator of the Department of Analytical chemistry of foods of the various laboratories: coadjutor in organisation of activities in laboratory with twenty workers. Organization and supervision of the work of the technical and analytical workers. Good organization skills of staff activity in different fields: food contact materials (analysis of different residues with different instruments), pollutants analysis, veterinary drug analysis and food additives.
From 1996 to now acquired good experience in many analytical techniques: HPLC with different detectors (UV, DAD, MS, MS/MS,FLD), GC with different detectors (ECD, FID, MS, MS/MS), LC-MS/MS (Micromass/Waters), HRGC-HRMS (Micromass), Ionic chromatography (Dionex), ICP/MS (Agilent and Perkin Elmer)
Good command of Microsoft Office™ tools. Excellent knowledge of instruments software (Waters, Dionex, Agilent, Perkin Elmer)
Good experience in Quality Management according to ISO 17025 (since UNI EN 45000) especially in all that procedures that are essentials for the obtaining and maintaining the accreditation of Lab. Quality assurance since 2003 of chemical department in Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, detachment of Bologna.
-Member of the Technical Group of the National Coordination for a National Plan to monitor environmental contaminants in food of animal origin produced in contaminated Sites (National Interest sites) by decree General Director of the Department of Veterinary Public Health of the Ministry of Health decree (26/04/2011).
-Member of the Regional Coordination Group for the monitoring and control of environmental contaminants in livestock and crop production in Emilia Romagna region instituted by Regional Resolution 735/2011
--Member of the Technical National Group for the preparation and drafting of guidelinees about sampling and analysis of stainless steel (food contact materials)
-Member of the Regional Coordination Group for the preparation and drafting of guidelinees about food contact materials in Emilia Romagna region
Driving licence for cars and bikes (B)
