Main activities during the 7th period (01.04.-30.06.2019): 
A poster report entitled “Multi-mycotoxin analysis in blue and white mold cheeses” was presented at the international scientific conference “41th Mycotoxin Workshop” in Lisbon between 6th and 8th May, 2019 (WP2, M 2.1: conference thesis).
From June 16 till June 22, a mobility activity in the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) was performed. The representative of the project partner organisation (LSMU, Department of Food Safety and Quality), scientific consultant (Prof. Elena Bartkiene), the new researcher Dr. Dovilė Klupšaitė, and other researchers (PhD, bachelor and master students) from the institution introduced the post-doctoral student with research work at their laboratories, research equipment, including LC and GC techniques, methods for food quality and structure analysis, application of ultrasound methods and lactic acid bacteria use in mycotoxin mitigation studies. During the visit, activities for the development of joint publications were discussed, the researcher presented a report on the results of the research carried out in BIOR within the Post-DOC project. Facebook link of the  LSMU that indicates the mobility: https://www.facebook.com/1692867510943483/photos/a.1694598967437004/2440573772839516/?type=3&theater (WP 2, M 2.3: Mobility report; joint publication under WP3 in planning).
“Article in Press” of the paper “Reinholds, I., Bogdanova, E., Pugajeva, I., & Bartkevics, V. (2019). Mycotoxins in herbal teas marketed. & Contaminants: Part B, 1-10 “, accepted in the previous period, was indexed in the SCOPUS database (WP 2, M 2.4: publication).
By complementing the monitoring of tea within 2 WP, screening of mycotoxins in different varieties of tea shrub (Camellia Sinensis) and herbal teas distributed in Latvian stores (> 160 samples, data for achieving the results of activity 2-3) was started, based on the approbation of sensitive 2-dimensional liquid chromatography method developed by BIOR researcher within her Master thesis.
Within the framework of WP 3,  the April – June period was also dedicated to continued work on the scientific article, which is developed for the evaluation of mycotoxins and assessment of food safety aspects of  mould cheeses produced or exported for the Latvian markets evaluation of mycotoxins  cheeses has been continued (WP3, M 3.3: publication in progress).

The cooperation institution is The State Education Development Agency (SEDA). Project duration is 36 months. Total costs are 133 806 EUR where 85% is financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). 

The report was prepared on 28.06.2019.