I am certain as I hand over the Presidency of the MoniQA Association to Bert Poepping that the future for the organization is very bright indeed. With the help of the Supervisory Board and Secretary General Roland Poms, we have been able to broaden our horizons in the areas of food fraud and allergen management. I was involved with MoniQA from its start as a Network of Excellence and now as a member-driven organization and am proud to have served as President. Now as immediate Past President, I have taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief of QAS (Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Food) and encourage you all to support this flagship MoniQA publication by submitting papers and also providing peer-reviews for our many submissions.
Thank you for your commitment to the Association and I wish you a successful and prosperous 2019.
Richard Cantrill