After widely searching for candidates for the Capacity Building Working Group Co-chair position, we are happy to announce that Mr. Stewart Jones, APFAN Coordinator, will join the team.

Welcome on board Stewart!

After the sequential steps of:

• polling for country location of the 2023 AOAC SEA Annual Conference
• calling for volunteers to serve on the conference organizing committee
• calling for topic and talk proposals that align with the conference theme of Facilitating Compliance for Food Safety and Quality in International Trade

we are now ready to accept conference registration, with early bird discount support ends on 18 Jun 2023.

Topics of the conference were selected to stay relevant to Vietnam and participants in the Southeast Asia region, with alignment to AOAC’s vision, mission, and programs. The list of confirmed speakers is updated regularly here.

• Keynote speeches:
  • AOAC New Initiatives
  • Trend and Status of Harmonizing National Standards of Vietnam (TCVN) According to AOAC Methods in the Food Sector
• Global and local emerging issues:
  • FPAS Development in Regulation and Analytical Challenges
  • Heavy Metals Trend towards Zero
  • Harmonization in Sugar Content Definitions and Analysis
  • Banned Substances in Dietary Supplements
  • Ethylene Oxide, Pesticides, Nitrosamine, and many more
• Standard development and method harmonization to facilitate compliance:
  • AOAC SMPRs and Multi-lab Testing (MLT)
  • AOAC & ISO Harmonization in Microbiological Test Methods Validation
  • APEC's Progress on Standard Protocol for NGS-based Probiotics Testing
  • Status of Adoption of AOAC Methods in ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratories in Vietnam

Two complimentary technical workshops will be provided in response to the need of the community:

• Part I: AOAC Official Methods and Method Validation
  • AOAC Standard Method Development Process and SMPR®
  • Measurement Uncertainty
  • Test Method Validation
• Part II: Assuring Microbiological Quality of Food
  • AOAC Microbiology Method Validation
  • Environmental Monitoring of Pathogens
  • Proficiency Testing

The 2023 AOAC SEA 2nd Annual Conference will bring together regional and global experts and stakeholders to share the latest trends and challenges in science and technology, regulations, standards and compliance related to food safety issues across South-East Asia, and how they impact international food trade.

We expect to have 200-300 delegates at the event, with a good mix of public and private sector groups and academia. Plentiful learning and networking opportunities will be arranged to facilitate collaborations and exchanges among different sectors and across countries. 

DIAMOND SPONSOR

Merck

GOLD SPONSORS

Agilent

Romer Labs

Gold Standard Diagnostics / Eurofins

Bruker

SILVER SPONSOR

SCIEX

Fujifilm

BRONZE SPONSOR

R-Biopharm

COPPER SPONSORS

Abbott

Nestle

CONFERENCE BAG SPONSOR

Gerhardt

We appreciate the generous support of the 2023 AOAC SEA Conference Sponsors who help bring the conference themed Facilitating Compliance for Food Safety and Quality in International Trade to the needed community in the region, and thus serve AOAC SEA's mission in convening government, industry and academia to develop and validate standards, methods and technologies, and ensure the safety and integrity of foods and other products that impact public health.

THANK YOU!

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