The Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Excellence Platform (FRAREP) of the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) and the Department of Food Sciences at Université Laval are collaborating with :

•   r-Biopharm: one the leaders of the Food Diagnostics industry;
• the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Technologies in Food Manufacturing of the University of New-South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
• the Analytical Branch of Australia’s National Measurement Institute; and
• the National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)

to organize the first Asia Pacific Workshop on Food Allergen Management.

The workshop will be part of one the major food safety conferences held in Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China: the China International Food Safety and Quality Conference (CIFSQ) from November 2-3, 2016.

This first edition aims to gather food regulators, food industry partners and representatives of the clinical community and service providers from the region. Specific emphasis will be made to enhance the representation from China, with the intent to continue raising awareness and to contribute to dissemination efforts of best practices related to food allergen management.

This will be an opportunity to engage with Chinese Stakeholders to discuss current efforts to manage and prevent food allergy incidents as well as management of gluten. Discussions will also include possible future consideration of updated food regulatory requirements to manage allergen and gluten sources in food, in China and in the Asia Pacific Region.

Presentations will be made in English and Chinese with Simultaneous Interpretation offered.

The One day workshop will be held on November 3rd 2016 at the Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre. 

Registration to this one day workshop only can be made at the very competitive registration fee of 1,000 RMB (cost after October 1st).

Registration is still possible directly through this active link in English, or in mandarin.

The program of the workshop is attached below.

We look forward to meeting you in Shanghai

English Program: 

Chinese Program: