DAY 1: WEDNESDAY | JUNE 25, 2025
Opening Session
09:00
Welcome Address
Geoffry SMITH, Representative, Asian Life Science Insitute Network (ALSIN); President, ILSI Southeast Asia Region
Sridhar DHARMAPURI, Senior Food Safety & Nutrition Officer, FAO
Senior Thai Regulatory Official
Food Allergy: Clinical Features & Research Perspectives
Moderator: tba
09:15
Food Allergies in Asia
Motohiro EBISAWA, MD, PhD, Director, Clinical Research Center for Allergy & Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital
09:35
The Future of Food Allergies: Research
Clare MILLS, Professor of Food and Molecular Immunology, Section of Immunology, Department of Biochemical Science, Institute of Sustainability, University of Surrey, U.K.
09:55
Studies on the Threshold of Food Allergens
Paul TURNER, Paediatric Allergy & Immunology, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Video)
10:15
Q&A
10:25
REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING
Developing Food Allergen Management Strategies for a Global Food Market
Moderator: CHEN Junshi, Senior Adviser, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment; President, Shanghai Junshi Life Science Institute
10:45
Navigating Practical Aspects of Allergen Management from a Food Manufacturing Perspective
John DONAGHY, Global Head of Food Safety, Nestle (video)
11:05
Strategies for Food Allergen Risk Assessment and Management in Food Production and Processing
Ted WHITEHEAD, Director, Q&FS Standards & Performance General Population Categories, Q&FS Global, Danone
11:25
The Hidden Danger of Undeclared Allergens in Our Food Supply: A Major Cause of Food Recalls
Speaker tba
Allergen Control Measures
11:40
Implementing Best Practices for Preventing Cross-Contamination in Food Manufacturing Facilities
GUO Miao, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Director, PepsiCo Greater China
12:00
Practical Approach to Allergen Detection, Risk Assessment, and Preventive Controls in Low-Moisture Cereal Products
Linda NADEEM, Assistant Director, QFS, AMEA, Kellanova
12:20
Q&A
12:40
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
Innovative Technologies & Analytical Methods for Allergen Detection
Moderator: Kang ZHOU, Food Safety Officer, FAO
14:00
Allergen Evaluation and Detection in Novel Foods – a Role for LC-MS and Bioinformatics
Michelle COLGRAVE, Deputy Director (Food); Professor of Food & Agricultural Proteomics, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Edith Cowan University
14:20
Novel analytical methods and how to apply them into practice for reference dose
Hongbing CHEN, Sino-German Joint Research Institute; Research leader, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, China
14:40
The current limit of detection for analysis of food allergens, and how that effects the risk assessment and quality management.
Bert POPPING, FOCOS GbR, Germany (Video)
15:00
Q&A
15:10
REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING
15:30
PANEL: Adapting Food Allergen Detection Strategies and Technologies in Response to Evolving FAO/WHO Guidelines
Moderator: Clare MILLS, Professor of Food and Molecular Immunology, Section of Immunology, Department of Biochemical Science, Institute of Sustainability, University of Surrey, U.K.
Panelist 1: Technology Focus 1
Panelist 2: Technology Focus 2
Panelist 3: Technology Focus 3
Novel Foods and Emerging Allergen Management
Moderator: tba
16:10
Monitoring the introduction of novel foods and addressing potential allergen risks
Clare MILLS, Professor of Food and Molecular Immunology, Section of Immunology, Department of Biochemical Science, Institute of Sustainability, University of Surrey, U.K.
16:30
PANEL: Food Allergens and Novel Foods: Production and Safety
Moderator: Benjamin REMINGTON, Remington Consulting Group B.V., the Netherlands
Panelists1: Clare MILLS, Professor of Food and Molecular Immunology, Section of Immunology, Department of Biochemical Science, Institute of Sustainability, University of Surrey, U.K.
Panelist 2: Michelle COLGRAVE, Deputy Director (Food); Professor of Food & Agricultural Proteomics, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Edith Cowan University
Panelist 3: Regulatory Expert on Novel Foods
17:20
Closing Remarks & End of Day 1
DAY 2: THURSDAY | JUNE 26, 2025
Quantifying Risk: Food Allergen Risk Assessment
Moderator: Kang ZHOU, Food Safety Officer, FAO
09:00
Welcome Address
Geoffry SMITH, Representative, Asian Life Science Insitute Network (ALSIN); President, ILSI Southeast Asia Region
09:05
FAO/WHO work of risk assessment on food allergens, including the priority list, reference dose, precautionary labeling and exemptions
Kang ZHOU, Food Safety Officer, FAO
09:30
Practical applications of quantitative risk assessment (QRA) and reference dose.
Benjamin REMINGTON, Remington Consulting Group B.V., the Netherlands
10:00
Exemption of the Derivative
Simon BROOKE-TAYLOR, Brooke-Taylor & Co Pty Ltd., Australia
10:30
Q&A
10:40
REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING
Navigating Allergen Labeling in a Globalized Food System
Moderator: Benjamin REMINGTON, Remington Consulting Group B.V., the Netherlands
11:00
Precautionary Allergen Labeling: Setting appropriate reference doses and applying them to precautionary labeling
Alice LEE, Associate Professor, Food Program, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney
11:20
Global harmonization of food allergen labeling regulations and emerging regulatory trends
Douglas BALENTINE, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling, U.S. FDA (tbc)
11:40
Food Allergen Labeling Regulation and Analysis in Japan
Hiroshi AKIYAMA, Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Hoshi University
12:00
China’s Food Allergen Labeling Regulations
Hangyu YU, Associate Researcher, Standards Office, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
12:10
Topic tba
Simon BROOKE-TAYLOR, Brooke-Taylor & Co Pty Ltd., Australia
12:20
Q&A
12:45
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
Effective Food Allergen Risk Communication Across the Food Supply Chain
Moderator: tba
14:00
Navigating Legal Obligations and Supply Chain Communication for Accurate Allergen Information
Speaker: tba
14:20
Food Allergen Recalls and Consumer Trust: Strategies for Effective Communication
Speaker: tba
14:40
Communicating the Unknown: Risk Communication Strategies for Novel Food Allergens
Speaker: tba
15:00
Q&A
15:10
REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING
Country Reports
Moderator: CHEN Junshi, Senior Adviser, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment; President, Shanghai Junshi Life Science Institute
15:30
Thailand: Sirinrat SRIKULNATH, Scientist, Professional Level, Head of Food Allergen Unit of Food Quality Assurance Service Center, Insitute of Food Research and Product Development, Kasetsart University
15:50
Canada: Speaker tba
16:10
China: WU Yongning, Chief Scientist, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, (CFSA)
16:30
Germany: Anke WEIßENBORN, Scientific Officer, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, (BfR)
16:50
Japan: Hiroshi AKIYAMA, Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Hoshi University
17:10
Vietnam: NGUYEN Thi Hong Ngoc, Manager, Food Toxicology & Allergens Laboratory, National Institute for Food Control (NIFC)
17:30
Wrap Up / Closing Remarks
CHEN Junshi, Senior Adviser, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment; President, Shanghai Junshi Life Science Institute
17:40