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Sharing Knowledge to Advance Food Safety Worldwide

Every day government agencies and the global food industry share an enormous responsibility for ensuring the safety of our food. To help them, the China International Food Safety & Quality (CIFSQ) Conference addresses critical challenges they face through sharing of knowledge and ideas that lead to safer food. Over the past 12 years, CIFSQ Conference has collectively attracted more than 8,800 policy officials, government regulators, renowned scientists, food executives, and academics from 30+ countries. We look forward to welcoming you in 2019. Make plans today to attend!

2018 Conference Leadership

Ge Zhirong
Honorary Chairman, CIFSQ; Former Counselor of the State Council; Member of the 11th CPPCC; Former Deputy Director AQSIQ; Deputy Director of the Expert Committee, CCPBD

Chen Junshi
Chief Adviser, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Yves Rey
Independent Senior Advisor to Industry Leaders; former Danone Corporate General Manager and GFSI Chairman

Yang Jinsong
Director General, Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration

David Tharp
Executive Director, International Association for Food Protection

Wang Tiehan
Director of Food Safety, State Administration for Market Regulation of China

Vytenis Andriukaitis
Commissioner, Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Stephen Ostroff
Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Bi Kexin
Director, Import & Export Food Safety Bureau, General Administration of Customs, China

Paul Kiecker
Acting Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Gu Shaoping
Deputy Director, Food Production Safety Supervision Dept., State Administration for Market Regulation, China

Marta Hugas
Chief Scientist, European Food Safety Authority

Anne Brisabois
Deputy Head, Food Safety Laboratory; Director, Department for Fish Products and Aquaculture, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)

Axel Wildner
Counsellor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Food and Agriculture

Tim Jackson
Vice President Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Worker Welfare, Driscoll’s; President, International Association for Food Protection

Andreas Hensel
President, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

Jorgen Schlundt
Michael Fam Chair Professor, Food Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University

Wu Yongning
Chief Scientist, China National Center of Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA); Director, NHC Key Lab of Food Safety Risk Assessment

Terence Lok-Ting Lau
Director of Innovation and Technology Development; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Convener, The Food Safety Consortium

Tom Heilandt
Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission

Joseph Scimeca
Vice President, Global Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Cargill

Fan Yongxiang
Director, Food Safety Standard Division I, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Yukiko Yamada
Advisor to Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan

Steven Hermansky
Vice President and Chief Food Safety and Quality Officer, Conagra Brands, Inc.

William Watts
Deputy Director, Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center

Jean Francois Legrand
Global Food Safety Director, BRF Global

Danette Andley
Global Marketing and Business Development, FSD, 3M

DeAnn Benesh
Former President, AOAC International; Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs, FSD, 3M

Gerard Chia
Investments & Portfolio Management, New Protein Capital

Matilda Ho
Founder and Managing Director, Bits x Bites; Founder and CEO, Yimishiji

Nuri Gras
Executive Secretary, Chilean Food Safety and Quality Agency

Patrick Wall
Associate Professor of Public Health, University College Dublin's School of Public Health and Population Sciences

Yang Dajin
Research Scientist, Director of Risk Surveillance Division 1, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Fengqin Li
Research Scientist, Chief Officer of Microbiology Laboratory; Professor, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Yunfeng Zhao
Research Scientist, Chief Officer of Chemistry Laboratory, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Jinlv Sun
Professor, Allergy Department, Beijing Xiehe Hospital; Chairman, Allergy Medicine Committee, Chinese Research Hospital Association

Chen Yan
Research and Secretary to NHC Key Laboratory, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Leon Gorris
Unilever Research & Development

Paul Hepburn
Director, Food Safety, Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever

Bao Lei
Board Director, AOAC International; Head, Nestle Food Safety Institute

Fran Freeman
First Assistant Secretary, Australia Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ Exports Division; Chair of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

Zhang Feng
Chief Expert, Institute of Food Safety; Director, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine

Zhinong Yan
Executive Director, Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center

Vivian C.H. Wu
Research Leader, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture

Joseph Elrefaie
Director, International and Commercial Quality, Conagra Brands, Inc.

Sakurako Marchand
Manager, Global Microbiology Marketing, BioMerieux

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Improving Food Safety, One Event at a Time

"Food safety concerns the health of everyone, and is one of the top concerns of the people. More targeted, effective and practical measures must be taken to address issues that worry the people the most, such as pesticide residues on fruits, vegetables, and crops, adulterated food, and sanitary conditions of kitchens. Standards in the food industry is the fundamental framework for food safety. The establishment and improvement of a standard system, is essential to bring China’s standards in line with the international standards as soon as possible. Supervision must be strengthened over every phase of food production, circulation and consumption, and social forces should be encouraged to take part in the supervision."

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng
Head of the National Food Safety Commission, State Council, P.R.C.