8 August 2025

On 10-11 September 2025, AOAC SEA, the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM), and the Indonesian Pharmaceutical and Food Supervisors Professional Organization (PPFMI) will jointly organize the International Workshop for MOSH MOAH Analysis - Current and Future Analytical Methods for Mineral Oil in Food Supply Chain Control and Mitigation.

Key topics include:

• Indonesia: New and emerging food contaminant regulations -- BPOM
• Indonesia: Building international collaboration and testing capacity in food control -- BPOM
• Malaysia: Establishing new limits for 3-MCPD/GE in vegetable oil -- Malaysian Palm Oil Board
• European Union: Evolving MOH regulatory requirements and analytical solutions -- Kirchhoff Institute Berlin (Merieux NS)
• Industry: Supply chain mitigation of MOH - Industry progress and EU regulatory updates -- Olam Food Ingredients
• Manufacturer perspective: MOH analysis and control in food production -- Nestle
• MOSH MOAH analysis, method selection, and its challenge -- SGS Indonesia
• International efforts: AOAC initiatives on emerging contaminants (3-MCPD/GE, PFAS, MOH and microplastics) -- AOAC International

Technical sessions:

• Analytical topics: Robust sample preparation, accurate MOSH MOAH analysis, data evaluation, and lab proficiency
• Instrumentation topics: GCxGC-FID/MS and LCxGC-FID workflows, and automation options

Round table discussions:

• From source to shelf: MOH control, management and mitigation across the entire food supply chain
• Collaborative quality: Inter-laboratory collaboration, method harmonization, and proficiency testing in regional and global contexts

AOAC SEA is excited to announce the 2025 Student Award Competition! Award winners will be recognized at the prestigious AOAC SEA 4th Annual Conference, taking place on 28-29 October 2025 at the Berkeley Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand.

As the conference theme is "Advancing Food Safety and Quality: Innovation, Standards, and Collaboration," works submitted should be among the various areas of food safety, food quality, and analytical science such as:

• Adulteration
• Contamination
• Microbiology
• Ingredients
• Bioactive substances
• Genetic modification
• Alternative proteins
• Studies with relations to toxicity on human health or environment, with implications on trade, are also welcome.

Application deadline is 24 AUGUST 2025.

The 4th Annual AOAC SEA Conference will be held at The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand, on 28–29 October 2025. The conference theme is Advancing Food Safety and Quality: Innovation, Standards, and Collaboration. The Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) Workshop will follow immediately after, on 30 October 2025.

Building on the success of previous events – including the 2022 inaugural conference on Food Safety: Regulation and Analytical Science, the 2023 conference on Facilitating Compliance for Food Safety and Quality in International Trade, and the 2024 conference on Bringing Together Government, Industry, and Academia to Advance Analytical Excellence for Food Safety – this year’s conference will continue to unite dedicated professionals from Southeast Asia and beyond. Click here to view a video of the 2024 conference.

We expect to attract over 200 delegates, with a diverse mix of public and private sector representatives and academia. The program will feature insightful presentations, engaging discussions, meaningful connections, and valuable collaborations.

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