Opening Remarks

Plenary Speaker 1: Ts. Zailina Abdul Majid
Director of Policy, Strategic Planning and Codex Standard Division,
Food Safety and Quality Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia
Topic:  Waving New Pathway in Food Analysis in Malaysia: Integrated Approach             

Plenary Speaker 2: Mr. Roslan Alias
Senior Principal Assistant Director of Accreditation Division, Department of Standards Malaysia
Topic:  ISO/IEC 17043:2023 – What’s New

Plenary Speaker 3: Professor Dr. Philip Marriott
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Australia
Topic:  Multidimensional Separation for Improved Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Your Food Samples

Plenary Speaker 4: Professor Dr. Nyam Kar Lin
UCSI University, Malaysia
Topic:  Recent Advances in Encapsulation Technologies: A Tool for Functional Foods Development        

ORAL PRESENTATION SESSIONS SPEAKERS

Session 2: Association of Official Analytical Collaboration (AOAC International)

Topic:   Laboratory Capacity Building in the Asia Pacific
Mr. Stewart Jones
APFAN Coordinator

Topic: Food Residue Testing in Australia
Ms. Hao Nguyen
National Measurement Institute Australia

Session 3: Method Validation and Measurement Uncertainty

Comparison of Urinary Iodine Analysis between Spectrophotometric Detection and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Mr. Premmin Srisakda
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand

Comparison of Iodine Determines in Foods by ICP-MS and Isotope Dilution MS.
Ms. Juntima Photi
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand

Optimization of APHA Method for the Determination of Ammoniacal Nitrogen in Water by Discrete Analyzer.
Ms. Nor Azira A. Bakar
Department of Chemistry, Malaysia.

Session 4: Food Analysis

Nitrite Content of Locally-produced Branded Processed Meat in the Philippines
Ms. Ma. Rachel Parcon
Industrial Technology Development Institute
Republic of Philippines

Identification of Foreign Matter (Biological Contaminant) in Food: A Review in Department of Chemistry Malaysia
Ms. Siti Mariam Zhafarina Rusli
Department of Chemistry Malaysia

Street Foods in Malaysia: What are the Individual and Total Sugar Contents?
Associate Professor Dr. Hasnah Haron
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Benzoic Acid and Carcinogenic Benzene Levels in Functional Drinks Collected in Thailand
Dr. Weeraya Karnpanit
Curtin University, Australia

Nutrient-related Non-communicable Diseases (Fat, Sugar, Sodium) of School-age Children’s Popular Foods in Thailand
Mr. Piyanut Sri Donpai
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand

Session 5: Advanced Food Analysis        

In-syringe Dispersive Micro Solid Phase Extraction Method for the HPLC-fluorescence Determination of Aflatoxins in Rice
Dr. Nor Shifa Shuib
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Analysis of Trace Elements in Spices and herbs using ICP-MS after Microwave Digestion
Associate Professor Dr. Ujang Tinggi
Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Australia

Multi-pesticide Residue Analysis for Fresh Product by High-resolution Mass Spectrometry
Mr. Bruce Chen
Symbio Laboratories, Australia

Investigation of Honey Adulteration using Nuclear Measurement Techniques
Associate Professor Dr. Kunchit Judprasong
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU), Thailand

Unveiling Honey Authenticity: Analysis of C-4 Plant Sugar Adulteration using EA-IRMS     
Mr. Azharuddin Abd Aziz
Department of Chemistry Malaysia

Session 6: Food Microbiology

Rapid Detection of Escheria coli O157:H7 in Food by Real-Time PCR Assay
Ms. Nurulermila Minor
Department of Chemistry Malaysia

Sequenced-based Identification of Bacteria using MicroSEQTM 500 16S rDNA System
Dr. Uma Priya A/P Kupusamy
Department of Chemistry Malaysia

Session 7: Proficiency Testing and Reference Material  

Food Proficiency Testing in Korea
Mr. Yeonkyo Sung
Senior Researcher, Korea Testing & Research Institute, South Korea

Proficiency Testing Performances for the Determination of Total Arsenic in Anchovies
Ms. Nur Atiqah Hamidun
PT Senior Manager, Department of Chemistry Malaysia

HSA’s Role in Food Safety and Security – Ensuring Global Comparability through Certified Reference Materials.
Dr. Ng Sin Yee
Head of Inorganic Group, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore

Characterization of Arsenic and Cadmium in Brown Rice Flour as a Candidate Material for Reference Material.
Dr. Norliza Baharum
Senior Metrologist, National Metrology Institute of Malaysia

Session 8: Engagement Session for PT4 – ITDI, DOST

Evaluation of Participants Performance based on DOST-FNRI organized APFAN PT4
Ms. Leah C. Dajay
Supervising Science Research Specialist
DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Philippine

1. FNRI PT 23-01 (Processed Meat) on Selected Proximate and Mineral Composition, saturated fatty acids and cholesterol.
2. FNRI PT 23-02 (Wheat Flour) on Selected Proximate and Mineral Composition, and Total Dietary Fiber.
3. FNRI PT 23-03 (Biscuit) on Selected Proximate and Mineral Composition, Total Dietary Fiber, Saturated and Trans Fatty Acids.

PT5 Instruction to Participants and Distribution of PT5 Materials
Ms. Maryani Balemin
Head of Proficiency Testing Section, Department of Chemistry Malaysia

Workshop
Statistical Methods for Use in Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory Comparison: ISO 13528: 2022
Associate Professor Dr. Kunchit Judprasong
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU), Thailand

Closing Remarks