Food Testing Eurofins Food Testing Hong Kong Enders

Food Testing Eurofins Food Testing Hong Kong Enders Wong 8 Dec 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong www. eurofins. com

Profile – Mr. Enders Wong Regional Sales Manager 9+ years working experience with Eurofins Responsible HK, Macau, Taiwan, SEA market Customer: Manufacturer, Retailer, Catering, Raw Material Supplier, Trading and Sourcing Company 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 2

Why Company Need Testing Ø Local/International Regulation Ø Client Demand Ø Supplier Check Ø Internal Control Ø Brand Protection Ø Adhoc – Food Scandal 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 3

Food Testing in Hong Kong Common Tests in Hong Kong Food Industry • Microbiology Ø TPC, E. coli, Coliform, Salmonella, Listeria…etc • Heavy Metal Ø Lead, Cadmium, Chromium, Antinomy, Mercury, Tin, Arsenic • Nutrition Ø Hong Kong Nutritional Label (1+7) • Preservative and Colouring Ø Sorbic Acid, Benzoic Acid, SO 2 • Contaminant Ø Melamine, Aflatoxin, Vet. Drug 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 4

Food Testing in Hong Kong Food Industry in HK • Retailers (Supermarket) Ø Pesticide, Heavy Metal, Veterinary drug and Microbiology test • Manufacturer Ø Pesticide, Heavy Metal, Veterinary drug, Contaminant, Nutrition and Microbiology test • Hotel and Catering Ø Micrbiology test • Trading and Distributor (Pre-packed) Ø Nutrition Label 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 5

Food Scandal 2016 Year 2009 Incident Clenbuterol in pork Country China 2011 Plasticizers (Phthalates) Taiwan 2012 Dioxin in Egg Europe 2013 Horse meat in beef burger Europe 2014 Gutter oil Taiwan 2015 E. Coli O 157 2016 Dioxin in Hairy Crabs USA Eurofins Hong Kong 6

Traditional Testing Schemes Do Not Reflect Management Attention Traditional Testing Schemes Today’s Management Focus Risk Management Value added components Contaminants Brand Protection (e. g. Pesticides, Mycotoxins, Vet. drug-residues) Routine Analysis Nutritional Analyses Microbiological Analyses 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 7

GMO Testing Genetic Modified Organism (GMO) Ø Corn, Soybean, Rice, Tomato, Papaya, Canola, Potato etc. Ø Screening, Identification, Quantification ü Screening: Promotor, Terminator and Marker ü Identification: To find out GMO species (e. g. soy roundup ready) ü Quantification: To quantify the positive GMO species Q: Why wheat sample will find positive result in GMO? A: Cross contamination 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 8

Allergen Testing Allergen Ø Soy, Gluten, Tree nut, Sesame, Milk, Fish…etc. Ø Source of contamination ü Raw Material, Environment, Storage, Production…etc Ø Why company will test allergens ü To reduce consumer range 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 9

Special Testing • Dioxin ü Fatty tissues of meat, poultry or seafood (Risk) • Acrylamide ü Food with starch and high temperature process (Risk) • PAHs ü Roasting and Grilling Food (Risk) • Functional Fibre ü GOS, FOS, Resistant Maltodextrin (Valued Added) • Authenticity - DNA profiling ü Species Identification (Brand protection) 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 10

Thank You Contact: Enders Wong Tel: +852 2636 3288 E-mail: enderswong@eurofins. com 2016 Eurofins Hong Kong 11