A seminar to spur standard-led high-quality development of the food industry in six cities in northern Anhui Province, east China, was held in the local city of Suzhou from October 22 to 23.
The seminar, co-organized by the market regulation authorities of Suzhou and its Yongqiao District and Suzhou University, brought together experts, scholars, industry representatives and local entrepreneurs from Suzhou, Huaibei, Bozhou, Bengbu, Fuyang and Huainan to explore new pathways for boosting high-quality development of the food industry and advancing sustainable development.
Zhang Xingtao, dean of the School of Life Sciences and Food Health of Suzhou University, said that the seminar is a concrete initiative to reflect the spirit of World Standards Day and national strategies on standard-led industry development.
Taking the seminar as a vital platform for collaborative exchanges, Suzhou University will further deepen cooperation with regulatory authorities, industry associations, food enterprises and testing institutions across the six cities in northern Anhui.
By sharing disciplinary platforms and talent resources and by participating more deeply in research on local food standards and technical research, Suzhou University is striving to promote the transformation of scientific research achievements into industrial applications.
Gao Zhihui, deputy head of the standardization department of Anhui Administration for Market Regulation, interpreted the latest national and provincial policies and regulations on food standardization.
Zhang Wenqiu, a senior engineer at Anhui's provincial quality and standardization institute, analyzed food safety standard administration and common problems.
During the thematic report session, Wang Gang, quality manager of Anhui Nong Dong Food Co., Ltd., shared the practice of establishing a work safety standard system in bakery enterprises.
Liu Xiaoyang, a professor from Suzhou University, gave a keynote speech on the analysis of core indicators for organic processed product certification, in which he thoroughly interpreted full-chain core indicators ranging from raw materials to labeling.
Wang Xiangsheng, manager of APH Test, a testing technology firm in Anhui, discussed paths for inspection and testing institutions to support standardization of the food industry.
Serving as an inter-city exchange platform among the six cities, the seminar is helpful to enhance regional consensus, coordinate the development of local standard systems for characteristic food products and improve the quality and efficiency of the local food industry through standards. (Edited by Duan Jing with Xinhua Silk Road, duanjing@xinhua.org)
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