EAS Asia Regional Director, Daniel Tsi, said there was much work to do before regulatory harmonisation was in place across the south east Asian region, but the Food and Agriculture Association (FAO) gobal food regulations body, the Codex Alimentarius was helping matters.
“In general, the industry is concerned about the regulatory approval process for ingredients and innovative products,” said Dr Tsi.
“We are still a long way from regulatory harmonisation of these areas across SE Asia and Asia as a whole. Therefore, it is important to know the regulatory boundaries.”
