APAC-SCA has instigated and worked on various programmes aimed to drive regional synergies, coordinate science-based regulatory frameworks and raise consumer awareness to create safe, fair and transparent pathways for the industry to achieve commercialisation. 

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One of the programme is the APAC Regulatory Coordination Forum (www.cellagforum.info). Instigated by APAC-SCA, we partnered with the Good Food Institute APAC to establish the Forum in 2023 as a formal mechanism for continuous and systematic cross-border dialogue between companies, industry associations, think tanks, governmental agencies and food regulators in different jurisdictions.

 

In 2024, a pair of new white papers developed under the Forum seeks to examine current gaps in two topics of regulatory significance - cell line development and cell culture media components - and offer potential solutions and pathways for collaboration among academia, the industry, and food safety regulators. The white papers are available for download: https://www.cellagforum.info/apac-regulatory-coordination-forum-white-papers-2024

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Two new topics have been selected for development in 2025, with the outcomes to be published during the Singapore International Agrifood Week.

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If you are looking for ways to collaborate, please reach out to info@apac-sca.org.