07 Oct 2024

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, is excited to participate in the upcoming Chemical Watch conferences and workshops. Join us for insightful presentations and discussions on the latest developments in chemical and food contact regulations.

Location: Bangkok, Thailand + Virtual
Dates: November 4-6, 2024

Regulatory Summit Asia 2024

Date: November 4
Presenter: Rainbow Zhang, Regional General Manager APAC
Topic: Overview of Chemical Regulations in China
Key Insights:

  • New substance registration scheme
  • New Pollutant Action Plan
  • Law on Safety of Hazardous Chemicals

This two-day Regulatory Summit Asia conference will bring together over 20 expert speakers from government, specialized consulting firms, and industry to update attendees on current and expected regulatory developments and practices for the safe management of chemicals across Asia.

Food Contact Regulations Asia Workshop 2024

Date: November 6
Presenter: Effy Ji, Senior Regulatory Specialist
Topic: Food Contact Material Compliance and Petition in China
Key Insights:

  • Compliance requirements for food contact materials in China
  • Strategies for new food contact material petitions in China
  • Comparing China’s regulations to those of the EU and US

This one-day workshop will deliver a comprehensive overview of the current and future state of food contact materials (FCMs) regulations across Asia-Pacific, to enable regulatory professionals to navigate the complexity and prepare for upcoming changes.  

Global Chemical Regulation Developments Workshop 2024

Date: November 6
Presenter: Dan Bastien, Senior Director & Head of Chemicals
Topic: Overview of Recent Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Key Insights:

  • Update on the Modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)
  • Risk assessment of existing substances
  • Risk assessment of new substances program
  • Results and potential actions after the risk assessment of substances
  • Past successes and moving forward with the chemicals management plan

Gain in-depth insights into the latest and most significant updates regarding chemical regulations and restrictions in key global jurisdictions outside of Asia.

At Intertek Assuris, our teams provide comprehensive solutions tailored to address our customers' diverse challenges, including registration, notification, SDS & label services for industrial, consumer & agricultural chemicals. We offer a global platform of regulatory and scientific advisors to support regulatory services in jurisdictions such as the Asia-Pacific, Canada, US, EU, South America, Eurasia and Australia. Join us at this global event, where we are excited to engage with customers and industry stakeholders. We look forward to exploring collaborative partnerships that can enhance your business success. This is a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding of critical regulatory developments that could affect your operations and ensure compliance in an ever-changing global landscape. We can’t wait to see you there!

Set-up a meeting with our experts during the conference and workshop. Reach out to:
Rainbow and Dan for chemical inquiries: chemicals.assuris@intertek.com
Effy for food contact inquiries: foodcontact.assuris@intertek.com

To register for the workshops, visit: https://events.chemicalwatch.com/

To learn more about our regulatory and scientific consultancy services offered by our experts, visit: intertek.com/assuris/

For Media Information:

Tracy Veale
Global Director, Marketing & Communications
T: +1 905 542 2900
E: tracy.veale@intertek.com

Technical Information:

Dan Bastien 
Senior Director and Head of Chemicals, Intertek Assuris
T: +1 905 542 2900
E: dan.bastien@intertek.com 

Rainbow Zhang
Regional General Manager APAC
E: rainbow.zhang@intertek.com

About Intertek
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Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains.

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