The Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN) and the AOAC South West Pacific (AOAC SWP) Section in association with the University of the South Pacific (USP) Centre for Sustainable Futures and the Chemical Society of the South Pacific (CSSP), welcome you to join the upcoming APFAN PT5 Workshop / AOAC SWP Annual Meeting to be held in Suva in Fiji on 8^th – 10^th September 2025.

This International Workshop has the theme “Building Sustainable Food Analysis Capacity in the Asia Pacific – Enhancing Global Comparability”.

The Technical Program will cover a number of topics including:

The ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Management System

• Building your risk based system

The ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Technical System

• Steps in method validation and verification
• Traceability of measurement – RMs and PT

Food Composition and Nutritional Testing

• Analyses for heart health and reducing obesity
• Food composition testing and data reliability

Residue and Toxin Testing in Pacific Products

• Pesticides and heavy metals in our food
• Mercury and histamines in fishery products

Analyses for Sustainable Futures

• Effects of climate change on food safety and trade

Food Microbiology Testing

• Microbiology test kits
• Methods for emerging pathogens – antimicrobial resistance

Testing of Indigenous / Underutilised Foods

• Nutrient value of indigenous/local foods
• Trade and safety issues with traditional food systems

Capacity Building Initiatives in the Asia Pacific

• The Pacific Quality Infrastructure Initiative (PQII)
• AOAC and methods harmonisation

Discussion of PT5 Results

• Statistical analysis of PT results
• Distribution of the PT6 Materials

The registration fees and Call for Papers will be made available in early June 2025.

We also acknowledge and welcome participants of the 12^th OCEANIAFOODS (INFOODS) meeting on the 12^th September – “Indigenous Peoples Food Systems and the Food Composition in Oceania”. Welcome also to members of the Pacific Islands Testing Committee (PITC) under the Pacific Quality Infrastructure Initiative (PQII) and associated national laboratory networks, with meeting rooms available on the 11^th and 12^th September after this Workshop.

For further information, please contact Stewart Jones, Coordinator, APFAN at: apfan.apfan@yahoo.com