To address these challenges, the ChemLinked team has developed an ingredient compliance-focused online course tailored to businesses entering Asian markets. This course will be delivered in English. There are 9 sessions in total, and each session is about 30 minutes:
Session 1: Chinese Mainland
Session 2: Japan
Session 3: South Korea
Session 4: Indonesia
Session 5: Philippines
Session 6: Malaysia
Session 7: Vietnam
Session 8: Singapore
Session 9: Thailand
Course Outline:
The course combines expert-led instruction structured around the following regulatory pillars, with content depth tailored to each country's specific regulations. Notably, sections will be omitted where no local requirements apply, ensuring learners focus solely on actionable, market-specific compliance strategies.
1. Food Ingredient Supervision
1.1 Competent authority
1.2 Regulatory hierarchy
2. Food Raw Material Compliance
2.1 Core regulations & use principles
2.2 Permitted ingredients and use requirements (raw materials/auxiliary materials/nutrients/probiotics, etc.)
2.3 Prohibited substances
2.4 Special requirements for health supplements, infant formula, etc.
3. Food Additive Compliance
3.1 Core regulations & use principles
3.2 Permitted additives and use requirements (food additive/flavoring/nutrition fortifier/processing aid, etc.)
3.3 Prohibited food additives
3.4 Special requirements for health supplements, infant formula, etc.
4. New Food Raw Material and Additive Approval Process
4.1 Core regulations & use principles
4.2 Permitted new food ingredients and use requirements
4.3 Application scope and acceptance criteria for new food ingredients
4.4 Required dossiers
4.5 Application procedure
5. Special Compliance Scenarios
5.1 Ingredients in GM products
5.2 Ingredients in organic products
5.3 Ingredients in halal products
5.4 Others, if any
Previous Online Courses:
Unlock Food Labeling Requirements in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia
Focus on Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea: Food Compliance and Import Procedure Interpretation
The Ultimate Guide to China's GACC Overseas Food Manufacturer Registration
Regulatory Compliance and Import Procedure of Prepackaged Food in China