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Natural & Organic Industry – Sustainable Lifestyle & Future 8 SEP (THUR) |
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14:00-14:30 Hong Kong Organic Market Update
High surging community demand for good quality and safe agricultural products directs the popularity and the awareness of organic choice, especially under covid pandemics. However, the expansion of the organic market here in Hong Kong is mixed with misconception and confusion since there is no organic labeling regulation being established. False declaration of organic products is becoming ubiquitous. Therefore, the mission of Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre is to promote local organic agriculture and educate the public about organic certification. In this presentation we will provide an update of the local organic market based on our latest consumer survey carried out early this year.Professor Jonathan Woon Chung Wong, Director of the Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre *session will be conducted in English |
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14:30-15:15 Inner and Outer Beauty of Cosmetic Products: Certification of NATRUE and Verification of Recycled Content SGS, as a NATRUE approved certifier, will introduce the framework of NATRUE standard, explain the process and procedure necessary to obtain a NATRUE certificate covering two key topics, document verification and production audit. The standard of ISO 14021:2016 Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims, specifies the requirements for self-declared environmental claims, including statements, symbols and graphics, regarding products. It further describes selected terms commonly used in environmental claims and qualifies their uses Ms Queenie Tse, Technical Service Manager & Mr Don Lee, Business Manager Of SGS Hong Kong *session will be conducted in English |
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15:15-15:45 Understanding the Opportunities and Trends of Health Supplements in Hong Kong The presentation mainly introduces Hong Kong’s health supplement market and its general regulation including nutrition labels and governing laws. The market research conducted by Hong Kong Health Food Association and University of Hong Kong is concluded precisely, revealing a constant increase in market size and average consumption. In addition, the research reveals the rising awareness in immune-related supplements due to COVID-19 outbreak. As we face challenges such as aging population and climate change, we have to take these factors into consideration for the development of new health supplements. Ms Joanne Cheung, President, The Hong Kong Health Food Association *session will be conducted in English |
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15:45-16:15 Ketogenic Diet for Better Health 生酮如何令你減脂減藥更健康 生酮飲食在近年由 新興起、潮流、到現在已經成為茶餘飯後的話題。漸漸融入市民大眾,把生酮飲食生活化,更成為一個生態圈。當中也有很多誤解的地方,會令人心藏病、三高、膽固醇高… 其實正正相反,仲有助去走長期藥物,最佳的良藥,就是你不想一直跟在身上的 脂肪(酮)。 Ms Christy Ngor, Naturopathic doctor & Nutritionist & Mr Kenny Fok, Keto Specialist of Organic Mama *session will be conducted in Cantonese |