FST e-Open House 2021

Alumna Talk: Build a Sustainable Food Ecosystem

Driven by population growth and growth in consumer awareness, the global food supply is stretched to increase its capacity by at least 50% by year 2050, especially in Asia. At the same time, today’s food system faces significant challenges including food loss and waste, packaging waste, trade barriers, as well as the burden of lifestyle diseases like obesity. These are cross-cutting issues that require scientists and policy makers to work closely together to formulate solutions. YiFan will share how her experience in science and regulatory affairs can address food system challenges and the career pathways available.

Alumna Profile

Ms Jiang Yifan is Head of Science and Regulatory Affairs of Food Industry Asia (FIA), where she leads FIA in providing science-based advocacy to promote regional / global regulatory harmonisation in platforms such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). She also leads FIA’s initiatives in various food safety capacity building programmes and technical training in partnership with regulatory agencies and development partners to help enhance the national food safety legislative frameworks and standards-setting activities in Asian countries. Prior to FIA, YiFan worked with a global regulatory consulting firm, EAS Strategies, as a Regulatory Affairs Advisor, as well as several food companies in the areas of product development and quality assurance. YiFan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Sciences (Honours) majoring in Food Science and Technology from NUS.