Exploring Botanicals: Comprehensive Insights into Japan, South Korea, and China Markets
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Thank you for your interest in Freyr’s Webinar Series (FWS). Our recent webinar, ‘Exploring Botanicals: Comprehensive Insights into Japan, South Korea, and China Markets,’ was successfully concluded on November 28, 2024. If you missed it or wish to revisit the session, you can access the archived version here:
In this webinar, our presenters—Etsuko Ogawa, Man Haeng Cho, Yu Jing, and Meher Bhattiprolu—covered:
- A comprehensive overview of the JKC markets.
- Insights into harmonization efforts in the regions.
- The current regulatory landscape for botanicals in JKC.
- Key regulatory considerations for botanical ingredients and contaminants.
- Emerging trends shaping the future of botanical regulations.
- An overview of Freyr’s regulatory services for the JKC markets.
Freyr is committed to providing ongoing educational opportunities on regulatory aspects of life sciences. If you would like to stay informed about our future sessions, please let us know.
A Regulatory and Quality Assurance professional with over nine (09) years of experience in the food and supplements industry. Rinku’s core competencies include regulatory strategy and solutions, quality assurance and compliance, product development, and registrations across markets. Her strong relationships with officials facilitate smooth regulatory operations.
Yu Jing brings over ten (10) years of expertise in regulatory affairs for food and functional foods, focusing on registration, compliance, and safety evaluations. Her skills encompass food formulation, regulatory compliance assessments, and risk evaluations of food ingredients. She holds a Master of Medicine in drug toxicology and is an active member of the Chinese Toxicology Society.
A Regulatory and quality assurance professional with ten (10) years of experience in the food-nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and personal care industry. Being a pharmacist by profession, Meher’s core competencies include Regulatory strategy and solutions, Regulatory support for global projects, quality assurance and compliance, new product development, and product registrations across markets.
Man Haeng Cho has over 20 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs (RA) and Research and Development (R&D) within American food companies. His diverse background includes sectors such as foods, health functional foods, cosmetics, and household products. He has worked closely with the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on matters related to new ingredients and labeling and also engages in Government Affairs with entities like Seoul City and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Etsuko Ogawa is the Senior Manager of Consumer Regulatory Affairs at Freyr Solutions, with over 20 years of expertise in regulatory affairs for consumer and medicinal products. She specializes in preparing and submitting dossiers to Health Authorities, overseeing QA/QMS audits, and ensuring compliance for cosmetics, foods, chemicals, and medicinal products. Etsuko has held key roles in technical engineering, quality assurance, and regulatory submissions. She also served on the board for International and Japan Associations for Cosmetics and Food.