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Expertise and role in the project:

        Yangzhou Fangguang Foods Co. Ltd, a branch company of Shanghai Fangguang, was established in 2015 with registered capital of 25,000,000 EURO and specialized in production and sales of infant foods of nearly thirty varieties under the category of infant cereals (such noodles, rice powders, biscuits) and fruit puree. The company has 29 patents (including 3 invention patents under review, and 26 practical/novel patents granted). We have a well-equipped testing platform for quality control of the raw materials and end-products, and will join Beingmate to work on WP5 to integrate hazard identification and analysis into risk assessment for decision-making in the infant food production chain, with particular emphasis on two case studies of nutritional cereals and fruit puree.

Key persons involved (5 persons maximum):

Weikang Yang (M), Double degree Bachelor of law and expert member of China Nutrition and Health Food Association and China Health Care Association, in charge of product standards and regulations, as well as in charge of food safety process control and innovation. He will be acting as one of the project leaders in China.

Gang Zhou (M),  Bachelor of Food Science and Engineering,  in charge of the operation of the quality management system and certification, Physical and chemical analysis of food and microbiological examination.

Zhiyong Guo (M), Engineer and nutrients resercher in charge of quality management and R&D of  new products.

Xiuling Ji (F), Head of the special product R&D in charge of accredition and auditing as well as R&D of baby foods. She won a first-class award by Jiangxi Provincial Department of Industry and Informationizaiton for her participation in the development of a baby infant formula.

Relevant publications, products, or services: 

1. 1.Infant foods: childhood  cereals, vegetable puree, fruit puree.
2. 2.A nutritious noodle for infants and its manufacturing, 201710102984.8, under review.
3. 3.A nutritious mini-bread for infants and its manufacturing, 201710210451.1, under review.
4. 4.A shaping device for production of granulated infant noodles, 201621329197.4.
5. 5.A disinfecting device for multi-demensional treatment of eggs, 201620650426.6.

Relevant projects related to SAFFI:

Not applicable.

Relevant infrastructure and equipment to be made available to SAFFI:

        Yangzhou Fangguang has seven production lines as well as laboratory equipment such as HPLI, HPIC, GS, ELISA reader, atomic absorption spectrometer, etc. that can be used in case studies for infant food safety research. The company has passed accreditation of ISO 9001/22000 and Accredited Laboratory by China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). International IFS/BRC accreditation is under review.