One day in Hanoi brought together more than 250 delegates from 12 countries, six keynote lectures, six parallel sessions and new partnerships for safe and sustainable food systems.
On 2 October 2026, at Hotel du Parc Hanoi, the 8th International Conference on Quality Management and Food Safety (QMFS 2026) came to a successful close. Organized by the School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, together with VinaCert, the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and LASE University Group, the conference was one of the flagship events celebrating the 70th anniversary of HUST (1956 – 2026).
We sincerely thank every delegate, guest, speaker and scientist, from Vietnam and abroad, who gave their time, knowledge and perspective. Your presence turned QMFS 2026 into a truly interdisciplinary forum where regulators, researchers and industry sat at the same table for safer, more sustainable food.
Our special thanks go to the Vietnam Food Administration (Ministry of Health), the British Embassy Hanoi, The Academy of Medical Sciences (UK), our sponsors and industry partners, the Scientific Committee, the session chairs, and the staff, lecturers and student volunteers who looked after every detail of the day.
With warm regards,
QMFS 2026 Organizing Committee
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences – Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Relive the atmosphere of the day, from the opening ceremony and keynote lectures to the gala dinner.
From the opening ceremony to the gala dinner, here is how 2 October 2026 unfolded.
Prof. Le Anh Tuan, President of HUST, opened the conference, stressing that food quality and safety are increasingly tied to public health and to the competitiveness of Vietnamese agriculture. Welcome remarks came from Mr. Matthew Albon-Crouch (British Embassy Hanoi) and Dr. Chu Quoc Thinh, Director of the Vietnam Food Administration, who then presented new food safety policies in Vietnam.
Experts from Thailand, the United Kingdom, Japan and Vietnam spoke on circular food systems, food safety risk management in the AI era, sustainable protein from rice side-streams, building human capability, and metabolic engineering outside living cells.
Our keynote speakers
More than 40 talks ran across six tracks, linking research, regulation and industry practice.
The poster area was full of work by young researchers, and the best student teams were recognized at the award ceremony that closed the scientific programme.
The evening saw the launch of the Plant Protein Plus Network UK–SE Asia (3PUKSEA) and the Food Technology Universities Network, the signing of strategic cooperation agreements, and the AI-crafted beer that celebrates HUST's 70th anniversary.
Thank you to the six keynote speakers who opened QMFS 2026 with insight from four countries.
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Transforming Regional Food Systems: Integrating Quality Management, Food Safety, and Biotechnology in the Circular Economy
Vietnam Association of Natural Products Sciences, Vietnam
Food Safety Risk Management and Quality Management of Natural Products: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital and AI Era
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK
From Rice Side-Streams to Sustainable Protein: Quality, Innovation and UK - Southeast Asia Partnership in Plant-Based Protein
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Building Human Capability for Food Safety: The Impact of International Learning
International University, VNU Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A 30-Year Research Journey in Carbohydrate Modification and Digestibility: Innovations in Developing Health-Oriented Foods
ICBiotech, The University of Osaka, Japan
Driving Metabolic Pathways Outside Living Cells
New legislation puts risk-based control across the whole supply chain, from production to distribution, supported by digitalization and a unified national food safety database.
Artificial intelligence can support risk management, while spectral data combined with IoT and blockchain can build digital chemical fingerprints to detect food fraud.
Climate change, population growth and antimicrobial resistance call for better use of agricultural by-products, such as extracting protein from rice side-streams through UK–Southeast Asia partnerships.
Summarized from conference talks and press coverage.
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Official QMFS 2026 materials, stored on Google Drive and free to view and download.
QMFS 2026 would not have been possible without the trust and support of these organizations.
The QMFS journey that began in 2011 continues. Thank you for being part of its eighth chapter. We look forward to welcoming you again at the next conference.