TO further promote the importance of the network in ensuring food safety, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) OneLab project management team joined the Association of Analytical Communities Southeast Asian Section 2nd Annual Conference, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from Aug. 1 to 2, 2023.

Titled 'A networking success: The role of the Philippines' DoST OneLab network in ensuring food safety for both the national and international markets,' the poster presentation posited that many of the member laboratories under the DoST OneLab network came from testing laboratories that were being utilized to address the increasing needs from various stakeholders for the testing of food and food products to ensure safety and quality, meeting national and international requirements and standards.