Sinew Consulting Group-Introduction

SCG Vision

Play as the key contributor to help client to achieve their targets with efficiency and accuracy.

The QA policy of SCG

1.To follow the idea of client-driven
2.To improve the efficiency of operation procedures
3.To assure the accuracy of service to the clients
4.To elevate the satisfaction of clients

Our Team

20 professional consultants

-all with plenty practical experience.
-expertise in Sensory Science、Food Science、Market Research/Industry Survey、Technology Trade/IP Management、Regulation Compliance of Foods, Functional foods, Cosmetics, and Medical devices.

Niann-Jou Newton Yau

Chief Consultant

EDUCATION

1987-1991　　Ph.D, Food Science & Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1985-1987　　M.S., Food Science & Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1979-1983　　B.S., Food Science & Nutrition, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current
Chief Consultant,SCG, Taiwan

－Services of Sensory, Consumer, Marketing, IP Management, Technology Trade, Taiwan FDA/SAMR/CFDA Regulation Compliance, Education and Training for Foods, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Agricultural and Biotech Industries, 2001-present.
Consultant in Sensory, Marketing, Regulation Compliance, Technology Trade for local and international companies, institutes, governmental agencies.

Sensory Analysis Lab

Follow the ISO 17025 and the ILAC/TAF requirements.

*Sensory analysis on different tests
*Sensory analysis on descriptive tests
*Sensory analysis on sensory marketing claims
*Sensory analysis on shelf life determination
*Sensory analysis on threshold determination
*Sensory analysis on consumer tests (FGD/CLT/HUT)

Milestones

2019/09｜Swiss La Prairie Group CH completed her due diligence on providing the service of [Registration of (XXX) medical cosmetics with Taiwan FDA].
2019/03｜US Brassica Protection Products LLC completed her due diligence on providing the service of [Filing (XXX) as new ingredients in Taiwan for being on the edible ingredients list].
2019｜Helping Impossible Foods done with her Compliance analysis review on her novel ingredient (XXX) with Taiwan FDA.
2018/05｜Had helped our international client (MN company) to get Taiwan FDA approval letter(FDA食字第No.1070010905) for their novel food ingredient.
2017｜Helping TsiangHer Co. to solve the problem of FDA detention
2017｜Cooperating officially with CV-foodlawlatest on foods regulation compliance for exporting to EU.
2017｜Conducting consigned project on [Comparison the mechanisms of monitoring imported foods at boarders among USA, Japan, and Taiwan] for Taiwan FDA.
2017｜Helping 3 international companies to prepare application dossiers for Taiwan FDA approval on their non-traditional food ingredients to Taiwan FDA (one of it had submitted officially).
2016｜Completing annual internet MakeSense software maintenance with DaryFarm (HK), ColdStorage(SG), GCHRetailSDN(MY).
2016｜Helping Dr. Wu Co. with her cosmetics product filing with CPNP in EU.
2016｜Cooperating officially with PT. Cekindo Bisnis Grup of Indonesia on regulatory supports on foods, functional foods, cosmetics, medical devices for exporting to Indonesia -2016 Providing services for Chinese regulatory supports on foods, functional foods, cosmetics, medical devices (CFDA).
2016｜Consigned by Shanghai Standard Foods Co. on workshop of [Sensory Applications in product development, quality control and marketing].
2016｜Consigned by Thailand Meiji Co. on workshop of [Dairy Market Trends].
2015｜Cooperating with Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei to help her members on [Regulations compliance services for USFDA, EU authorities, SAMR/CFDA, Taiwan FDA], [IP management services], [Sensory analysis services], [Marketing Research services].
2015｜Consigned by Shanghai Xumei Flavors Co. on workshop of [Dairy Market Trends] for New Hope Dairy Co. from Mainland China.
2015｜Consigned by National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism on workshop of [ Practice of Sensory Analysis] for her academic staff.
2015｜Helping local company SDM Co. to get Taiwan FDA approval on her non-traditional foods materials.
2015｜Consigned by SnackBrand Co. (AU) on labeling review to comply with Taiwan FDA & SAMR/CFDA regulations for her products into Taiwan and Mainland China.
2013｜Consigned by Danone Baby Nutrition (HK) Ltd on her [Regulation compliance service with Taiwan FDA].
2013｜Consigned by ChiMei Foods Co. on her introduction of the Management System for Trade Secretes.
2012｜Developing Sensory professional staff qualification certification program.
2012｜Cooperating officially with CEway Co. on EU regulatory supports on cosmetics for exporting to EU.
2002~2011｜Consigned by Agriculture of Western Australia(AU), Tesco(TW), Unilever (TW), McCain (CN), KKL(TW), WeiChuan (TW) on their sensory projects for their products.

2018｜Comparison on prediction efficacy between QDA and CATA descriptive tests (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2018｜Comparison on product development application between JAR and CATA analysis (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2017｜Intensity analysis of bitterness-coffee drinks and tea drinks as example (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2017｜The Model of study on the response to sensory textures by silk population (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2016｜Predicting the improvement of sensory textures by using PLS as tool (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2016｜Age effect on acceptability of flavors (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2015｜Employing multiple variate analysis (PLS) on the study of correlation (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2013｜The relationship between the frequency of product usage and the stability of trained panelist (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2013｜Factors on panelist recruitment (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2012｜Comparison between coefficient of variation and range method on assessment of stability of panelists (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).
2012｜Study on training performance of trained panelists (published at TAFST annual meeting in Chinese).

2017｜TAF certificated sensory lab changed name from sensory evaluation lab into sensory analysis lab officially.
2017｜Invited speaker on [International trends of food regulations] at symposium of [Global economic environment and regulation environment for food industry].
2017｜Invited speaker on [Technology trade practices on Agricultural related areas] at workshop of AMMOT.
2017｜Invited speaker on [Technology trade practices on Agricultural related areas] at workshop of AMMOT.
2016｜Invited speaker on [The comparison of service models for health management industry] and [Platform model for self-managed health management] at China International Health Care Fair 2016.
2014｜Becoming first sensory lab in Taiwan that got TAF lab certification.
2014｜Invited by ZGU in Hangzhou as a organizing committee member, section chairman, and speaker on [The trends of Consumer Studies] in the [3RD FOOD SENSORY SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM].
2014｜Invited speaker on [Regulation Compliance of Cosmetics] at workshop of [CRAC Annual Global Regulations Summit for chemicals].
2014｜Launching first [Mobile Sensory Shelf life Tests Software, MakeSense SEQC] in Chinese.
2014｜Invited as committee member and section co-chairman in [2014 SenseAsia] held in Singapore.
2013｜Launching first [Mobile Sensory Consumer Tests Software, MakeSense SECT] in Chinese.
2012｜Invited by CNIS as a reviewer for her National Sensory Analysis Standards/Guidelines (GB/T-series).