On 1st and 2nd of April 2009 the Hong Kong ‘Prime Source Forum’ has gathered more than 400 international top experts from the textile and apparel sector to discuss the trends and future options. Willie Beuth from 3p has attended the meeting as panelist. He presented under the tiltle of his lecture ‘From Product Safety to Safe Sourcing’ 3p’s view according to safe and traceable supply chain management. Particularlly against the background of the EU-directive REACH this approach gains more and more importance for trade and industry .