Food Contact Regulations Asia 2021: Highlights
Our Food Contact Regulations Asia 2021 virtual conference, which took place on 22 February, brought together a team of outstanding speakers from Asia and around the world discussed the latest regional developments in food contact material (FCM) regulations in Thailand, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Asean, Australia and New Zealand.
Key topics included:
- Japan’s positive list for food contact substances;
- challenges surrounding FCMs in China;
- South Korea’s revised standards and specifications
for FCMs; and more.
Speakers
Yada Chantarasomboon
Packaging Safety and Compliance Expert (AOA), Nestlé Quality Assurance Center, Nestlé
Piyatida (Tung) Pukclai
Asia-Pacific Business Development & Regulatory Policy Director, knoell
Janine Hall
Compliance Officer/Food Contact Specialist, AP Colorants
Eric Gu
Associate, Keller and Heckman
Lei Zhu
Deputy Director, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
Ioan Paraschiv
Regulatory Affairs Manager FCM and REACH, knoell
Junho Lee
Director, CIRS Group Korea
Peng Cheng Poh
Project Management Manager, SGS
Testimonials
“Good overview of the regulations landscape of Asia”
“The virtual conference was well organised”
“There were competent speakers, and interesting topics that were presented very well”
“The content was very interesting and in depth.”
Related news coverage
Chemical Watch publishes news on the latest regulatory developments affecting FCMs in Asia to ensure that you never miss important updates. Recent stories include:
- China consulting on approving eight food contact additives and resins
China’s National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) is consulting until 27 February on the approval of eight substances for use in food contact materials (FCMs). - China preparing to develop risk management methods for recycled FCMs
China’s National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) is surveying industry on the use of recycled materials in food contact materials (FCMs) with the aim of establishing a risk management method.
Click here for more articles on FCMs from Chemical Watch.
More updates on FCMs in Asia at our upcoming online training course
Get essential information on global FCM compliance, including regulations in China, Japan and South Korea, at our upcoming training course, Global Food Contact Materials Regulations, taking place on 13 April–20 July.
Over eight modules, Dr Ioan Paraschiv (knoell) will address FCM regulations from around the world, how to prepare a declaration of compliance (DoC) for FCMs, good manufacturing practice, and much more.
Free report: Chemicals in Food Contact Materials
In recent years, there has been increasing concern surrounding the materials used in food packaging, particularly focused on the chemicals that go into FCMs (food contact materials) – plastics, adhesives, inks, paper, glass, card etc – and their potential for migrating into the food they’re protecting. This has led to additional legislative activity around the world.
Our free report, Chemicals in Food Contact Materials, contains ten recent articles from Chemical Watch that highlight recent regulatory developments and key issues to look out for in 2021.
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