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Agenda

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  1. Welcome and introduction

    Stacey Bowers Stacey Bowers
    Global Product Compliance Manager, Enhesa
  2. Session 1: Understanding the regulatory landscape

  3. Changing landscape: Key federal updates for FCMs

    • The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda
    • Phthalates, PFAS, and other key areas of FDA focus
    • Federal legislation and the future of GRAS
    Alan J. Sachs Alan J. Sachs
    Principle, Beveridge & Diamond PC

  4. Food packaging materials (FPM) in Canada: submission, evaluation, regulations, and future perspectives

    • Regulatory landscape for Food Packaging Materials (FPMs) in Canada
    • The current process of obtaining Letters of No Objection (LONO)
    • Recycled plastics
    • Update on FPM program review
    Daria Klonowska Daria Klonowska
    Senior Scientific Evaluator, Food Packaging Materials and Incidental Additives Section, Health Canada

  5. State updates on PFAS and highlights from TPCH’s workgroup on PFAS in food packaging

    • A brief history of the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse and the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse
    • An overview of new state laws addressing PFAS in food contact packaging
    • Findings and considerations from the joint PFAS in Packaging Workgroup representing 14 states across the U.S., which has met 6 times in 2025
    John Fay John Fay
    Program Manager, Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse
    Tom Metzner Tom Metzner
    Program Manager, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  6. Q&A session

  7. Refreshment break

  8. Panel discussion: Perspectives on responding to regulatory change and uncertainty

    Bethany Woods Bethany Woods
    Senior Food Contact Compliance Manager, BASF Corporation, US
    Joseph Spinnato Joseph Spinnato
    Food Packaging Manager, Bostik
  9. Session 2: Managing substances of concern

  10. Navigating regulatory challenges in printing and packaging inks

    • Make America Healthy Again (MAHA): potential impacts
    • Extended Producer Responsibility laws: how they impacting the industry
    • South America: beyond packaging, REACH implementation and timelines
    Rebecca Lipscomb Rebecca Lipscomb
    Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, INX International

  11. Addressing PFAS in food contact materials and nonfood compounds

    • Risks and health impacts of PFAS in food
    • Challenges/benefits of moving to PFAS-free products
    • Tools and resources, including third-party certification
    Sam Cole Sam Cole
    Director of Product Certification – Equipment and Chemical Evaluation, Food Retail, National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)

  12. Q&A session

  13. Lunch break

  14. Session 3: Risk assessment and compliance considerations

  15. Post-market chemical review compliance assessments

    • Tradition of post-market food contact testing
    • Common type of migration testing
    • Chemical specifications for potential migratory substances
    • Assessing migration testing results
    Dr Gregory V. Pace Dr Gregory V. Pace
    Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Münzing North America

  16. Risk assessment of NIAS migration

    Representative, SGS

    • Background, definitions and origin/identification of NIAS
    • Regulatory developments and requirements in relation to FCMs
    • Screening analysis and risk assessment considerations

  17. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in FDA-regulated facilities

    Daniel C. Rubenstein Daniel C. Rubenstein
    Partner, Steptoe LLP

  18. Q&A session

  19. Refreshment break

  20. Session 4: Material choices and regulatory implications

  21. NGO perspective on managing chemicals of concern in FCMs

    • Overview of the current landscape for chemicals in food packaging from an NGO perspective
    • Key challenges and opportunities in transitioning to safer materials
    • Collaborative pathways toward safer packaging across the value chain
    Liora Fiksel Liora Fiksel
    Manager, Healthy Communities, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

  22. Recycled materials: Food contact compliance considerations in North America

    Dr Alastair Mak, PhD Dr Alastair Mak, PhD
    Toxicologist, Environmental and Human Toxicology, Knoell USA

  23. The regulatory and risk landscape for paper and board

    Stephanie Raeke Stephanie Raeke
    Director of Compliance and Sustainability, Hoffmaster

  24. Q&A session

  25. Close of conference

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