Food Contact Regulations North America 2025

Stacey has been part of Enhesa's Expert Services Team since November 2023, but within the wider global product compliance industry for over 20 years. A librarian by training, she has a Master of Information and Library Science and considerable experience delivering bespoke research and analysis to the world's biggest companies, as well as launching compliance products geared towards a wide range of sectors.

For over 20 years, Alan’s practice has focused on the wide range of regulatory issues the global agriculture, consumer product, and biotechnology industries face.

Daria joined the Bureau of Chemical Safety of the Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada as a scientific evaluator in the Food Packaging Materials and Incidental Additives Section in 2010. Appointed to her current position as senior scientific evaluator in Food Packaging Materials and Incidental Additives Section in December 2024. The section is responsible for reviewing submissions on food packaging and other food contact materials and for providing advice to industry, other government agencies and consumers on their chemical safety. 

John Fay is a Program Manager at the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA). He administers the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse for NEWMOA, which coordinates the 10 member states’ education and enforcement efforts under their toxics in packaging laws. As part of his duties, John also coordinates Northeast states’ information-sharing and collaboration on solid waste reduction, recycling, and management.

Tom Metzner is an Environmental Analyst at the Connecticut Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection. Tom is the Chair of the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse which administers state members laws on toxics in packaging including PFAS in food packaging.

Rebecca is currently the Director of Global Regulatory Affairs where she leads the regulatory affairs team in all aspects of legislation and regulations. She has been with INX International for 10 years and has served in a variety of roles within the INX Environmental Health and Safety Department. Rebecca enjoys the challenges and opportunities for problem solving that come from ongoing regulatory changes and updates. Prior to joining INX, Rebecca worked in the cosmetics and private label food industries.

As Director of Product Certification – Equipment and Chemical Evaluation, Food Retail, Sam Cole leads NSF’s nonfood certifications and evaluations teams. His teams prevent foodborne illness by certifying and registering commercial and processing food service equipment, food contact materials, and nonfood compounds, including lubricants, greases, and other chemicals used in and around food processing areas. NSF also serves as a third-party profiler (TPP) for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice program.

Bethany Woods is a driven leader in consumer product safety with a niche in food compliance.  At BASF, she is responsible for ensuring food contact compliance for the dispersions and resins business. When Bethany takes her seat at the table, she brings experience from multiple touchpoints throughout the value chain from the raw material supplier to brand owner. She is customer-centric and known to develop and implement tools to merge regulatory compliance with business needs securing long-term profitability. She continues to use her voice to collaborate on best practices in industry groups such as the Food Safety Alliance for Packaging, National Association for Printing Inks Manufacturers, and PLASTICS. 

Joseph (Joe) Spinnato is the Food Packaging Manager for Bostik. His role is mainly focused on working with Product Development to design food packaging products (laminating adhesives and coatings) which will be safe and compliant for their intended use. In this role, Joe develops protocols for migration testing. Additionally, he is involved in customer education in the areas of food packaging safety and regulation. He currently serves as a co-chair of the Food Safety Alliance for Packaging, which is focused on food safety through the supply chain (chemical manufactures, converters, and brand-owners), and the Adhesive and Sealant Council Regulatory Affairs Committee. Prior to Bostik, Joe worked for Ashland and for Invista S.à r.l. in similar roles.

Stephanie Raeke is a seasoned sustainability and packaging expert with over a decade of experience driving impactful change across the consumer goods and manufacturing sectors. As the Director of Compliance & Sustainability, Stephanie leads strategy and execution for compliant and sustainable packaging solutions that reduce environmental impact and align with global circularity goals.

Dr. Pace is a scientist with broad experience in global regulatory affairs, analytical laboratory services and operations, food packaging materials testing, and product stewardship. Within the expansive environment of regulatory packaging compliance, he has specialized expertise in chemical migration assessments and analytical testing of food-contact and sensitive packaging materials, focusing on migratory substances from printing inks and packaging chemical compositions. Dr. Pace routinely conducts migration and exposure assessments of packaging materials according to regulations of the U.S. FDA, the EU Commission, and California Proposition 65.

Eric joined SGS in August 2012, with over 13 years experience in the toys & hardlines department, helping quality and product development professionals in the toys and food contact material product of various global markets. Working with the SGS technical team, he established testing capabilities in different countries, and relocated to Vietnam as Chemical Laboratory Manager from 2019 to 2023. In 2025 Eric moved to North America as a Deputy Director to lead the Hardlines operation, business development as well as  the central chemical lab in North America.

Daniel Rubenstein provides strategic counseling to industry regarding regulatory compliance requirements for food packaging materials and food ingredients across the globe. 

Mr. Alastair Mak is a board certified toxicologist. He provides toxicology expertise to regulatory and technical staff on client projects. As a toxicologist, he completes hazard and risk assessments for many products including food ingredients, food contact substances, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Alastair has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Univeristy of Toronto, where he specialized in immunotoxicology. He has an extensive background in food ingredient regulation and toxicology.

Liora Fiksel is a Manager at Environmental Defense Fund, where she leads efforts to eliminate toxic chemicals from food products and packaging through science, policy, and cross-sector collaboration. With expertise at the intersection of public health, environmental science, and policy, she works to advance safer, more sustainable food packaging systems.