Food Contact Regulations USA 2018

Geraint Roberts, Editorial Director, Chemical Watch

• The FDA published Draft Guidance in December, 2016, regarding Food Contact Materials Intended to Contact Infant Formula or Human Milk
• Each food contact notification seeking infant food contact uses undergoes an infant-specific exposure and safety assessment in the premarket setting
• FDA has recently concluded regulatory research aimed to enhance the toxicology recommendations for infant safety assessment

April Neal-Kluever

Toxicologist, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• A background on the regulation and upcoming changes that will impact compliance
• A discussion of the regulation in relation to food contact materials
• Compliance strategies to help businesses understand their Proposition 65 risk and requirements

Tom Jonaitis

Manager – Toxicology & Regulatory Affairs, Health, Environmental & Regulatory Services (HERS), Intertek

All speakers from AM session

• In food safety assessment, as in many other areas, a key consideration is managing potential conflicts of interest in deliberative and decision-making processes in order to protect their integrity
• The conclusion that a food ingredient use is GRAS often involves a group of scientists known as a GRAS panel, whose deliberations and conclusions can provide evidence that both elements of the GRAS standard are met
• FDA recently published draft guidance on appropriate use of GRAS panels. When finalized, this guidance will describe the agency’s current thinking on management of potential sources of conflict of interest when a GRAS panel’s deliberations are used to support a GRAS conclusion

Jeremiah Fasano

Consumer Safety Officer, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• The U.S. FDA Food Contact Notification (FCN) process in the USA can be used for processing aids and food contact packaging
• What are the basic benefits and requirements?
• What are some practical tips to make the FCN process run more smoothly?

Edwin Bisinger

Senior Science Advisor, Nouryon

• FSVP and Food Contact Update: the Implications of FDA’s January 2018 Announcement regarding enforcement discretion
• FSVP considerations for Secondary Direct Additives that may be Food Contact Substances
• FSMA and Packaging: general considerations for manufacturers

Patricia Kinne

Specialist, Steptoe & Johnson

All speakers from PM session