Agenda

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  1. Refreshments

  2. Welcome

    David Dillon David Dillon
    Independent Biocides Expert
  3. Session five: Updates from the rest of the world
  4. Food contact materials (FCM) regulation in Japan and general Asia trends

    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

    • Japan: latest development of Positive list system; and
    • Key change in other Asian markets.
    Nick Cheng Nick Cheng
    Manager – Food Contact materials, Business Stream Products, Asia Pacific and Greater China Region, TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
  5. Overview on China food contact materials (FCM) regulation

    • General overview on standards for Food Contact Materials in China;
    • Basic principles; and
    • New standards for adhesives, printing inks and multilayer materials.
    Martin Klatt Martin Klatt
    Executive Specialist Regulatory Affairs, Head of Product Stewardship Dispersions and Resins, BASF SE, E-EDE/QP, Germany
  6. Q&A session

  7. Refreshment break

  8. Updates on MERCOSUR food contact regulations

    • MERCOSUR legislation for food contact materials – general concepts;
    • Types of materials and their respective GMC resolutions; and
    • Updated regulation (GMC N. 16/20, N. 19/21, N. 20/21 and N. 21/21) and main changes.
    Fiorella Balardin Hellmeister Dantas Fiorella Balardin Hellmeister Dantas
    Technical Manager, Packaging Technology Center
  9. Food contact materials controls in India

    • Overview of the food safety and standards (packaging) regulations 2018;
    • Issues related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) and recycled plastics in food contact; and
    • Future development of FCM in India.
    Dr Jess Chia-Sui Hsu Dr Jess Chia-Sui Hsu
    Regulatory Manager, GPC Taiwan
  10. Q&A session

  11. Lunch and networking

  12. Chemical Watch platform demonstration

  13. Welcome back

    Moderator

    David Dillon David Dillon
    Independent Biocides Expert
  14. Key FCM regulations in the USA

    PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATION

    • General provisions in US for Food Contact Materials;
    • Overview of US Code of Federal regulations and additional routes for compliance; and 
    • Overview of US State regulations impacting packaging.
    Tina Robertson Tina Robertson
    Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Food Contact Materials, knoell USA
  15. Q&A session

    LIVE STREAM Q&A

  16. Session six: Sustainability and recycling
  17. Ensuring safe recycled content for food contact articles - ambition vs reality

    • Plastic waste and beverage & food packaging recycling: the gap between ambition and reality;
    • The use of recycled plastics in food contact articles: challenges and opportunities; and
    • An NGO view on way forward.
    Dorota Napierska Dorota Napierska
    Toxic-free Circular Economy Policy Officer, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE)
  18. The new recycled plastics regulation

    • Overview of the new recycled plastics regulation;
    • Requirements for suitable vs. novel technologies; and
    • Challenges posed by the new regulation.
    Hazel O'Keeffe Hazel O'Keeffe
    Partner, Keller and Heckman LLP
  19. Q&A session

  20. Refreshment break

  21. Regulatory updates in Europe - Sustainability and impact on food contact materials

    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

    • Safe & Sustainable by design;
    • Substances of concern; and
    • Circular economy and impact on recycled materials
    Tina Robertson Tina Robertson
    Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Food Contact Materials, knoell USA
  22. Sustainability considerations of water-based versus solvent-based adhesives and inks

    • Chemical differences of solvent-based and water-based adhesives and inks;
    • Tools to assess sustainability;
    • Recycling of multilayer plastic packaging; and
    • Safety aspects of using and recycling multilayer materials for food contact.
    Martin Klatt Martin Klatt
    Executive Specialist Regulatory Affairs, Head of Product Stewardship Dispersions and Resins, BASF SE, E-EDE/QP, Germany
  23. Safe and sustainable by design

    • The Commission’s recommendation on safe and sustainable by design chemicals;
    • The proposal on ecodesign for sustainable products; and
    • The main takeaways for the industry. 
    Zanda Romata Zanda Romata
    Senior Associate, Steptoe LLP
  24. Q&A session

    Joined by

    Bastiaan Schupp Bastiaan Schupp
    Team Leader – Food Contact Materials, European Commission - DG SANTE, Belgium
  25. Close of conference

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