Food Contact Regulations Europe 2020

• Non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) in the context of Food Contact Material (FCM) Regulations in EU
• Migration of NIAS from FCM or Food Contact Articles (FCA)
• Identification and quantification of NIAS – challenges aspects
• Risk assessment of NIAS migrating from FCM/ FCA
• Key regulatory aspects on using available tox data/ information, and establish safety levels

Ioan Paraschiv, PhD

Group Leader, Global Food & Food Contact Materials (FFCM) Division, Knoell, Netherlands

• Circular economy is more than recycling: Solutions are holistic and adapted to local situation; recycling is a transition step.
• Materials in a circular economy need to be free from toxic chemicals and hazardous mixtures.
• Integration of waste and chemical regulation to ensure safe food packaging in a circular economy.

Birgit Geueke

Scientific Officer, Food Packaging Forum, Switzerland

• Basics about EU and FDA
• Similarities and major differences
• FDA specific approaches and notification process

Martin Klatt

Executive Specialist Regulatory Affairs, Head of Product Stewardship Dispersions and Resins, BASF SE, E-EDE/QP, Germany

• How per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure became a national priority in the U.S.
• Current legislative action on PFAS in food packaging taken by the states
• Case studies: Washington State and Maine

Jomarie Garcia

Regulatory Research Analyst, Verisk 3E, United States

• Current FCM National Standards system in China; challenges and trends
• Updates of key standards including:
  • GB 21604.1
  • Adhesives
  • Printing inks

via video presentation

Lei Zhu

Director, Food Safety Standard Division I, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, China

• Japan introduced legal Positive List System to manage materials of apparatus, containers and packaging for food by amending the Food Sanitation Act.
• Some industrial hygienic associations including JHOSPA have operated and maintained the Positive List style Voluntary Standard for more than 45 years.
• The achievements and experiences of these associations are the background of this new regulation.
• This presentation will offer a brief introduction of this new regulation as well as a comment on the role of industrial hygienic associations.

Mitsuhiko Shigekura

Executive Director, JHOSPA - Japan Hygienic Olefin and Styrene Plastics Association

• General concepts of Mercosur legislation
• Main changes with the updated Mercosur regulation related to additives for plastic materials for food contact
• Upcoming Mercosur regulations that will be updated

Aline Lemos

Packaging Researcher, Packaging Technology Center (CETEA) of Food Technology Institute (ITAL), Brazil

• EU regulations on chemicals in FCM have not been substantially revised for decades, and are no longer fit for purpose. For example, there is a shift away from plastic to paper and card, yet there are no harmonised rules on acceptable chemicals in these materials - this issue should have been resolved years ago.
• A new approach is needed, covering all materials, interfacing effectively with REACH and taking a more protective approach to the most hazardous chemicals.
• The Commission has started a review of these laws and this should lead to the development of new legislation, developed in an open way with all stakeholders.

Michael Warhurst

Executive Director, CHEM Trust, United Kingdom

Geraint Roberts, Editorial Director, Chemical Watch, UK