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Programme

  1. Coffee and registration

  2. Welcome and introduction

  3. SESSION ONE: NAVIGATING THE EVOLVING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE

  4. Regulatory updates from the EU

    • Progress on recycled plastic food contact materials
    • Implementation of present legislation
    • The revision of food contact materials

  5. Digital DOC for food contact articles – What are the options?

    • Changing environment for establishing food contact compliance
    • What is the role of the major players to manufacture compliant articles ?
    • Options for a digital Declaration of Conformity (DOC)

  6. Moving towards safe and sustainable food packaging in Europe: an NGO view

    • What is 'safe and sustainable' food packaging?
    • Balancing between regulatory requirements, societal demand and environmental impact
    • The future of food packaging: exploring solutions for safe reuse and recycled content

  7. Q&A

  8. Refreshment break

  9. SESSION TWO: PFAS AND RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

  10. PFAS EU legislative initiatives, PFAS alternatives and impact for paper & board FCMs

    • PFAS in sector-specific legislations: Food contact materials, with a special focus on specific measures for the Paper and board FCMs
    • Why and how to measure PFAS? Case study examples
    • PFAS alternatives for the paper & board sector
    • Supporting innovation to phase out PFAS

  11. Exploring Coop Danmark's journey to phase out PFAS

    • Coop Danmark's ban in 2014
    • The journey towards phasing out PFAS
    • Status today, control and challenges

  12. Q&A

  13. Lunch and networking

  14. Enhesa Product service presentation and platform demo

  15. SESSION THREE: SUSTAINABILITY AND FCM CONSIDERATIONS

  16. Nestlé's approach to sustainability and safety in packaging

    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

  17. Meeting the demands of the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation and FCM implications

    • Is recyclability compatible with food contact packaging performances?
    • Avoiding food waste through specialty packaging
    • Chemical recycling, new technologies and the demand for recycled plastics in contact sensitive packaging

  18. Legal implications of the EU sustainability reporting rules for FCM operators doing business in the EU

    • Reporting obligations under the CSRD and the CS3D
    • Implementation challenges for the paper packaging industry posed by the new EU Deforestation Regulation
    • Increased regulatory scrutiny & litigation risks

  19. Q&A

  20. Refreshment break

  21. SESSION FOUR: RECYCLING AND FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS

  22. Recycling industry perspective and tools to ensure food safe plastic recyclate

    • Regulation (EU) No 2022/1616
    • Certification throughout the process as a tool to address incidental contamination. 
    • Examples of novel technology applications

  23. Navigating the new plastics recycling rules for food contact applications

    • Overview and state-of-play of EU regulations touching food contact materials and circularity
    • World Without Waste strategy to drive systemic change through a circular economy for packaging
    • How to match ambitions with incoming regulations

  24. Ensuring product safety in recycled paper and board food packaging

    • Recycled fibers in food packaging: importance of recycled content and food safety
      Recycled fibers and food contact compliance in Europe: demonstrating compliance and 
      meeting the market’s expectations
    • Current challenges related to food packaging with recycled fibers

  25. Q&A

  26. Networking drinks reception

    Join us for relaxed networking, drinks and appetisers with our speakers and attendees.  

  27. Close of day one