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  1. Registration and coffee

  2. Welcome and introduction

    Leendert van Dijk Leendert van Dijk
    Director

  3. Regulatory trends and developments for food contact in China

    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

    Hang Xing Hang Xing
    Assistant Research, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

  4. Food contact material compliance and petition in China

    • Compliance requirements for food contact materials in China
    • Strategy for new food contact material petition in China
    • Comparison of China to EU and US food contact regulations
    Effy Ji Effy Ji
    Senior Regulatory Specialist, Food Contact Service, Intertek Assuris APAC

  5. Food contact material and article standards in South Korea

    Junho Lee Junho Lee
    Director, CIRS Group Korea, South Korea

  6. Q&A session

  7. Refreshment break

  8. Status on FCM regulations in Japan, Thailand and other ASEAN countries

    • Japan - updates to the Positive List (PL)
    • Thailand - new standards including TIS 1027 for plastic bags for food
    • Indonesia's draft amendment to the Food Packaging Regulation
    • Singapore's deposit schemes for beverage containers
    • Philippines voluntary certification of food contact materials
    Sok-Han Ng Sok-Han Ng
    Expert Service & Solution (ESS) Manager, Japan, Enhesa Product Intelligence

  9. Q&A session

  10. Lunch and networking

  11. Asian regulatory landscape and compliance strategies for emerging chemicals of concern

    Chen Hu Chen Hu
    Scientist, Keller and Heckman LLP, Shanghai Representative Office

  12. Adhesive and functional coating regulatory updates and strategies for staying ahead of policy developments

    • Adhesives & functional coating behind of food contact materials
    • Emerging regulatory updates related to adhesive & functional coating for FCM
    • How to monitor & eliminate the substance of interest
    • Disclosure through Declaration of Compliance
    Wen-Gie Siew Wen-Gie Siew
    Regional Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Henkel Adhesive Technologies - Asia Pacific

  13. Q&A session

  14. Refreshment break

  15. Overview of FCM regulations in the European Union and best practice for compliance

    • Compliance requirements for food contact materials in Europe. 
    • Food contact material assessment - where to start? what to do?  
    • Dealing with unexpected results during the assessment
    Esther Kan Esther Kan
    Senior Global Packaging Specifications Manager, Danone Singapore

  16. Regulatory enforcement and challenges in printing ink industry

    • Printing ink in food packaging has essential roles; not only has functions to put color in packaging but also to ensure no hazardous chemicals from inks migrate and contaminate to the food
    • Therefore ensuring product safety is important by fulfilling regulatory compliances. In this session we will look regulatory in world that relevant to printing ink for food packaging
    • However, there are few challenges to fulfill the compliances due to regulations and value chain complexity. Further collaboration among supply chain is absolutely needed to ensure packaging safety
    Inezia Aurelia Inezia Aurelia
    Head of Product Safety & Responsibility, SEA, Siegwerk

  17. Q&A session

  18. Close of workshop

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