Programme
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EU vs US regulations in food packaging
- Basic Structure of EU and US Regulations on Food Contact materials
- Differences in the regulatory approach
- Differences in Approval process of new food contact substances
Martin Klatt
Executive Specialist Regulatory Affairs, Head of Product Stewardship Dispersions and Resins, BASF SE, E-EDE/QP, Germany -
An Introduction to European food packaging controls – what’s harmonised and what’s not
- Review of the European Union legislation on food contact materials
- Focus on the specific laws on plastics in the EU, including the authorisation process
- Likely future developments and harmonisation of the legislation
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Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC): 21st Century Updates to a Tried and True Screening Tool
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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Emerging issues with Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Food Packaging
- PFAS: what they are, how they react in the environment, and potential toxicity.
- PFAS: a look into their use in the food packaging industry.
- PFAS: state of the law and what we can look forward to in 2019.
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Q&A
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Lunch
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Food contact materials in China
- Framework of regulations on FCMs in China
- Governmental Management
- Compliance and Testing
Zeying Wu
Senior Engineer, Director of R&D Department, Changzhou Safety Testing Center for Entry-Exit Industrial and Consumable Products (DPTC) -
Food contact regulatory situation in Latin America
- Regulatory developments in food contact regulations in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Mercosur country members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)
- compliance requirements, registration, testing methods, and migration limits
- prohibited and restricted materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
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New food safety and standards (packaging and labelling) regulations in India
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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Regulatory overview of GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe)
- Understanding General Recognition of Safety: what it is, who is qualified to establish it, when can it be used, and how is it determined;
- FDA and GRAS: what is the agency’s role;
- Keeping the GRAS Growing: recent events impacting GRAS.
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Panel session: Future of Packaging Materials
This panel will discuss both the regulatory and non-regulatory drivers relating to FCM’s. The banning of single-use materials by the EU, sustainability issues surrounding packaging materials plus what are consumers pushing for?
Speakers include:
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Q&A
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