2019 conference highlights
This year’s Food Contact Regulations USA gave professionals the opportunity to get to the heart of the regulatory issues within food contact. The event featured insights from leading experts, including regulators, specialist consultants, and industry.
The two-day conference took place on 19-20 March in Washington, DC, bringing together a team of outstanding speakers from North and South America to discuss the latest developments in federal and state level-legislation in addition to global food contact materials regulations.
This year, we were delighted to welcome key speakers from organisations such as Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company and the US Food and Drug Administration.
Topics discussed at Food Contact Regulations USA
Over two days, expert speakers shared valuable insights on:
- Food contact materials compliance issues with plastics
and packaging; - Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS);
- Product labelling concerns and practical considerations (inks);
- California Proposition 65 implications for the food
contact industry; - EU vs US regulations in food packaging;
- Emerging issues with PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances) and
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid); - Food contact regulations in Latin America;
- European food packaging controls; and,
- The future of packaging materials.
Related content:
News articles
NGOs question industry petition to amend FDA ortho-phthalates regulations
A group of NGOs has questioned an industry request for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke its authorisation of 26 ortho-phthalates for use in food contact applications. Find out more
NGO Platform: PFAS chemicals, a sticky issue for grocery chains
Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s, two of the largest US grocery store chains, have pledged to take action to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from some food packaging – commitments that could lead to a domino effect across the entire grocery sector. Find out more
FluoroCouncil tells Washington state to consult PFAS packagers on ban
An industry body in the US has expressed concern at Washington state's impending ban on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFASs) in paper food contact materials because of a lack of stakeholder input from those affected. Find out more
Tweets from the day:
Great day at #FoodContactUSA2019 - some fantastic insights and experiences shared so far, looking forward to more this afternoon and tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/gRm5jSy5Ux
— Chemical Watch (@chemicalwatch) 19 March 2019
@ToxServices is excited to talk about 21st century updates to the TTC at #FoodContactUSA2019!! pic.twitter.com/jbvWc31nwd
— ToxServices (@ToxServices) 20 March 2019