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Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research

October 21, 2020 – October 23, 2020  

When

Oct 21, 2020 - Oct 23, 2020    
15:00 - 17:00

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Bookings closed

Event Type

The 2020 Food Packaging Forum (FPF) Workshop took place virtually on October 21-23, 2020 under the theme “Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Linking policy-making with scientific research.” The event featured a range of high profile speakers from different areas of expertise who provided insights into the latest science and policy-making within the field, as well as discussed how these two sides could better interface with one another. The interactive event brought together over 200 registered participants, offering an international platform for exchanging views and ideas with stakeholders from around the world.

The Food Packaging Forum has been granted permission from most of the speakers to publicly publish the presentations given and their accompanying slides. The presentation recordings and their slides are available below. A series of summary articles have also been published reporting on each of the presentations. The Whova virtual platform will remain open for registered participants to continue discussing with one another and networking until April 2021. For any questions related to the workshop, please contact events(at)fp-forum.org.

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Bookings are closed for this event.

Talks

Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Food Packaging Forum's work in 2020

Prof. Martin Scheringer

Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Switzerland

FCM safety assessment at the German BfR

Dr. Stefan Merkel

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR), Germany

Recent analysis on the toxicities of bioplastics and plant-based materials

Lisa Zimmermann

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Hazardous chemicals in plastic and glass articles for food contact and storage

Prof. Andrew Turner

University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Identifying carcinogens: The essential role of independent scientific experts

Dr. Kate Guyton

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France

Values and transparency in science: A view from the philosophy of science

Prof. Kevin Elliott

Michigan State University, United States

Lessons learned from CLARITY-BPA

Prof. Laura Vandenberg

University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

Development of a single-use material scorecard

Jonathan Kaplan

Compass Group, United States

The essential use concept: Practical application for phasing out hazardous substances

Prof. Ian Cousins

Stockholm University, Sweden

State-level action on hazardous chemicals in FCMs in the United States

Lisa Cox

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, United States

The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability’s relevance for FCMs

Dr. Xenia Trier

European Environment Agency (EEA), Denmark

Revising European FCM regulations: Efforts from an NGO coalition

Natacha Cingotti

Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Belgium

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