Society of Toxicology and U.S. Food and Drug Administration host event on in silico testing methods; presentations focus on drivers for acceptance and treatment of uncertainties
FPF speaker spotlight: Jean-Pierre Cravedi
Dr. Jean-Pierre Cravedi of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research presents scientific results on mineral oils accumulating in body tissues and organs at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
Meeting on epigenetics and omics
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Environmental Omics Synthesis Centre host symposium on environmental and (eco)toxicological omics and epigenetics on September 12-15, 2016 in Belgium
FPF speaker spotlight: Benoît Schilter
Dr. Benoît Schilter of Nestlé discusses application of bioassays for evaluating packaging safety at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
New Danish initiative to reduce toxic chemicals
Danish government grants €38.3 mio to initiative aiming to eliminate harmful chemicals such as endocrine disruptors from consumer products and food, running 2018-2021
FPF speaker spotlight: Karim Bschir
Dr. Karim Bschir of ETH Zurich explains why good science is not value-free at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
FPF speaker spotlight: Marco Zhong
Dr. Marco Zhong of the Chinese National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials outlines the country’s new FCM legislation at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
FPF speaker spotlight: Thomas Gude
Dr. Thomas Gude of Swiss Quality Testing Services illustrates third-party testing labs’ role in enforcing FCM regulations at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
FPF speaker spotlight: Maricel Maffni
Independent consultant Dr. Maricel Maffni focuses on food additive petitions as a means to get U.S. FDA to take action on unsafe food contact substances at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
OECD webinar on PFAS alternatives
Webinar will present efforts to eliminate per and polyfluoroalkyl substances from consumer products, feature presentations from W.L. Gore & Associates