Event Calendar

Upcoming and past events including conferences, workshops, meetings, and trainings related to food packaging and health.

April

Conference

Forum on EU circular economy package in Switzerland

April 2, 2019; Zürich, Switzerland
Swiss Recycling
Conference

ILSI North America 2019 Food Packaging Conference

April 2, 2019 - April 3, 2019; Washington, DC, USA
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
Conference

3rd Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology

April 9, 2019 - April 10, 2019; Stuttgart, Germany
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
Conference

European Food Contact Plastics Seminar 2019

April 11, 2019 - April 12, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
Polymer Comply Europe

May

Webinar

Understanding and Applying Read-Across for Human Health Risk Assessment

May 2, 2019; Online
California EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
Conference

TSCA, Food-Contact Substances, and Other FDA-Regulated Products Seminar

May 7, 2019 - May 9, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA
Keller and Heckman LLP
Conference

Global Food Contact 2019

May 14, 2019 - May 16, 2019; Lisbon, Portugal
Smithers Pira
Conference

SOT FDA Colloqium: In Silico Methods for Food Ingredient, Dietary Supplement, and Cosmetic Safety

May 15, 2019; Online
Society of Toxicology & U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Conference

ERM Innovation Day Seminar: Regulatory Compliance for Food Contact Materials

May 21, 2019;
ERM
Conference

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe 29th Annual Meeting

May 26, 2019 - May 30, 2019; Helsinki, Finland
SETAC Europe

June

Conference

IFT19 Annual Event

June 2, 2019 - June 5, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA
Institute of Food Technologists
Conference

SOLPACK 3.0

June 5, 2019 - June 6, 2019; Hamburg, Germany
Pacoon
Conference

A Circular Future With Plastics

June 13, 2019 - June 14, 2019; Berlin, Germany
European Plastic Converters
Conference

8th International Fresenius Conference: Residues of Food Contact Materials in Food

June 13, 2019 - June 14, 2019; Düsseldorf, Germany
Die Akademie Fresenius
Webinar

Silicones in Food Contact Materials

June 25, 2019; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Conference

Plastic & Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

June 27, 2019 - June 28, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
European Commission

July

Conference

CPI Biennial Health, Safety and Industry Conference

July 9, 2019; Kenilworth CV8, UK
Confederation of Paper Industries
Webinar

Getting a Clear View: Lessons From the CLARITY-BPA Study

July 17, 2019; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment

August

Workshop

Innovations in the Food System: Shaping the Future of Food – A Workshop

August 7, 2019 - August 8, 2019; Washington, DC, USA
The National Academies of Sciences
Workshop

IBPS Summer School on Endocrine Disruptors

August 25, 2019 - August 31, 2019; Paris, France
Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine

September

Conference

Seminar on Sustainable Packaging Concepts for the Meat Industry / Seminar Nachhaltige Verpackungskonzepte für die Fleischbranche

September 9, 2019; Bazenheid, 9602 Kirchberg, Switzerland
Kompetenznetzwerk Ernährungswirtschaft
Workshop

Second Workshop to Support the Evaluation on Food Contact Materials (FCMs) Legislation

September 9, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
European Commission
Workshop

Final Event: Hazardous chemicals in plastic packaging (HCPP) project

September 12, 2019; Gothenburg, Sweden
Food Packaging Forum
Conference

Pack Expo

September 23, 2019 - September 25, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA
Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI)
Conference

International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 13)

September 23, 2019 - September 26, 2019; Melbourne VIC, Australia
International Association for Engineering and Food
Webinar

Chemicals in plastics: Toxicity and composition

September 24, 2019; Online
Food Packaging Forum
Conference

Food Packaging Law Seminar and Proposition 65 Pre-Conference Workshop

September 24, 2019 - September 25, 2019;
Keller and Heckman LLP
Conference

Symposium on Scientific Development of Food Packaging: Innovation, Safety and Sustainability

September 24, 2019 - September 25, 2019; George Town, Penang, Malaysia
ILSI Southeast Asia Region
Conference

Food Contact Compliance

September 24, 2019 - September 26, 2019; 28831 Baveno, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
The Italian Institute of Packaging
Conference

12th BioDetectors Conference 2019

September 26, 2019 - September 27, 2019; Vienna, Austria
BioDetection Systems

October

Conference

Plastic Health Summit

October 3, 2019; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Plastic Soup Foundation
Webinar

Creating a new circular plastics economy for the South West

October 8, 2019; Online
ExeMPLaR, University of Exeter
Conference

Innovations in Food Packaging: Shelf Life and Food Safety

October 8, 2019 - October 10, 2019; Munich, Germany
Acad Indus International Conventions
Conference

Food Contact Conference 2019

October 16, 2019 - October 18, 2019; Bethesda, MD, USA
Smithers Pira
Workshop

FPF 2019 Workshop – Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: accelerating science and innovation

October 24, 2019; Zürich, Switzerland Online
Food Packaging Forum
Workshop

Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS

October 26, 2019 - October 27, 2019; Washington, DC, USA
National Academy of Sciences
Conference

International Food Contact Materials Safety Symposium

October 29, 2019 - October 30, 2019; Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong)
Conference

The Future of Plastics

October 30, 2019 - October 31, 2019; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Innovation Forum

November

Conference

SEA of Solutions Week & Plasticity Conference

November 11, 2019 - November 15, 2019; Bangkok, Thailand
United Nations Environment Programme
Conference

Main Laws of FCM in the World

November 11, 2019 - November 13, 2019; Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
The Italian Packaging Institute
Webinar

Chemical recycling: what is it and does it fit into the Circular Economy?

November 12, 2019; Online
Zero Waste Europe
Webinar

Revised REACH information requirements for nanoforms: are you ready?

November 12, 2019; Online
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Conference

33rd EFFoST International Conference: Sustainable Food Systems

November 12, 2019 - November 14, 2019; Rotterdam, Netherlands
European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Conference

Sustainability in Packaging Europe

November 12, 2019 - November 14, 2019; Barcelona, Spain
Smithers Pira
Conference

Plastics Update Conference

November 14, 2019; Fribourg, Switzerland
Plastics Innovation Competence Center
Conference

Ready, Set, Substitute It Now!

November 14, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
ChemSec
Webinar

Public Health Goal Initiation Webinar PFOA and PFOS Toxicity and Epidemiology Data

November 15, 2019; Online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control​
Conference

Paper and Beyond

November 18, 2019 - November 19, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
CEPI
Conference

Active & Intelligent Packaging World Congress

November 18, 2019 - November 19, 2019; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA)
Workshop

Ortho-phthalates and Bisphenol A and Their Alternatives in Food Packaging

November 18, 2019; Sacramento, CA, USA Online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Conference

Plastic Recyclers Annual Meeting

November 21, 2019 - November 22, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
Plastics Recyclers Europe

December

Conference

Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs (P&P)

December 3, 2019 - December 5, 2019; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Smithers Pira
Conference

Plenary meeting of the EFSA CEP Panel (open to observers)

December 10, 2019 - December 12, 2019; Parma, Province of Parma, Italy
European Food Safety Authority
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