Event Calendar

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

January

Conference

The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

January 13, 2021 - January 13, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Webinar

Characterization of Developmental Toxicity and Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) for Emerging PFAS - Individual Compounds and Mixtures

January 13, 2021; Online
Society of Toxicology (SOT)
Workshop

Produktsicherheit in der chemischen Industrie

January 18, 2021 - January 20, 2021; Online
Chem Academy
Conference

Global Chemicals Management Towards 2030 and Beyond

January 19, 2021 - January 20, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Webinar

Plastics Recycling for Food Contact

January 19, 2021 - January 19, 2021; Online
Polymer Comply Europe (PCE)
Webinar

Revision of EU rules on food contact materials (FCM)

January 20, 2021; Online
European Comission
Webinar

Podiumsdiskussion zu Mikroplastik in der Umwelt

January 26, 2021 - January 26, 2021; Online
Oekotoxzentrum
Conference

Recovered Paper FCM: BPS, BPA, Pergafast 201, PFAS

January 27, 2021 - January 27, 2021; Online
PTS Fibrebased Solutions
Conference

SST Virtual Meeting

January 28, 2021 - January 29, 2021; Online
Swiss Society of Toxicology

February

Conference

Annual Petcore Europe Conference

February 3, 2021 - February 4, 2021; Brussels, Belgium
Petcore Europe
Conference

The Packaging Conference

February 8, 2021 - February 10, 2021; Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
SBA-CCI
Webinar

PIP360 Packaging Innovation Pathway Circularity Benchmarking Tool - Information Webinar

February 10, 2021; Online
PAC
Webinar

Innovations in Relating Real Life Exposures to Chemicals and Chemical Mixtures to Health Outcomes

February 12, 2021; Online
University of Michigan
Webinar

Action on PFAS as part of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: an opportunity for disease prevention

February 16, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Conference

European Food & Beverage Plastic Packaging Summit

February 17, 2021 - February 18, 2021; Antwerpen, Belgium
Active Communications International (ACI)
Webinar

Multi-Client-Project "BPS, BPA, Pergafast 201 and PFASs"

February 18, 2021; Online
PTS
Conference

Food Contact Regulations Asia 2021

February 22, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Conference

Food Contact Regulations Europe 2021

February 23, 2021 - February 24, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Webinar

Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race

February 23, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Webinar

US EPA Public Webinar: Risk Management for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29)

February 23, 2021; Online
US EPA
Webinar

Will Humanity Survive Plastic Pollution?

February 24, 2021; Online
Plastic Pollution Coalition
Conference

FPA Environment Conference 2021

February 24, 2021; Online
Foodservice Packaging Association
Conference

Food Contact Regulations USA 2021

February 25, 2021 - February 26, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Webinar

2021 Plastic Policies Roundup

February 25, 2021; Online
Upstream

March

Webinar

Introduction to compliance work and quality assurance for paper and board in contact with food (FCM)

March 2, 2021; Online
PTS
Webinar

PIP360 Packaging Innovation Pathway Circularity Benchmarking Tool - Information Webinar

March 3, 2021; Online
PAC
Webinar

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Effects on Mothers, and Interactions with Lifestyle

March 3, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
Conference

Paper & Board for Food Contact

March 3, 2021 - March 4, 2021; Online
PTS
Webinar

Towards safe and sustainable food contact materials in European healthcare

March 4, 2021; Online
Health Care without Harm
Webinar

Safer Products for Washington – Phase 3 Criteria

March 10, 2021; Online
Washington Department of Ecology
Webinar

Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS): Analytical and Risk Assessment Principles

March 11, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland
Webinar

Safer Products for Washington – Phase 3 Criteria

March 11, 2021; Online
Washington Department of Ecology
Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Introduction

March 16, 2021; Online
SETAC
Workshop

Virtual Workshop on the Draft 2021-2023 Priority Product Workplan

March 17, 2021; Online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Webinar

Putting the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability into action: Setting the scene

March 18, 2021; Online
Food Packaging Forum
Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Analysis

March 18, 2021; Online
SETAC
Workshop

Workshop on safe & sustainable design criteria for chemicals

March 19, 2021 - March 19, 2021; Online
Chemicals Working Group
Conference

ENDO 2021

March 20, 2021 - March 23, 2021; Online
Endocrine Society
Workshop

European Packaging Talk - How does future food packaging look?

March 22, 2021 - March 26, 2021; Online
Zenit
Webinar

PFAS in Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment Results

March 23, 2021; Online
Washington Department of Ecology
Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Identification

March 23, 2021; Online
SETAC
Conference

Sustainable Packaging: Are You Ready?

March 24, 2021 - March 25, 2021; Cologne, Germany
NRW International
Conference

2021 EU Food Packaging Law Seminar

March 24, 2021 - March 25, 2021; Online
Keller and Heckman
Webinar

Compliance for Sustainable Materials and Packaging

March 25, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland
Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Modeling

March 25, 2021; Online
SETAC
Webinar

The Future of Food Packaging

March 25, 2021; Online
Invest Northern Ireland
Webinar

GlobalChem 2021

March 29, 2021 - April 1, 2021; Online
ACC
Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Nanoplastics

March 30, 2021; Online
SETAC
Webinar

Chemicals and Circular Economy

March 30, 2021 - March 30, 2021; Online
ChemSec

April

Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Environmental Impact

April 1, 2021; Online
SETAC
Webinar

What We Know and What We Need To Know: The Analysis, Monitoring and Effects of Microplastics in Humans and the Environment – Human Health

April 6, 2021; Online
SETAC
Webinar

Reopen with Reuse: A Livestream for World Health Day

April 6, 2021 - March 6, 2021; Online
Upstream
Webinar

Reopen with Reuse

April 6, 2021; Online
Upstream
Webinar

Plastics: The Last Straw for Big Oil? An Investor Brief on the Risks of Overinvestment in Petrochemicals

April 8, 2021 - March 9, 2021; Online
AsYouSow
Webinar

Guidance on Key Considerations for the Identification and Selection of Safer Chemical Alternatives

April 12, 2021 - April 12, 2021; Online
OECD
Workshop

Grundkurs "Recyclinggerechte Gestaltung von faserbasierten Lebensmittelverpackungen"

April 13, 2021 - April 14, 2021; Heidenau, Germany
PTS
Conference

ISLI 2021 Annual Symposium

April 13, 2021 - April 15, 2021; Online
ISLI
Conference

FungusChain Project Final Conference

April 14, 2021; Online
FungusChain Project
Webinar

Putting the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability into action: Addressing EDCs and mixtures

April 15, 2021; Online
Food Packaging Forum
Webinar

Biobased Coatings Europe Online Series

April 20, 2021 - April 20, 2021; Online
ACI
Webinar

Biobased Coatings Europe Online Series

April 20, 2021; Online
ACI
Webinar

Webinar for companies: Focus on unwanted substances in packaging

April 27, 2021; Online
Ministry of Environment and Food Denmark
Webinar

Communicating on Adhesives in Plastic Recycling

April 28, 2021; Online
FEICA
Webinar

5th Annual Retailer Report Card - Findings and Recommendations

April 28, 2021; Online
Mind the Store
Webinar

Food Contact Material Recalls: Notification Statistics and Crisis Management Services

April 29, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland
Webinar

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & Public Health: How mutuals are taking action.

April 29, 2021 - April 29, 2021; Online
Heal
Webinar

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & Public Health: How mutuals are taking action

April 29, 2021; Online
Health and Environment Alliance

May

Conference

SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting

May 2, 2021 - May 6, 2021; Online
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Conference

2021 Paper Packaging Law Seminar

May 5, 2021 - May 6, 2021; Online
Keller and Heckman
Conference

A coordinated approach to assess the human health risks of micro- and nanoplastics in food

May 6, 2021 - May 7, 2021; Online
EFSA
Webinar

Suspect Screening, Prioritization, and Confirmation of Environmental Chemicals in Maternal-Newborn Pairs from San Francisco

May 11, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Webinar

Reuse To-Go: Innovations in Takeout & Delivery

May 12, 2021; Online
UPSTREAM
Conference

Rethinking Materials Summit

May 19, 2021 - May 20, 2021; Online
Rethinking Materials
Webinar

4th Swiss Online Workshop on Extractables and Leachables

May 20, 2021 - May 20, 2021; Online
Waters AG and BASF Schweiz AG
Webinar

Washington State PFAS Alternatives Assessment Webinar

May 25, 2021; Online
PFAS in Food Packaging Alternative Assessment Team
Conference

A Circular Future with Plastics

May 27, 2021 - May 28, 2021; Brussels, Belgium
European Plastics Converters
Conference

Meeting Pack 2021 Congress

May 27, 2021; Online
AIMPLAS
Webinar

Overview of New Indian and UAE Food Contact Legislation: Way to Packaging and Product Compliance

May 27, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland

June

Conference

Petcore Annual Conference 2021

June 2, 2021 - June 3, 2021; Online
Petcore Europe
Conference

QSAR 2021

June 7, 2021 - June 10, 2021; Online
e ICCA-Long-range Research Initiative (ICCA-LRI), the American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology (ASCCT), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
Conference

Food Contact Materials Regulation

June 7, 2021 - June 9, 2021; Berlin, Germany
Chem-Academy
Webinar

UK Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme - online briefing

June 7, 2021; Online
UK Research and Innovation
Conference

Greiner Packaging Innovation Days

June 9, 2021 - June 10, 2021; Online
Greiner Packaging
Webinar

Everything you need to know about chemical recycling

June 9, 2021; Online
ChemSec
Conference

Global Food Contact

June 14, 2021 - June 16, 2021; Online
Smithers
Webinar

Towards toxic-free food packaging

June 15, 2021; Online
BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation
Conference

7th Roundtable Meeting of the Appoll Forum

June 16, 2021; Online
Appoll Forum
Conference

Supply Chain Summit 2021

June 17, 2021; Online
IGD
Conference

ONE – Health, Environment, Society – Conference 2022

June 21, 2021 - June 24, 2021; Brussels, Belgium
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Conference

Thin Wall Packaging Conference

June 22, 2021 - June 23, 2021; Chicago, IL, USA
AMI
Webinar

Webinar series: Current opportunities for better identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals at European level - Part 1

June 22, 2021; Online
Health and Environment Alliance
Conference

Biobased Coatings Europe 2021

June 23, 2021 - June 24, 2021; Amsterdam, Netherlands
ACI
Webinar

Overview of Mercosur Food Contact Regulations and Route to Compliance

June 24, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland
Conference

2021 Water Data Science Symposium

June 28, 2021 - June 30, 2021; Online
California Water Boards
Webinar

Opportunities and constraints in EU policy for biobased and biodegradable plastics

June 29, 2021; Online
Bio-Plastics Europe and SEALIVE
Webinar

PFAS in Breast Milk: Findings of a New Study and Policies Needed to Protect Future Generations

June 30, 2021; Online
Alaska Community Action on Toxics

July

Webinar

Webinar series: Current opportunities for better identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals at European level - Part 2

July 1, 2021; Online
Health and Environment Alliance
Webinar

Product Webinar Recreational Polyurethane Foam & Food and Drink Cans

July 13, 2021; Online
Safer Products for Washington
Conference

EWG's Inaugural PFAS Conference

July 14, 2021; Online
Environmental Working Group
Webinar

Throwaway Packaging, Forever Chemicals: European wide survey of PFAS in disposable food packaging and tableware and efforts to phase it out at top US Grocery and Fast-food Chains

July 15, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Conference

SHIFT 21

July 18, 2021 - July 21, 2021; Chicago, IL, USA Online
Conference

Sustainable Packaging and Food Economy

July 26, 2021; Online
Emirates Environmental Group
Webinar

Biobased Coatings Europe Online Series

July 28, 2021; Online
ACI

August

Conference

2021 AIP Australasian Packaging Conference

August 17, 2021 - August 18, 2021; Online
Australian Institute of Packaging
Conference

Food Contact Asia 2021

August 23, 2021 - August 25, 2021; Shanghai, China
Smithers
Conference

Legal Challenges and Solutions for Food Packaging

August 27, 2021; Cologne, Germany
TÜV Rheinland
Conference

Global Governance of Plastic Pollution: Transforming the Global Plastics Economy

August 30, 2021 - August 31, 2021; Online
The Global Governance Centre, and the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS)

September

Conference

2nd International Circular Packaging Conference

September 9, 2021 - September 10, 2021; Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia Online
Pulp and Paper Institute, Ljubljana
Workshop

Chinese Food Contact Materials Regulations

September 13, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Conference

Cofreso Forum

September 15, 2021; Minden, Germany
Cofresco Frischhalteprodukte
Workshop

Cofresco Forum Round Table

September 15, 2021; Minden, Germany
Confresco
Conference

EuroPack

September 20, 2021 - September 21, 2021; Monaco
Marcus Evans
Webinar

HRC48 Side Event - The right to science in the context of toxic substances

September 22, 2021; Online
Geneva Environmental Network
Conference

Plastics Recycling and Polymer Testing World Expos

September 29, 2021 - September 30, 2021; Essen, Germany
AMI
Conference

Food Contact Compliance

September 29, 2021 - September 30, 2021; Online
Packaging Meeting Srl
Conference

Konferenz für Haushaltswaren in Nürnberg

September 29, 2021; Tillystraße 2, 90431 Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety
Webinar

Raise your IQ on chemicals in food packaging

September 29, 2021; Online
ChemSec

October

Conference

Konferenz für Haushaltswaren in Köln

October 1, 2021; Am Grauen Stein, 51105 Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety
Webinar

Circular Economy Systems

October 1, 2021; Online
NICER Programme
Webinar

Single Use Product European Directive and new FCM regulatory trends. Route to compliance TÜV Rheinland Safety & DINCERTCO sustainability services.

October 4, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety
Webinar

Plastic recyclability and circular economy

October 4, 2021 - October 5, 2021; Online
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Workshop

Different perspectives on food contact materials: Working together to make FCMs safer

October 6, 2021 - October 8, 2021; Online
Food Packaging Forum
Conference

Plastics Are Future Seminar

October 6, 2021 - October 7, 2021; Online
AIMPLAS
Conference

2021 PET Chemical Recycling: Depolymerization Forum

October 6, 2021; Online
Petcore Europe
Conference

AmericaPack Summit

October 7, 2021 - October 8, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA
MarcusEvans
Conference

Legal Challenges and Solutions for Food Packaging

October 7, 2021; Nuremberg, Germany
TÜV Rheinland
Conference

Rechtliche Herausforderungen und Lösungen bei Lebensmittelverpackungen

October 7, 2021; TÜV Rheinland Academy, Tillystraße 2, 90431 Nürnberg, Germany
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety
Conference

Food Contact Conference US

October 13, 2021 - October 14, 2021; Online
Smithers
Webinar

Health Effects and Sources of Melamine Exposure

October 14, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Workshop

Food Packaging Law Seminar and Sustainability Pre-Conference Workshop

October 18, 2021 - October 20, 2021; Online
Keller & Heckman
Workshop

Global Chemicals & Waste Management: Workshop on Grand Challenges & Opportunities

October 20, 2021; Online
IPCP
Webinar

Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard 2021

October 20, 2021; Online
As You Sow
Conference

Plastic Health Summit 2021

October 21, 2021; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Plastic Soup Foundation
Webinar

Österreichischer Verpackungstag 2021

October 28, 2021 - October 28, 2021; Online
FH Campus Wien
Webinar

Regulatory framework for Kitchenware (e.g. cookware) products and route to compliance. (Food contact material, Chemical, Mechanical and Thermal requirements)

October 28, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety

November

Conference

Sustainability in Packaging Europe

November 2, 2021 - November 4, 2021; Barcelona, Spain
Smithers
Workshop

Phthalates Action Plan Public Input Session

November 4, 2021; Online
Washington State Department of Ecology
Conference

Plastic Free World Conference and Expo

November 10, 2021 - November 11, 2021; Cologne, Germany
Trans Global Events
Webinar

Human Health Threats from Chemicals in Plastics

November 10, 2021; Online
Endocrine Society and IPEN
Conference

SETAC North America

November 14, 2021 - November 18, 2021; Online
SETAC
Conference

Circular Economy Hotspot Catalonia 2021

November 15, 2021 - November 18, 2021; Barcelona, Spain
Government of Catalonia
Workshop

Phthalates Action Plan Public Input Session

November 15, 2021; Online
Washington State Department of Ecology
Webinar

EU Regulatory Framework for household electrical appliances & Route to compliance. (Food contact material, Hygiene, Chemical, Electrical Safety, etc.)

November 18, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety
Conference

Tomorrow Without Toxics

November 22, 2021 - November 26, 2021; Online
International Civil Society Conference on Chemicals Management (ICSCCM)
Conference

Food Contact Regulations: Asia Pacific and Eurasia

November 24, 2021; Online
Chemical Watch
Webinar

Webinar on food contact materials

November 25, 2021; Online
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Conference

European Bioplastics Conference

November 30, 2021 - December 1, 2021; Berlin, Germany
European Bioplastics
Webinar

Can we enhance chemical safety and still ensure animal welfare?

November 30, 2021; Online
ChemSec

December

Conference

International Seminar on Plastics Recycling

December 1, 2021 - December 2, 2021; Online
AIMPLAS
Webinar

Potential Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Microplastics in Human Placenta and Aquatic Life

December 1, 2021; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Webinar

Nestlé & TÜV Rheinland: "EU regulatory landscape for FCM, the latest developments and compliance process. Nestlé’s regulatory approach on Biodegradable and Compostable Materials”.

December 10, 2021; Online
TÜV Rheinland Product Safety
Conference

Plastics & Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs

December 14, 2021 - December 16, 2021; Online
Smithers
Webinar

Assessing groups of chemicals: What you need to know

December 14, 2021; Online
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
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