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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Webinar for companies: Focus on unwanted substances in packaging
April 27, 2021;
Online
Ministry of Environment and Food Denmark
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
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
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
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
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
Sustainable Packaging and Food Economy
July 26, 2021;
Online
Emirates Environmental Group
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
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
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
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)