Conference

Food Contact Regulations Europe 2021

23–24 Feb 2021Virtual event (+ video recordings)

The latest updates in food contact regulations

Food Contact Regulations Europe 2021

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Agenda

10:55 GMT

Please note, timings are in Central European Time (Brussels)

11:00 GMT

Welcome and introduction

Moderator:

Geraint Roberts, Freelance journalist and researcher

11:01 GMT

Session one: The EU Strategy for Sustainability - Key CSS elements relevant to FCMs

Moderator:

Geraint Roberts, Freelance journalist and researcher

11:10 GMT

Keynote: Food Contact regulatory developments including the impact of the EU CSS

Rachida Semail, Keller and Heckman LLP

11:35 GMT

The critical role of EFSA in the risk assessment of FCMs

Anna Gergely, Steptoe & Johnson, Belgium

12:00 GMT

Extending generic risk assessment to FCMs for carcinogens, reprotoxins and mutagens (CMRs), and for persistent and bioaccumulate substances (PBTs, vPvBs)

Ruxandra Cana, Steptoe LLP

12:25 GMT

Q&A

12:45 GMT

Morning break

13:15 GMT

One substance, one assessment: how might this look for FCMs?

Miguel Angel Prieto Arranz, Cefic-FCA

13:40 GMT

Implications of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability for FCMs, including safe and sustainable vs hazardous chemicals - perspective from the printing ink industry

Christof Walter, European Printing Ink Association ??? EuPIA

14:05 GMT

The EU Green Deal and the impact on food contact: an industry perspective

Neil Finley, Henkel Adhesives, UK

14:30 GMT

Q&A

14:45 GMT

Break and virtual networking

14:50 GMT

Chemical Watch Demo

15:40 GMT

Session two: EU FCM Regulations following the Strategy and other regulatory developments including UK FCMs

Moderator:

Luke Buxton, Chemical Watch News & Insight, by Enhesa

15:40 GMT

Session introduction

Moderator:

Luke Buxton, Chemical Watch News & Insight, by Enhesa

15:45 GMT

Inception impact assessment of the roadmap for revising the EU FCM Regulations

Jonathan Briggs, DG SANTE, EU Commission

16:10 GMT

ANEC reflections on the basic directions for the future development of the EU legislative framework on FCMs

Franz Fiala, Austrian Standards International

16:35 GMT

What's next for FCMs in the UK post-Brexit?

Tom Gillett, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, UK

17:00 GMT

Q&A

17:30 GMT

Close of day one