5 October 2017
The 2017 annual Food Packaging Forum (FPF) workshop featured high profile speakers and provided an ideal platform for engaging in inspiring discussions with different stakeholders. As a novelty, the FPF provided access to a live webcast of this year’s workshop for a minimal registration fee. Participants who could not attend the workshop in person, thus still had the opportunity to follow the speaker presentations, Q&As, and the podium discussion. The FPF workshop is a unique event in the food contact materials (FCMs) world to get up to speed on recent developments in science, business, advocacy, and regulation.
| Program | |
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| 08:00 | Registration and coffee |
| Morning session Chair: Prof. Dr. Martin Scheringer |
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| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction Prof. Dr. Martin Scheringer, Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Switzerland |
| 09:05 | Scientific challenges in the risk assessment of FCMs: Work of the FPF Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Martin Scheringer |
| 09:30 | Measuring migration from FCMs: Scientific and practical challenges Dr. Eddo Hoekstra, EU Joint Research Centre, Italy |
| 10:00 | Printed paper and board: Priority setting strategy for toxicological assessment Melissa Van Bossuyt, Scientific Institute of Public Health and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Recent advances in accumulation and effects of MOSH in rats - an overview Dr. Jean-Pierre Cravedi, INRA, France, and EFSA CEF Panel |
| 11:30 | Application of bioassays for packaging safety evaluation Dr. Benoit Schilter, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland |
| 12:00 | Why good science is not value-free Dr. Karim Bschir, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| Afternoon session Chair: Prof. Dr. Pete Myers |
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| 13:30 | The reform of Chinese legislation for FCMs and the challenges for compliance Dr. Marco Zhong, National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials, China |
| Podium: Ensuring the safety of FCMs in a global economy | |
| 14:00 | Packaging safety challenges: Supply chain communication James Huang, The Coca-Cola Company, USA |
| 14:15 | Communication in the supply chain and the influence on compliance assessment Kris Callaert, Viaware, the Netherlands |
| 14:30 | Independent third-party testing labs: What role can and should they play in enforcing FCM regulations? Dr. Thomas Gude, SQTS, Switzerland |
| 14:45 | Using new scientific knowledge to update regulations in the U.S. Dr. Maricel Maffini, independent consultant, USA |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 | Podium and discussion Moderated by Dr. Jane Muncke, Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Switzerland |
| 16:25 | Conclusions Prof. Dr. Pete Myers and Prof. Dr. Martin Scheringer |
| 16:30 | Adjourn |
