Upcoming Events
December
conference
Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs (P&P)
December 3-5, 2019; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Smithers Pira
conference
Plenary meeting of the EFSA CEP Panel (open to observers)
December 10-12, 2019; Parma, Italy
European Food Safety Authority
January
WEBINAR
EU Food Contact Regulatory Update and Opinion
January 9, 2020; Online
Smithers
WORKSHOP
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Their Alternatives in Food Packaging
January 14, 2020; Sacramento, CA, US and Online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
CONFERENCE
SVI Annual Conference 2020
January 14, 2020; Spreitenbach, Switzerland
Swiss Packaging Institute (SVI)
WEBINAR
Adverse Outcome Pathways: Assembling and evaluating weight of evidence and quantitative understanding
January 15, 2020; Online
OECD
conference
Food Contact Materials Regulation Conference
January 27-28, 2020; Berlin, Germany
Chem Academy
February
conference
Annual Petcore Europe Conference
February 5-6, 2020; Brussels, Belgium
Petcore Europe
conference
Food Contact Regulations Europe 2020
February 11-12, 2020; Brussels, Belgium
Chemical Watch
March
conference
Food Contact Regulations USA 2020
March 9-10, 2020; Washington D.C., USA
Chemical Watch
conference
Circular Materials Conference
March 17-18, 2020; Gothenborg, Sweden
Nordic Publishing
conference
Circular Economy Forum
March 24, 2020; Zurich, Switzerland (in German)
Drehscheibe Kreiswirtschaft
conference
Food Packaging Law Seminar
March 25-26, 2020; Dusseldorf, Germany
Keller and Heckman LLP
April
conference
European Food Contact Plastics Seminar
April 23-24, 2020; Brussels, Belgium
European Plastics Converters (EuPC)
MAY
conference
SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting
May 5-7, 2020; Dublin, Ireland
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
JuLY
conference
Inaugural International Conference for the Circular Economy
July 6-7, 2020; Exeter, United Kingdom
IS4CE
June
conference
Scientific Colloquium: “Microplastics and nanoplastics in food and feed”
June 8-9, 2020; Lisbon, Portugal
European Food Safety Authority
conference
Plastic Free World Conference
June 16-17, 2020; Cologne, Germany
Trans Global Events
OCTOBER
workshop
Food Packaging Forum Annual Workshop
October 1, 2020; Zurich, Switzerland
Food Packaging Forum
November
conference
7th International Symposium on Food Packaging
November 18-20, 2020; Barcelona, Spain
ILSI Europe
2020
January
WEBINAR
EU Food Contact Regulatory Update and Opinion
January 9, 2020; Online
Smithers
WORKSHOP
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Their Alternatives in Food Packaging
January 14, 2020; Sacramento, CA, US and Online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
CONFERENCE
SVI Annual Conference 2020
January 14, 2020; Spreitenbach, Switzerland
Swiss Packaging Institute (SVI)
WEBINAR
Adverse Outcome Pathways: Assembling and evaluating weight of evidence and quantitative understanding
January 15, 2020; Online
OECD
conference
Food Contact Materials Regulation Conference
January 27-28, 2020; Berlin, Germany
Chem Academy
February
conference
Annual Petcore Europe Conference
February 5-6, 2020; Brussels, Belgium
Petcore Europe
conference
Food Contact Regulations Europe 2020
February 11-12, 2020; Brussels, Belgium
Chemical Watch
March
conference
Food Contact Regulations USA 2020
March 9-10, 2020; Washington D.C., USA
Chemical Watch
conference
Circular Materials Conference
March 17-18, 2020; Gothenborg, Sweden
Nordic Publishing
conference
Circular Economy Forum
March 24, 2020; Zurich, Switzerland (in German)
Drehscheibe Kreiswirtschaft
conference
Food Packaging Law Seminar
March 25-26, 2020; Dusseldorf, Germany
Keller and Heckman LLP
April
conference
European Food Contact Plastics Seminar
April 23-24, 2020; Brussels, Belgium
European Plastics Converters (EuPC)
MAY
conference
SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting
May 5-7, 2020; Dublin, Ireland
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
June
conference
Scientific Colloquium: “Microplastics and nanoplastics in food and feed”
June 8-9, 2020; Lisbon, Portugal
European Food Safety Authority
conference
Plastic Free World Conference
June 16-17, 2020; Cologne, Germany
Trans Global Events
JuLY
conference
Inaugural International Conference for the Circular Economy
July 6-7, 2020; Exeter, United Kingdom
IS4CE
OCTOBER
workshop
Food Packaging Forum Annual Workshop
October 1, 2020; Zurich, Switzerland
Food Packaging Forum
November
conference
7th International Symposium on Food Packaging
November 18-20, 2020; Barcelona, Spain
ILSI Europe
2019
April
Conference
Forum on EU circular economy package in Switzerland
April 2, 2019; Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Recycling
Conference
ILSI North America 2019 Food Packaging Conference
April 2-3, 2019; Washington D.C., United States
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
Conference
3rd Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology
April 9-10, 2019; Stuttgart, Germany
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
Conference
European Food Contact Plastics Seminar 2019
April 11-12, 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 7-9, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA
Keller and Heckman LLP
CONFERENCE & WEBINAR
SOT FDA Colloqium: In Silico Methods for Food Ingredient, Dietary Supplement, and Cosmetic Safety
May 15, 2019; College Park, MD, USA & Online
Society of Toxicology & U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Conference
Global Food Contact 2019
May 14-16, 2019; Lisbon, Portugal
Smithers Pira
CONFERENCE
ERM Innovation Day Seminar: Regulatory Compliance for Food Contact Materials
May 21, 2019; Frankfurt, Germany
ERM
Conference
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe 29th Annual Meeting
May 26-30, 2019; Helsinki, Finland
SETAC Europe
June
Conference
IFT19 Annual Event
June 2-5, 2019; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Institute of Food Technologists
Conference
A Circular Future With Plastics
June 13-14, 2019; Berlin, Germany
European Plastic Converters
Conference
8th International Fresenius Conference: Residues of Food Contact Materials in Food
June 13-14, 2019; Dusseldorf, 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; Online
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Conference
EU Chemicals Policy 2030: Building on the past, moving to the future
June 27-28, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
European Commission
July
CONFERENCE
CPI Biennial Health, Safety and Industry Conference
July 9, 2019; Kenilworth, England
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 7-8, 2019; Washington, D.C., USA
The National Academies of Sciences
TRAINING
IBPS Summer School on Endocrine Disruptors
August 25-31, 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, Switzerland (in German)
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 23-25, 2019; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI)
conference
International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 13)
September 23-26, 2019; Melbourne, 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 24-25, 2019; Arlington, Virginia, USA
Keller and Heckman LLP
conference
Symposium on Scientific Development of Food Packaging: Innovation, Safety and Sustainability
September 24-25, 2019; Penang, Malaysia
ILSI Southeast Asia Region
conference
Food Contact Compliance
September 24-26, 2019; Baveno, Italy
The Italian Institute of Packaging
CONFERENCE
12th BioDetectors Conference 2019
September 26-27, 2019; Vienna, Austria
BioDetection Systems
October
conference
Plastic Health Summit
October 3, 2019; Amsterdam, the 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 8-10, 2019; Munich, Germany
Acad Indus International Conventions
Conference
Food Contact Conference 2019
October 16-18, 2019; Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Smithers Pira
workshop
FPF 2019 Workshop – Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: accelerating science and innovation
October 24, 2019; Zurich, Switzerland
Food Packaging Forum
workshop
Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS
October 26-27, 2019; Washington D.C., USA
National Academy of Sciences
conference
International Food Contact Materials Safety Symposium
October 29-30, 2019; Guangzhou, China
National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong)
conference
The Future of Plastics
October 30-31, 2019; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Innovation Forum
November
conference
SEA of Solutions Week & Plasticity Conference
November 11-15, 2019; Bangkok, Thailand
United Nations Environment Programme
Conference
Main Laws of FCM in the World
November 11-13, 2019; 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)
WEBINAR
Public Health Goal Initiation Webinar PFOA and PFOS Toxicity and Epidemiology Data
November 15, 2019; Online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Conference
33rd EFFoST International Conference: Sustainable Food Systems
November 12-14, 2019; Rotterdam, The Netherlands
European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
Conference
Sustainability in Packaging Europe
November 12-14, 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
conference
Active & Intelligent Packaging World Congress
November 18-19, 2019; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA)
WORKSHOP
Ortho-phthalates and Bisphenol A and Their Alternatives in Food Packaging
November 18, 2019; Sacramento, CA, US and online
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Conference
Plastic Recyclers Annual Meeting
November 21-22, 2019; Brussels, Belgium
Plastics Recyclers Europe
December
