The way forward for regulation in 2010 and beyond
Plastics & Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs is now over for another year - we hope you enjoyed it! The event was again a great success attracting a large audience of the leading regulators and food packaging industry professionals.
If you didn't get a chance to attend but would like to find out what was discussed, you can still purchase the proceedings on CD. Please contact Natalie King for more information.
Here's what some of you thought of this year's event:
"Interesting difference in two conferences but an excellent combination which should be kept the same in the future. A win-win combi"
Chris de Ries, Notox BV
"The best conference to bring together all interested in the field"
Anna Gergely, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
"Again this conference was a great occasion to meet regulators, laboratories, consultants, industry representatives, in fact all groups which are involved in the chain"
Norbert Petereit, Sasol Wax GmbH
"From an organisational perspective the best event I've been to"
Bram Jongen, Helvoet Pharma
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Key Speakers
Annette Schaefer has worked for the European Commission in the area of food contact materials since 2002. This year at the conference she will make the Keynote address "Update on European food contact regulations", and deliver a presentation entitled "Responding to food contact emergencies" which will cover all aspects of RASFF, as well as a glimpse of the future vision of a worldwide RASFF.
Food and Veterinary Office
Food and Veterinary Office
Head of Food Hygiene and Contaminants (DG SANCO) Grange-Ireland (from 16/09/2009 –ongoing). Main functions and responsibilities: Evaluate national control systems in respect of Food of plant origin, plant health; processing and distribution. In particular, to plan, organise and coordinate the inspection activities in the fields of Food Hygiene, Contaminants, Food Contact Materials and Food Additives.
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Dr Bernard Hegarty is Director of Service Contracts with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. He has a BSc and a PhD in Chemistry and an MA in Public Management. He works with the inspectorates and food control laboratories in their enforcement of food law.
Dr Eleni Ioannou-Kakouri, has a Ptychion in Chemistry (BSc) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry (Athens University). She is Senior Chemist and Quality Manager of State General Laboratory (SGL) of Cyprus. She is the Head of Food Additives, Contaminants, Food Contact Materials and Safety of Toys Section (Section E of SGL which comprises three laboratories). The SGL is the Official Control and the National Reference Laboratory of Cyprus in many fields of food safety and has been accredited in June 2002 according to EN ISO/IEC 17025.
Dr Rossi is engaged as an Independent Strategic Advisor to Keller and Heckman LLP, with the aim of assisting K&H staff in the interpretation of EU and national laws and European Food Safety Authority
Nanotechnology Industries Association
Nanotechnology Industries Association
Dr Steffi Friedrichs is the Director of the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA), globally the only industries-focused trade association in nanotechnology; providing a sector-independent, responsible voice for the industrial nanotechnologies supply chains.