Pre-conference workshop - SOLD OUT!

Food Contact Notifications, GRAS and other key concepts: Explanations, comparisons, and newest developments

Tuesday 15th May: 2.00pm - 5.30pm

Led by: Eric Greenberg, Principal Attorney, ERIC F. GREENBERG P.C.

Workshop content:

Prominent attorney Eric Greenberg leads a lively half-day workshop explaining and discussing the pathways to food contact material clearance in the USA. Advantages, disadvantages, data requirements, confidentiality, exclusivity and other considerations of each pathway will be discussed in an interactive format, as will the most recent trends and developments on the US food contact regulatory front.

Including explanations and current trends discussions about:
- Food Contact Notifications
- General Recognition of Safety
- Approaches to dietary concentration
- Threshold of Regulation
- Food Additive Petitions
- Threshold of Regulation
- Prior Sanction
- Environmental considerations

Not a typical slides-and-lectures presentation, but rather a true workshop with designed-in attendee-presenter interaction to assure that you come away with an understanding of the latest developments and get all your questions answered.

Who should attend:

Regulatory affairs professionals from chemical manufacturers, material suppliers and brand owners
R&D scientists developing new chemicals for food contact applications

About your leader:

Eric concentrates his practice in food and drug law, packaging law, and commercial litigation. His food and drug work has included regulatory counseling, new product development, negotiation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state agencies, handling recalls, and defending enforcement actions.

His packaging work is a pioneering approach to legal representation for members of the packaging industry. He counsels a wide range of consumer product companies, packaging manufacturers, package design firms, and others on regulatory and labeling requirements, and handles related contractual and litigation matters. He has been named one of "Packaging's Most Influential" by Packaging Strategies magazine.