I am a packaging professional with 20 years of experience across various industries such as cosmetic, household, insecticide, bakery, food & beverage, and dairy.
My expertise lies in technical packaging development, where I work closely with R&D and manufacturing plants to implement packaging improvements and establish quality standards for packaging components.
In my current role as a senior global specification and compliance packaging specialist in a food company, I am responsible for food safety assessment in chemical composition for packaging based on EU and China (GB) legislation. I work closely with packaging laboratories in the EU and China to define testing proposals and ensure compliance with regulations.
Highly experienced, research-oriented, proactive and flexible professional with over 19 years of core experience in Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Government and Public Affairs and Clinical trials Operations Project Management in diverse fields of various of pharma products, vaccines, medical devices and food product categories segment across geographies.
Started with Sanofi Pasteur as Clinical Associate leading the operation of clinical trials and regulatory registration for almost 10 yrs with an exposure of India and Asia across, followed by Abbott Healthcare Regional Manager (Asia) for Regulatory Affairs, Quality Compliance and Clinical Operations handling China, India and South East Asian countries. Currently Leading Scientific and Regulatory Affairs function of Mars Wrigley India for the last 10 yrs years driving an effective regulatory compliance culture and driving advocacy agenda across various product categories.
Post graduate Pharmacist from Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR) with specialization in Clinical Pharmacy and M Phil – Biotechnology along with Post Graduate in Business Management.
Zhaohui Wang, Phd degree, professor-level senior engineer, has been engaged in the research of food-related products and green packaging regulations and testing technology for a long time. Dr. Wang is the director of Packaging and Daily Chemicals Testing Center in the Beijing Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection (BQI). She is currently preparing for the acceptance of the Quality Inspection and Testing Center for National Food-related Products and Green Packaging in Beijing.
Over the years, she has presided over and participated in a number of ministerial and provincial-level issues related to food packaging, and has presided over and participated in the formulation and revision of a number of national food safety standards for glass products, food contact coatings and coated products, renewable cellulose materials and products, plastic products, and general safety requirements for food contact materials, etc. She is the vice chairman of the Food-Related Products Sub-Committee of the Second-term Food Safety National Standards Review Committee for the Health Commission. She is the Deputy Secretary General of the Packaging and Environment Sub-Committee of the National Packaging Standardization Technical Committee; a member of the first batch of the National Health Science Expert Database of the Healthy China Initiative...
Eric Gu advises domestic and foreign clients on the requirements and regulations for a variety of consumer products, including foods, food additives, food packaging materials, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and associated labeling, with a focus on China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and other Asian countries.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Mr. Gu worked as an attorney in law firms in Shanghai and New York and acquired deep understanding of both China and U.S. laws and practice. While attending the University of Wisconsin Law School, Mr. Gu participated in the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition and served as an IRS-certified volunteer for assistance in federal individual income tax filing.
Education: MBA in Sustainability & Leadership/BSc in Biology & Chemistry
Working experiences:
25years in Chemical Industry in the areas of Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs, and Safety Health, Environment & Quality Management, Manufacturing and Engineering.
Chris Peloso joined Amcor Research and Development over 20 years ago after graduating with an Honours Degree in Environmental Management. His Honours year project was focused on polymer degradation, specifically the antagonism of anti-block and slip additives.
Upon joining Amcor, he moved into the analytical laboratory where he specialised in:
- Materials analysis
- Shelf life testing
- Food contact compliance testing of flexible, rigid, paper and metal packaging materials
- Odour and taint assessment
He has held the roles of Amcor Packaging Science Laboratory Manager and Amcor Australia New Zealand Product Safety Manager. In 2018, he was appointed Product Safety Director for Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific.
1. Chemist and European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)
2. 15 years with Henkel (last position: Global Head of Regulatory Affairs)
3. 7 years with Siegwerk
4. Globally responsible for Food Safety, Toxicology and Packaging Regulations
5. > 20 years involved in association affairs, e.g. CEFIC, ECETOC, AISE, CEPE, EuPIA
6. Chairman of the EuPIA NIAS Risk Management Task Force
Dario Dainelli is an expert in regulatory affairs, food contact materials, and packaging sustainability. With over 30 years of experience, he has held leadership roles in global organizations like Sealed Air Corp and the World Bank Group. As Managing Director at PolicyRegulatory, he advises on EU regulations, circular plastics, risk assessment, and chemical legislation. He also leads high-level advocacy projects, regulatory strategies, and capacity-building initiatives worldwide.
Sylvain Rannou holds a PhD of Polymer Science & Engineering from The University of Manchester, UK.
He worked for 20 years in the food packaging and polymer industry in the UK (Dow Corning, Mars Drinks) and Singapore (A*STAR, Nestlé, PPG).
He spent 11 years in Nestlé where he developed his expertise in food contact regulatory compliance, as part of the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center (NQAC) and the Dairy business.
In November 2022, he moved to PPG for a new role, covering regulatory compliance of food-contact coatings for the Packaging and Kitchen Industrial Bakeware (KIB) businesses.
• Alistair is a subject matter expert in the Food Contact Safety Team at Smithers. This involves advising clients on the safety legislation which applies to food packaging in a wide range of different countries throughout the world and coordinating work programmes to ensure that clients' products meet these requirements.
• His expertise spans all the EU countries, USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, Russia and South America.