Global Food Contact: Achieving Global Compliance

Global Food Contact is the only place to receive the latest information on regulatory requirements in all the key markets you export to including Canada, China, Japan, Africa, India and more. Featuring high-level discussions on the key issues facing the global food contact industry, Global Food Contact is the must-attend event for anyone across the supply chain.

Global Food Contact 2018 will take place this May 9-11, in Bethesda, Maryland. This year's program will feature:

  • Hear from industry experts such as Nestle, Kraft Heinz, FDA, Keller & Heckman LLP, Health Canada, Decernis and more. 
  • Network with The Hershey Company, Kraton, HP, Crown Packaging, Abbott Nutrition, Henkel Corporation and more! 
  • Understand the latest trends, innovations and challenges facing the food contact industry. 
  • Build relationships and put your company's name in front of over 120 top leaders in the food contact industry. 

View the 2018 Agenda

2018 Advisory Board

Dr. Stephen Klump Global Head of Packaging Quality and Safety Nestlé
Joan Sylvain Baughan Partner Keller and Heckman, LLP
Alistair Irvine Business Manager UK Food Contact Compliance Smithers Pira
Kevin C. Kenny Chief Operating Officer Decernis, USA
Xiaolu Wang Regulatory Research Analyst - Asia Pacific Verisk 3E

Why attend?

Hear from Smithers Pira's own food contact expert Alistair Irvine, alongside Steptoe & Johnson, The Coca Cola Company, INTI-Argentina/MERCOSUR and more about why attending Smithers Pira's Food Contact events is so important.

An efficient and enjoyable means of staying up to date with the global regulatory landscape.

Allan Brown, Scholle IPN Packaging Inc.