Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs (P&P) returned in 2023 with, over 150 food contact representatives joining us at Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs Conference. As the key meeting hub for the food contact industry, the conference provided a unique opportunity for delegates to get the latest industry information and network face-to-face with global experts
2023 highlights include:
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At the European Commission, between 2000-2024, Martinus held a variety of positions. Policy officer on rural development in Directorate-General Agriculture, and later state aid case-handler. 2009 administrator at the pharmaceuticals unit in DG Enterprise. He worked on the review of the legal framework for veterinary medicinal products, the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicines and antimicrobial resistance. January 2015 unit E3/ Pesticides and Biocides of DG for Health and Food Safety. Main responsibilities were endocrine disruptors, treated articles, maximum residue limits and controls and had been for many years Acting Head of Sector of biocides. 2022-2023 programme manager in the Directorate-General Agriculture. He was the primary contact point for the Dutch CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 and the rural development programmes 2014-2022. He was member of the team negotiating the Flemish CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 as well. He joined the team on food contact materials in DG Health and Food in 2023. His areas of interest are the Plastics Regulation’s implementation, analytical methods, enforcement and the revision of the legal framework for food contact materials.
Tim currently works as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Food Standards Agency in London, UK. Tim joined the Food Contact Material policy team within the Chemical Safety Policy Unit in September 2017. Key responsibilities include policy development and risk management in relation to food contact materials and articles. His academic qualifications include a BSc (hons) in Biochemistry with Medical Biosciences and an MSc in Environmental Technology.
I am an analytical chemist with a PhD in Chemistry/Environmental catalysis from the University of Leipzig (Germany). I have been working since 2021 in the Food Ingredients and Packaging unit of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as a scientific officer, where I am coordinating the safety assessment of food contact materials, which is performed by experts of the EFSA Food Contact Materials Panel. Prior to this, I worked in research in the field of environmental nanotechnology at the European Commission – JRC (Ispra, Italy) and the Helmholtz Centre of Environmental Research (Leipzig, Germany).
Rachida Semail counsels clients on the regulatory status of food packaging and food related matters in the European Union (EU) and around the globe. This includes food contact, drinking water contact, and compliance relating to enzymes, flavourings, and food additive clearances. She also counsels clients on clearance, compliance, and packaging issues relating to cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices, as well as product recalls and other related issues, including biocides in food contact materials. Rachida has also expertise on the textiles and machinery directives.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Rachida practiced regulatory law at a French law firm specializing in EU and French food law where she assisted clients on various food issues, such as labeling, claims, borderline products, novel foods. During her doctorate studies, she completed an internship with the legal service of the European Commission in Brussels, where she gained a first-hand perspective of policymaking and the legislative process, while completing her doctorate thesis.
Koen Weel holds a MSc in Food Technology, and a PhD in flavor science. He has been professionally involved in the safety and compliance of food contact materials since 2004, at first at baby and medical food manufacturer Royal Numico (later Danone). After that he spent a few years as 3rd party auditor at ISACert NL, auditing against international food safety and quality management systems (such as BRC-IOP and ISO22000), mostly in the food packaging industry. In 2012 he joined TNO Triskelion to manage compliance studies for a variety of international clients of all kinds of food contact materials against EU, FDA and National food contact legislations. The job also involved consulting and training in relation to food contact compliance. In 2016 he moved to Danone Specialized Nutrition for a global role in packaging specifications, food safety and regulatory compliance. He currently works for The Coca-Cola Company in Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for Europe focusing on food contact materials. He is the chair the food contact material taskforce of Unesda, the European soft drinks association.
Inge van Schöll is a Senior Project Manager and Scientific Expert within the Food-Contact Material team of Triskelion.
Company name: Ducares B.V., trading as TRISKELION (part of the Certania group)
Inge is an expert on food contact regulations and analytical method development. She has a focus on petitioning new substances to be used in food contact materials, mainly for the EU and USA.
With her 30 years of background in chromatography and mass spectrometry, Inge has developed many analytical methods for small molecules, metabolites, peptides, proteins and oligomers.
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