Food Contact Legislation in the EU: clarification and practical advice
 
Course Objective:

Clarify Food Contact legislation in the EU (both EU and national legislation) in order to:

  • Better understand this complex legislation,


  • Be able to identify and avoid potential issues,


  • Be aware of your obligations and responsibilities
    • 5 reasons to attend this online course:
    Reason 1 Benefit from Rob Veraart's strong position as a scientist skilled in food contact materials and migration issues at Keller and Heckman.

    Reason 2 Get an overview of the current situation of food contact materials

    Reason 3 Receive explanations on how the compliance can be demonstrated

    Reason 4 Get guidance regarding paperwork (certificates, declaration of compliance, supporting documentation)

    Reason 5 Be aware of future developments regarding food contact legislation
    All materials that are in contact with food in the EU must be in compliance with the food contact legislation. Because the food contact legislation is not fully harmonized at EU level, national legislation also exist in areas not covered by harmonized provisions. As a result, food contact materials and articles must comply with both EU and national legislation. Because national legislation differs from one Member State to another and from one type of food contact material to another, the regulatory framework is far from being straightforward. It is therefore extremely important for liability reasons that operators involved in the supply of food contact materials be fully aware of their obligations and responsibilities.

    Our expert Rob Veraart has put together this online course to clarify EU and national legislation regarding food contact materials and to help you be compliant.

    Dr. Veraart has worked to demonstrate compliance of a wide variety of food contact materials with the legislation of the EU, national legislation and FDA's Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act at the research institute TNO Quality of Life in The Netherlands. He is now working as a scientist at Keller and Heckman, a regulatory consulting firm, on FDA, member state and EU food contact opinion letters, EU dossiers for new food contact materials, and test protocols to develop appropriate data to support opinions and dossiers.

    WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS COURSE:

  • Update yourself or get familiar with the food contact legislation.


  • Be aware of your obligations and responsibilities.


  • Receive guidance on how to identify and avoid potential legislative problems.

    • WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Anybody who deals with food contact materials: quality managers, regulatory affairs officers, sales people and buyers of food contact materials,... throughout the supply chain: raw material producers, convertors, final article producers and end-users.


    • PREREQUESITES TO ATTEND AND BENEFIT:

  • Familiarity with terms and names used by the packaging industry.

    • The following sections will be covered during the session:

    1. Introduction on regulatory framework

    2. EU Horizontal legislation
    • EU Framework legislation
    • GMP
    3. Overview on EU and national legislation on commonly used materials (plastics, coatings, paper etc)

    4. Legislation for specific purposes:
    • Recycling
    • Active and Intelligent Packaging
    5. How to demonstrate compliance with the legislation

    6. Responsibility throughout the supply chain and Documentation & Certificates

    7. Future developments

    8. Conclusions


    On-line question and answer session: 30 minutes
    Rob Veraart, Ph.D. Rob Veraart, Ph.D.
          Rob Veraart, Ph.D. joined Keller and Heckman in 2007.

    Dr. Veraart has served for more than eight years at the research institute TNO Quality of Life in The Netherlands, most recently as a Project Manager for Food Contact Legislation. At TNO, he oversaw migration testing efforts for a variety of clients in the food contact arena. He has worked to demonstrate compliance of a wide variety of food contact materials, including plastics, coatings, rubber, and paper, with the legislation of the EU, national legislation (e.g., German and Dutch law) and FDA's Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. As a scientist at Keller and Heckman, Dr. Veraart works with firm clients on FDA, member state and EU food contact opinion letters, EU dossiers for new food contact materials, and test protocols to develop appropriate data to support opinions and dossiers.
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