Food Contact Compliance Essentials: US, EU & Global

Avoid rejection of your food contact approval application with a well-defined migration testing strategy in accordance with the latest EU food contact regulations (18th & 19th amendment included).

Industry expert Andreas Grabitz will help you in:

• Identifying reaction products & possible non-intentionally added substances (NIAS)
• Generating accurate data for your approval application
• Managing Bisphenol A and UVCBs purity criteria challenges implemented by latest revision of plastic jurisdiction
• Determining what are the contents and value of a Declaration of Compliance (DoC)

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Introduction

  • Food contact and food-safe materials
  • EU food contact regulation requirements
• Module 02:

  How to develop your migration testing strategy in accordance with EU regulations?

• Module 03:

  Declaration of Compliance (DoC)

  • Responsibility in the supply chain
  • Contents and value of a DoC
  • Migration testing in the frame of compliance documentation
• Module 04:

  NIAS identification and risk assessment

• Module 05:

  How to keep up-to-date with the latest developments

  • Latest ban of Bisphenol A
  • 19th amendment and high degree of purity of food contact substances
• Module 06:

  Conclusion and Key-Takeways

Ease your EU compliance strategy involving Non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) & other unlisted chemicals by having your checklist ready! Gain clarity on the requirements of Plastics Regulation (EU) NO 10/2011 & other associated legislations.

Join our highly experienced expert Nick (more than 25+ years in Global Food Contact Industry). In this simulated live he will help you become autonomous in faster compliance for NIAS / NLS with practical tips on analytical screening, risk assessment & preparation of final DoC. 

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Overview of the EU legislations that food contact plastics need to comply with:

  • The Framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 2019/1381
  • The Good Manufacturing Practice Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006
  • The Plastics Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and its 17 amendments
  • The Recycled Plastics Regulation (EC) No 2022/2016
• Module 02:

  Restrictions in legislation for various materials (plastics, ceramics, etc.)

• Module 03:

  What is not in Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as amended and how to deal with it using a mixture of information from suppliers, member state national legislation, mutual recognition, and risk assessment:

  • Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) [amides, hydrocarbons...]
  • Polymer Production Aids (PPAs)
  • Aids to Polymerisation (ATPs)
  • Colorants
  • Adhesives
  • Printing inks
• Module 04:

  Common mistakes with regard to compliance with plastics regulation

• Module 05:

  How to comply with Article 19 without much hassle (various steps and methods):

  • Estimation of consumer exposure (specific migration time and temperature)
  • Toxicological concern
  • Cramer classes
  • TTC assuming TDI's and SML's
• Module 06:

  Real-life examples of NIAS and unlisted substances in food contact plastics

• Module 07:

  Summary of how to show that unlisted substances are safe for use in food contact plastics

Decode the complexity behind the compliance process across the globe without wasting time! Be equipped with design and implementation of testing protocols and gain in-depth knowledge of the applicable legislation and regulations for each region (US, Europe, China, etc.).

Expert, Andreas Grabitz, will help you understand:

• Different FCMs regulations across the globe
• How to differentiate your products from competition
• Step-by-step creation of FCMs compliant approval strategy

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Overview of regulations

  • US FDA
    - US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) legislation
    - 21 CFR chapters for food contact materials
  • EU
    - The European Framework regulation 1935/2004
    - The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) 2023/2006
    - The Plastic Regulation 10/2011
  • China
    - National GB standards in China
  • Other parts of the world
    - Different legal approaches
• Module 02:

  Comparison of requirements in regulations

  • Regulations that are comparable
  • Comprehensive approach when catering to more than one region
• Module 03:

  How to proceed in practice: step-by-step the creation of approval strategy

  • Understanding the respective legal approach
  • Confirming formal compliance of raw materials with respective jurisdiction
  • Identifying synergies from different jurisdictions
  • Identifying open compliance issues which need to be addressed by business operators