Get regulatory guidance and training from industry experts
- Learn about food contact regulations in Europe and the US
- Find out how to comply
- Understand the regulations for a variety of different materials
- See what to expect in the future and how to stay compliant
Are you new to legislation, confused by jargon or unsure how to guarantee your company complies with key regulations?
Regulations matter and regulations change, so how can you as a business stay compliant? Pira International's specialist course is designed to give a comprehensive overview of all the key food contact regulatory areas for those working in chemicals, plastics, materials and packaging companies.
You'll get a detailed guide to the relevant legislation in your market, what you can expect in the future and how to prepare for it now. This, plus the opportunity to tailor course contents specifically to your requirements, ensures you'll get the knowledge you need to succeed as a business and as an individual.
Who should attend?
- Newcomers to industry looking to quickly gain an understanding of key food contact legislation
- Anyone needing to refresh their knowledge and gain an understanding of how changes in the regulations will impact their business
Over 100 companies have attended this course including
Akzo Nobel
Alcan Packaging
Amcor
Bart Spices Ltd
Basell
Boots Company plc
British American Tobacco
Campina NL
Clariant
DSM Engineering Plastics
DuPont de Nemours International SA
Elopak AS
Henkel Limited
Hotel Chocolat
Iceland Foods
Imerys Minerals Limited
Innovia Films Limited
Kellogg
Kraft Foods R & D Inc
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Metsa Tissue
Nestec Ltd
Pepsico Foods and Beverages International
Philip Morris Products
Princes Group Ltd
Procter & Gamble
Robinson Plastic Packaging
Smith & Nephew Extruded Films
Solvay
Stora Enso
Sun Chemical
Tesco Stores Limited
Tetley Group Limited
Tetra Pak International
Total Petrochemicals
Unilever
UPM Raflatac OY
Wrigley GmbH
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Day one
- General philosophy for food contact in Europe
- The Plastics Directives: what they say
- The Plastics Directives: what you have to do to comply
- Possible changes to legislation in the future
- Health scares in plastics
- Colourants, coatings, inks and adhesives
- Paper and board: current legislation and possible future developments
- Multimaterial laminates
- Metals, rubber and elastomers
Day two
- How the FDA regulates food contact materials?
- What the FDA regulates
- Complying with FDA regulations: the food contact notification programme
- What the FDA does not regulate
- Plus: Optional confidential one-to-one discussions on food contact issues for
your company
Cost for two-day course £799
To find out how to attend free as part of a
Pira Food Contct Membership package,
please contact
Stephen Frier
on +44(0)1372 802006
or stephen.frier@pira-international.com
Pira has over 25 years' experience helping clients comply with Food Contact Regulations around the globe. We can provide advice and training to help you understand what you need to do, plus testing and technical consultancy to help you produce the information you need. At the forefront of discussion and debate, Pira is also the organiser of the annual December Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs conferences.
Pira's experts can help your organisation:
- Comply with food contact legislation in all the jurisdictions where it exists, namely the EU, individual European counties, the USA, Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, China, South East Asia, India and Israel.
- Notify new food contact substances to enable their legal use in Europe and the USA.
- Produce and use recycled materials for food contact applications.
- Identify the identity and source of the chemicals responsible for packaging taints and odours to enable you to eliminate them.
This course is an ideal introduction to the Regulations and opportunity to talk direct to our Food Contact consultants.