Topic: Technologies, Safety and Quality for Food Contact and the New Plastics Recycling Regulation
Date: March 7 - 8, 2023 Location: Porto, Portugal; online Organizer: FitNESS 2.0 Project
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Introduction to the FitNESS Project
Introduction to the FitNESS Project and Platform (presentation slides) - ACTIA, Gemma Cornuau
Overview of new features/modules in FitNESS 2.0 (presentation slides) - Agroparistech, Steward Ouadi & Olivier Vitrac
Regulatory Overview and Recent Changes
Environmental and human health impacts of packaging: towards more recycling (presentation slides) - Institut Agro Dijon, Thomas Karbowiak
Shifting approaches: Recent, ongoing, and future changes to FCM-related policy in Europe (presentation slides) - Food Packaging Forum, Justin Boucher
Industry Technical Updates and Perspective
Glass packaging (presentation slides) – BAGlass, Nuno Vieira
Metal packaging (presentation slides) – Colep Packaging, Raquel Miranda
Paper and board packaging (presentation slides) - PPI, Igor Karlovits
Plastics recycling overview of processes (mechanical, dissolution, and chemical)
Case of PET (presentation slides) - Logoplaste/EcoIberia, Milena Parnigoni
Recycling of polyolefins and flexibles (presentation slides) - Fraunhofer Institute, Max Wende
Polystyrene based materials (presentation slides) - Styrenics Circular Solutions, Jens Kathmann
Safety and Quality Food Contact Processes
Design for Circularity and Safety Aspects of Recycled Plastic Packaging (presentation slides) - Fraunhofer Institute, H-C Langowski
Safety Assessment of Circular PET Packaging - Fraunhofer Institute, Diana Kemmer
Safety of recycled paper and board materials (presentation slides) - UCP, Fátima Poças
Panel Discussion: Overview of the new plastics recycling regulation and stakeholder perspectives
Plastics Europe, Michel Cassart - Introductory presentation
UCP, Fátima Poças
Fraunhofer Institute, Diana Kemmer
Zero Waste Europe, Dorota Napierska
Styrenics Circular Solutions, Jens Kathmann