Keller and Heckman Associate Eric Gu will give a presentation on “Japan’s new Positive List system and criteria on recycled materials for food packaging” at the Recycled Packaging for Food Contact ASIA webinar. Other presenters during this virtual seminar will discuss the current governing rules on the use of recycled content and standards for food-grade applications in China and other key Asian countries.
Keller and Heckman Partner Hazel O’Keeffe will give a presentation, titled, “Ensuring compliance with the Japanese food contact legislation – the challenges” at the 2020 Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs virtual conference. The conference will provide insights on the latest legislation from jurisdictions around the world that impact plastic and paper food-contact materials and articles (as well as printing inks, coatings, and adhesives), along with compliance case studies.
Keller and Heckman Partner Mark Thompson, along with Lou Sherman, Chair of the Australasian Pulp and Paper Technical Association (Appita) Food Contact Committee, will discuss recent updates on global food contact regulation for paper and plastics, including regulations for recycled content in food packaging. The discussion also will incorporate the latest developments in Chinese concerning regulations for paper food contact materials and articles.
More information, including how to register, can be found here.
Keller and Heckman partners Hazel O’Keeffe and Mark Thompson will be among the speakers at the 14th Biennial International Symposium on Worldwide Regulation of Food Packaging, to be held June 11-14, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. O’Keeffe will present “EU Activities Related to Food Packaging Safety Assessment”. Mr. Thompson will present “Industry Perspective on Regulation of Food Packaging in Japan”.
Keller and Heckman Partner David Ettinger and Associate Eric Gu will speak on the Amendments to the Chemical Substance Control Law in Japan at the Chemical Watch Regulatory Summit Asia 2019. This three-day conference will take place in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More information, including how to register, can be found here.
The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on May 11, 2021, concerning four draft food contact regulations. The draft technical regulations are described below.
Keller and Heckman Associate Eric Gu will give a presentation on food packaging regulation in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on regulatory regimes in China and Japan, at the Vitafoods Insights Virtual Expo, which is being held virtually. The key themes of the expo are mental performance, gut and immune health, sports and active nutrition, healthy ageing.
More information, including how to register, can be found here.
On April 21, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) requested comments on five food-contact substances, including three new resins, one food-contact material, and one expanded-use additive. The substances and specifications are shown below.
New Food-Contact Materials and Articles
India’s central government has issued a draft nationwide proposal to mandate certain requirements for plastic carry-out bags and to ban certain single-use plastics beginning in 2022. A Draft Notification Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021, published by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on March 12, 2021, announced the proposed ban that would take place in three phases.
On February 20, 2021, China National Health Commission (NHC) approved 2 new food-contact materials, 3 additives for expanded usage and 1 new resin. The substances and specifications are listed below.
New Food-Contact Materials