Keller and Heckman Partner Rachida Semail presented at the Centre for Management Technology’s virtual conference on Recycled Packaging for Food Contact on December 2, 2021. Industry leaders and officials joined Rachida during the second annual conference to provide regulatory updates and discuss challenges related to recycled plastics within food packaging.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (DoE) has requested comments on its draft report for phase three of the Safer Products for Washington program.

Minnesota has recently enacted a law that bans per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging, and Maine has passed a law that is being touted as the broadest state ban on PFAS in consumer products.

The White House announced on November 12, 2021, that President Joe Biden will nominate Robert M. Califf, M.D., as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Califf served as FDA Commissioner under President Obama and is currently a professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and a practicing cardiologist. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has served on many of that organization’s committees, in addition to serving as a member of the FDA Cardiorenal Advisory Panel and FDA Science Board’s Subcommittee on Science and Technology. Dr.

The Biden Administration announced accelerated efforts to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on October 18, 2021. The plan involves a government-wide approach with multiple agencies taking steps to prevent PFAS contamination and to remediate the impact of PFAS. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added five new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.

Keller and Heckman Partner Katie Skaggs will be one of the presenters at the virtual PLASTICS Fall Food Packaging Conference, to be held November 9-11, 2021. She will speak during the session on PFAS and Regulatory Issues Impacting Packaging. Participants will also hear from experts in government, scientific institutions, and industry concerning regulatory issues surrounding the global marketing of food packaging materials. In addition, brand owners and speakers from the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added eight new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.