NVC Workshop Food Contact Materials Legislation

The legislation concerning food contact materials, including packaging, is becoming increasingly stricter. Often it appears to be difficult to translate the legislation into practical procedures. This interactive workshop deals with the food contact legislation, gives insight into the selection and evaluation of test conditions, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and traceability, and gives guidelines for dealing with them.


Result
After completing this workshop you will be able to (better) translate the legal requirements of the food contact materials legislation into a practical approach.

Target group
Quality managers, packaging developers, purchasers and everyone who specifies and selects materials.

Programme
The workshop deals with the following topics:


• Introduction to the food contact materials legislation
• Selecting and evaluating tests
• Case study/studies of selecting and evaluating tests
• Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• GMP case study/studies
• Traceability
• Traceability case study/studies

Practical cases
During the workshop you will put the theory directly into practise using three cases.


The workshop lasts one day from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm and will take place in Antwerp, Belgium.
Maximum group size: 15 people

Instructor

Dr. Rob Veraart has worked for more than 8 years at the TNO research institute as Project Manager Food Contact Legislation. He was responsible for migration tests for a wide variety of customers from the food industry.
Since 2007 he has been employed by Keller and Heckman LLP, an attorneys’ office specialising in judiciary subjects with a strongly scientific character. Here too, he is involved with the legislation concerning food contact materials.

Cost 2012
NVC members € 445*, non-members € 560*
* Fees include coffee/tea, lunch and course materials, excluding VAT and travel and accommodation expenses.


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