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Smithers Pira has announced the Global Food Contact 2018 agenda, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda this May 9-11, 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland. This year’s agenda will to help attendees manage regulatory compliance for food contact materials across a global packaging value chain.

This year’s conference will kick off with a session on the Regulatory Landscape – Americas, covering updates on Canada, Mercosur and the United States. Industry experts speaking at Global Food Contact 2018 include Health Canada, Kraft Heinz, Metsa Board Group, Keller & Heckman, FDA, Sun Chemical and more.

Additionally, this year’s Global Food Contact conference will focus on:

• Latest updates from FDA on FSMA and other developments
• Insight on NIAS, inks and other hot topics in European food contact
• Case Study from Kraft Heinz on Indian Food Contact requirements
• Update on Safety Assessment in Canada
• New registration procedure for food contact materials in Latin America
• Chinese legislation and industrial guidelines for declaration of compliance.

“We are excited to bring the Global Food Contact conference back to the US in 2018. The agenda will discuss some hot topics in the food contact industry on a global scale,” said Ciaran Little, Conference Producer. “Our program will provide expert updates and case studies from senior regulators, lawyers and industry players across the globe ensuring you have the latest information to apply to your regulatory processes.”

For more information about the Global Food Contact 2018 conference, visit: https://www.food-contact.com/global-food-contact

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, contact Sean Walsh at swalsh@smithers.com or +1 (330) 762-7441