19th Lecture Event of the VFV
“Trends 2011 in the Field of European Food Packaging “
on 12 April 2011 in Aschaffenburg

The VFV Lecture Event took place on 12 April 2011 in the Stadthalle (Municiple Hall) Aschaffenburg.

On the occasion of the annual general meeting of the research association "Verein zur Förderung der Forschung und Ausbildung für Faserstoff- und Verpackungschemie e.V. (VFV)", a lecture event took place for the 19th time concerning topical issues in the field of food packaging.

We are pleased to have had won over competent speakers from various sectors of the manufacture, finishing and testing of food packages.

The following topics were covered: New developments in the field of nano-materials in consumer goods, the new Plastics Directive/Regulation (PIM) and the CEPI-guideline for paper as well as environmental efficiency ("carbon footprint") were also be highlighted.

The conference language was German, however, the presentations were translated simultaneously into English.

Agenda of the 19th Lecture Event of the VFV on 12 April 2011 Stadthalle Aschaffenburg
Time	Topic	Speaker
09:15 h	Opening of the event by the VFV President	Bernhard Schippler SCA Packaging Containerboard Deutschland GmbH
09:40 h	Industry Guideline of papers and boards for food packaging	Heinz Traußnig Mayr-Melnhof Karton GmbH, Fronleiten, Austria
10:20 h	Coffee break
10:40 h	Analytics of foodstuff packaging materials – in the focus: Printing inks	Prof. Dr. Thomas Simat TU–Dresden
11:20 h	Conformity work	Dr. Sieglinde Stähle BLL Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e.V., Berlin
12:00 h	Lunch break
13:00 h	Printing inks in the foodstuff sector – Current state of discussions	Dr. Sebastian Gierisch MHM Holding GmbH, Kirchheim
13:40 h	What does the Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 mean for the adhesive industry?	Dr. Hermann Onusseit Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
14:20 h	Coffee break
14:40 h	Consequences of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 for the examination and certification of foodstuff consumer goods	Dr. Katja Zechmann ISEGA GmbH, Aschaffenburg
15:00 h	Carbon fooprints – Current development	Dr. Martina Eisenbeis SCA Hygiene Products, Mannheim
15:25 h	Is the paper analytics able to record tomorrow's harmful substance of the month?	Dr. Ralph Derra ISEGA GmbH, Aschaffenburg
16:10 h	Concluding discussion
16:15 h	VFV Annual General Meeting
Chairman: Dr. Ralph Derra

Agenda is subject to change at short notice.

19th Lecture Event of the VFV “Trends 2011 in the Field of European Food Packaging “ on 12 April 2011 in Aschaffenburg

Agenda of the 19th Lecture Event of the VFV on 12 April 2011 Stadthalle Aschaffenburg

19th Lecture Event of the VFV
“Trends 2011 in the Field of European Food Packaging “
on 12 April 2011 in Aschaffenburg

Agenda of the 19th Lecture Event of the VFV on 12 April 2011
Stadthalle Aschaffenburg