24th Lecture Event of the VFV
“Trends 2016 in the Field of European Food Packaging “
on 26 April 2016 in Aschaffenburg

The VFV Lecture Event took place on 26 April 2016 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 was held for the 24th time concerning topical issues in the field of food packaging.

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

Our guests could look forward to informative lectures on the following topics:

Current developments in European Legislation on food contact materials
Is harmonization or national legislation the future of Europe?
How to handle NIAS?
State of the German legislation on mineral oils and printing inks
Migration testing of adhesives
Paper and board for food contact

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

Agenda of the 24th Lecture Event of the VFV on 26 April 2016 Stadthalle Aschaffenburg
Time	Topic	Speaker
09:15 h	Opening of the event by the VFV President	Bernhard Schippler DS Smith, Aschaffenburg
09:30 h	50 years ISEGA – from paper manufacture to food contact	Dr. Ralph Derra ISEGA GmbH, Aschaffenburg
10:10 h	Coffee break
10:30 h	European harmonization of the food contact re-gulations	Dr. Karla Pfaff Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Ber-lin
11:10 h	NIAS- How to handle this issue for my product? Analysis and evaluation	Prof. Dr. Thomas Simat TU Dresden
11:50 h	Lunch break
12:50 h	Paper and board – Differences and issues regarding national regulations and interpretation due to the lack of harmonized legislation	Dr. Heinz Traussnig MM Karton, Fronleiten
13:30 h	Adhesives – Ensuring compliance from the point of view of a manufacturer	Dr. Monika Tönnießen Henkel AG, Düsseldorf
14:10 h	Coffee break
14:50 h	Printing inks - What's new?	Josef Sutter Huber Druckfarben, Munich
15:10 h	Update on JRC work and EURL-NRL network: development of methods and technical guide-lines for implementation of EU frameworks and future options	Dr. Eddo Hoekstra European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra
15:50 h	Concluding discussion
16:15 h	VFV Annual General Meeting
Chairman: Dr. Ralph Derra

24th Lecture Event of the VFV “Trends 2016 in the Field of European Food Packaging “ on 26 April 2016 in Aschaffenburg

Agenda of the 24th Lecture Event of the VFV on 26 April 2016 Stadthalle Aschaffenburg

24th Lecture Event of the VFV
“Trends 2016 in the Field of European Food Packaging “
on 26 April 2016 in Aschaffenburg

Agenda of the 24th Lecture Event of the VFV on 26 April 2016
Stadthalle Aschaffenburg