Online
5 June 2023
15:00 – 17:00 (CET/CEST)

What we need to ensure the safety of food packaging

Follow the livestream on 5 June HERE

This event is hosted by Malte Gallée, Member of the European Parliament (Greens/European Free Alliance).


On 30 November 2022, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, with the overall ambition to encourage prevention of waste and reuse of a wide range of packaging types, in line with the EU waste hierarchy.

There are however on the one hand hygiene and safety concerns related to reusable food packaging, and on the other hand there is a lack of awareness/visibility of the presence of hazardous chemicals in single-use packaging and their significant impact on consumers’ health and circularity.

As the European Parliament and the Council are preparing their positions on the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) proposal, this event gathers stakeholders to share their expertise and views on the topic of food packaging safety; to discuss existing concerns about hygiene and harmful chemicals; best practices; and how the EU laws – and the PPWR in particular – should truly minimise impacts of packaging on consumers health and materials circularity.

You can follow the event via livestream on the day on this page – watch this space in the coming days for the link!


Agenda

Moderator: Nathan Dufour, Reuse Systems Manager and Lead of the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP), Zero Waste Europe

15.00 Welcome/Introduction/Keynote

  • Malte Gallée, MEP, Greens/European Free Alliance

15.10 Introduction /Video message

  •  MEP Grace O’Sullivan, Greens/EFA Group, Ireland

15.15 – 16:00 Panel 

  • Dorota Napierska, Policy Officer on Toxic-free Consumption & Production, Zero Waste Europe – Setting the scene 
  • Dr. Jane Muncke, Managing Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Food Packaging Forum
  • Michela Vuerich, Programme Manager Sustainability & Services, ANEC (The European consumer voice in standardisation) 
  • Carla Valeiras Alvarez, EU Policy Officer, Safe Food Advocacy Europe 
  • Eleonore Blondeau, New Projects Manager and Circular Industry expert, Eternity Systems 

16.00 – 16.15 Reaction to the interventions

  • Wolfgang Trunk, Team Leader, Circular Economy – From Waste to Resources, DG ENVIRONMENT, European Commission
  • Bastiaan Schuup, Team Leader Food Contact Materials, DG Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission

16.15 – 16.50 

  • Q&A and discussion

16.50 – 16.55 

  • Malte Gallée, MEP, Greens/European Free Alliance – Closing remarks
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Speakers

  • Malte Gallée
    Member of the European Parliament (Greens/European Free Alliance)
  • Grace O'Sullivan
    Member of the European Parliament (Greens/European Free Alliance)
  • Dorota Napierska
    Policy Officer on Toxic-Free Consumption & Production
  • Eleonore Blondeau
    New Projects Manager and Circular Industry Expert, Eternity Systems
  • Dr Jane Muncke
    Managing Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Food Packaging Forum
  • Michela Vuerich
    Programme Manager Sustainability & Services, ANEC (the European Consumer Voice In Stardardisation)
  • Carla Valeiras
    Policy Officer, SAFE - Food Advocacy Europe
  • Dr. Wolfgang Trunk
    Team Leader, Circular Economy - From Waste to Resources, DG ENVIRONMENT, European Commission
  • Bastiaan Schuup
    Team Leader Food Contact Materials, DG Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission
  • Moderator - Nathan Dufour
    Reuse Systems Manager and Leader of the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP), Zero Waste Europe