SPI Food, Drug and Cosmetic Packaging Materials Committee (FDCPMC)
2014 Food Packaging Summit
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 10-12, 2014
DAY 1
Monday November 10 2014
12.00pm – 4.00pm FDCPMC Executive Board Meeting (Board members only)
Royal Salon B
Lunch served
6.00pm – 7.00pm
WELCOME RECEPTION
All are invited to join friends for drinks and hors d’oeuvres to kick off your stay at the
beautiful Hotel Monteleone.
Registration
Vieux Carre Foyer
DAY 2
Tuesday November 11 2014
Determining the Safety of Food Packaging Materials
7.00am – 8.00am
BREAKFAST
8.00am – 8.15am
Welcome, Self-Introductions & Introduction of Program
Vieux Carre Room
8.15am – 9.00am
Vieux Carre Room
Rick Siergiej Bayer MaterialScience LLC, FDCPMC Chair
Overview of SPI and Initiatives to Enhance the Environmental Profile of Plastics
Vieux Carre Room Bill Carteaux
President & CEO, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
9.00am – 9.25am
History and Foundation of GRAS
Vieux Carre Room
Mitch Cheeseman, PhD
Managing Director, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
9.25am – 9.55am
Dietary Exposure and Toxicological Considerations for GRAS Determinations
Vieux Carre Room
Lester Borodinsky, PhD
Scientist, Keller & Heckman LLP
9.55am – 10.25am BREAK
10.25am – 11.00am Using TTC as the Basis for GRAS Determinations
Vieux Carre Room Mitch Cheeseman, PhD
Managing Director, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
11.00am – 11.30am Food Industry Perspectives on GRAS
Vieux Carre Room Nancy Rachman, PhD (invited)
NJ Rachman Consulting, LLC
11.30am – 12.00pm Industry Activities Related to Food Ingredient Safety
Vieux Carre Room Tony Pavel
Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
12.00pm – 12.30pm Practicalities of GRAS Determinations in Today’s Market
Vieux Carre Room Devon Wm. Hill
Partner, Keller & Heckman LLP
12.30pm – 2.00pm LUNCH
2.00pm – 2.30pm
Riverview Room
Introducing RILA’s Center for Retail Compliance
Vieux Carre Room Tiffin Shewmake
Director, Center for Retail Compliance, Retail Industry Leaders Association
2.30pm – 3.15pm
Plastics-Myths and Facts
Vieux Carre Room
Joe Schwarcz, PhD
Director, McGill University Office for Science and Society
3.15pm – 3.45pm
BREAK
3.45pm – 4.30pm
Communicating with the Media about Chemicals Risk
Vieux Carre Room Trevor Butterworth
Director, Sense about Science USA
4.30pm – 5.00pm
5.00pm
6.00pm – 8.30pm
Moderated Roundtable on Science Communication
Adjournment
DINNER
Dinner will be served at Arnaud’s, sponsored by Decernis & Intertek (all attendees,
speakers and guests are welcome!)
DAY 3
7.30am – 8.00am
Wednesday November 12
BREAKFAST
Vieux Carre Foyer
8.00am – 12.30pm FDCPMC Full Committee Business Meeting (SPI members only)
Vieux Carre Room
12.30pm – 2:00pm Government Affairs Subcommittee Lunch (SPI members only)
Riverview Room