Residues of PFAS in Food, Packaging and the Environment

On 20 August 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an updated REACH proposal to restrict PFAS, including a comprehensive ban on their use in packaging materials for food contact and consumer applications. This measure is designed to better protect human health and the environment.

Contaminants such as PFAS are strictly regulated in the EU, and their risk management and toxicological assessment continue to present challenges across the food and packaging sectors, as well as for participants from the plant protection industry.

This online conference brings together leading experts and professionals from the food and beverage industry, packaging sector, plant protection industry, food trade, laboratories, research institutes, authorities, and professional associations to discuss the latest developments in PFAS analysis, regulation, toxicology, and risk management.

Participants will...

• receive first-hand updates on current EU and Member State regulatory developments.
• learn from international experts – including contributions from the U.S. FDA – on analytical advances and toxicological findings.
• understand implications for compliance, product safety, and PFAS management in food, packaging, and related sectors.
• gain practical insights into upcoming REACH restrictions and risk management strategies.

Highlights

• EU regulatory landscape and PFAS in food
• REACH restriction process and Member State perspectives
• Analytical challenges in monitoring and detection, including U.S. FDA perspective
• Toxicology and human exposure
• PPWR reduction, remediation, and safer alternatives
• Product safety strategies and mitigation

The conference brings together experts and decision-makers from across the food supply chain who are dealing with the analytical, regulatory, toxicological and practical aspects of PFAS.

Groups that should take part: Regulatory, scientific, quality assurance, analytical, product safety and legal professionals who want to stay up to date on the latest developments affecting the food, packaging and environmental sectors in Europe.