6th International Food
Packaging Symposium
Prof. Diána Bánáti Executive and Scientific Director
ILSI Europe
Food Packaging: A Matter
of Food Safety
Food packaging through history
For ages, conservation and storage of food has always
been a concern…
drying salting
smoking
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Food packaging through history
1800s First metal can (“canning” invented by Nicolas Appert) Paper manufacturing (paper bags and paperboard cartons)
1900s
Glass golden years until 1960 (but too much unfavorable characteristics such as heaviness, high costs and breakability) Metal packages (physical protection and barrier properties but issues due to presence of tin in metal packages and corrosion) Plastics (a whole history only for plastics evolution and innovation throughout time)
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Food packaging through history
2000s Active packaging (interact with the product and its environment; plays an active role in the food quality and extend shelf life of foods)
Systems that absorb substances (e.g. O2 scavengers, moisture
regulators…)
Systems that release active compounds (e.g. antimicrobial films,
antioxidant packaging)
Progress of knowledge and techniques:
Food packaging through history
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Frozen Food packaging
Recycling UHT technique
Canning Carton packages for
beverages
Active
packaging
Food packaging through history
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Main objective let our food become safer and protect
the consumers
But packaging materials also contribute to:
• Food safety and quality: A package provides
protection, tampering resistance, and physical,
chemical, or biological barriers.
• Environment: Packaging helps to extend shelf-life of
products and participates to a best use of resources to
prevent food waste.
• Economy: Packaging favours an easy distribution of
products and easier food storage, which contributes to
reduce costs.
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From a consumers’ perspective…
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IT’S NOT JUST
WHAT’S INSIDE
THAT COUNTS…
FOOD SAFETY
WORRIES MORE
EUROPEAN CITIZENS
THAN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS OR
CRIME…
EUROPEAN CITIZENS
WORRY ABOUT FOOD
CONTAMINATION…
PACKAGING PLAYS A
HUGE ROLE IN FOOD
SAFETY AND HEALTH
From a consumers’ perspective in our daily lives
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Consumers’ standards:
Items on sales
Creates packages waste
- Plastic pollution in the seas and oceans
(7th continent…).
- Food packaging accounts for almost 2/3 of
total packaging waste by volume3.
Food Waste1 • European citizens waste on average 157 kg of packaging/person/year;
• Around 88 million tons of food are wasted annually in the EU2;
• Between 1/3 and 1/2 of the world food production is not consumed,
leading to negative impacts throughout the food supply chain;
• The costs associated with food waste for EU-28 in 2012 are estimated at
around 143 billion euros;
• Packaging materials are an integral part of the packages waste:
1 FUSIONS 2016. Reducing food waste through social innovation 2 European Commission 3 Marsh K., Bugusu B., 2007
From a consumers’ perspective in our daily lives
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Food packaging legislation
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European law requires that ‘any potential migration
into food does not raise safety concerns or change
the food in an unacceptable way, for example the
taste and smell’
‘(…) to ensure components of food contact articles,
including food packaging and processing
equipment, are safe for their intended use. These
articles are composed of food contact materials,
that contain or are made of food contact
substances (FCSs) (…). FCSs typically include
coatings, plastics, paper, adhesives, colorants,
antimicrobials, and antioxidants’
Relevant authority to
express opinions
Food packaging: How does it affect our food?
Direct Food Contact Indirect Food Contact
Contact transfer Diffusion migration
Set-off migration Migration due to
heating
Direct contact with food. Example: Fruit sticker
Migration of substances through the
packaging into food.
Example: Thin-walled bottles
Migration from printed to
unprinted side. Example: stacking
of printed cups
Migration of gaseous or vaporous
substances during heating. Example:
Microwave ready meals
Packages are key in ensuring the safety of food. A careful evaluation of
food contact materials (FCM) and their interactions with food is needed to
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Food packaging: How does it affect our food?
Packages are key in ensuring the safety of food. A careful evaluation of
food contact materials (FCM) and their interactions with food is needed to
ensure consumers’ safety.
• Activities on Food Waste at ILSI Europe: Has been
highlighted as an Emerging Issue, development of the
activity is currently in progress.
• European Commission: “The central goal of EU food
safety policy is to protect both human and animal health.
We (…) are looking for every opportunity to prevent
food waste and strengthen sustainability of the food
system”. (European Commission (2014). Legislative proposal to
review recycling and other waste-related targets in the EU. Retrieved
from http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/)
• Covers journals
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Food packaging: a topic in the spotlight
Food packaging issues: some specific
examples The ‘Pizza case’: Recycled carton used for pizza boxes may be harmful
for human health because of chemicals or printing inks (i.e. that contain
mineral oils) in contact with the pizza may cause inflammation and
cancer
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Food packaging: a topic in the spotlight
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Research on ‘Food Packaging’ over the last 10 years:
5470 hits 466.000 hits
2006: 14 hits 2015: 773 hits
2015: 773 hits 2016: 585 hits
ILSI Europe Scientific Activities
Mapping
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Packaging Materials Task Force
ILSI Europe International Symposia on Food Packaging
Organised every four years, ILSI Europe International Symposia on
Food Packaging are dubbed the Olympics of Food Packaging.
These events aim at:
• Looking at the advances being made in the science
related to the safety and quality of packaged foods;
• Debating the new developments, innovation and
technological trends in the field;
• Disseminating results of on-going research;
• Examining implications for the future.
Internationally recognised as a scientific forum to discuss
the science that ensures the safety and quality of food
packaging!
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Packaging Materials Task Force
Main topics were addressed in 4 sessions:
Nanotechnology & emerging technologies/ Sustainable food
contact materials/ Risk assessment of complex mixtures/ Food
processing & packaging treatments
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Packaging Materials Task Force
Proceedings of the 5th International
Symposium on Food Packaging:
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A. Ariosti. Food Packaging: Scientific Developments
supporting Safety and Innovation. Food Additives and
Contaminants. 2014; 31(3):341-565. (Proceedings) Main topics covered:
Nanocomposites based on biodegradable plastics;
antioxidant-active FCMs, bio-based coatings;
sustainable food packaging design; analytical
screening of irradiated FCMs; safety assessment of
NIAS; migration from FCMs to foods; results of the
European FACET Project; and many others.
Packaging Materials Task Force
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311 Participants
26 Oral Presentations
148 Posters
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6th Food Packaging Symposium – Organising Committee
Dr Thomas Gude ─ Chair Swiss Quality Testing Services – SQTS CH
Dr Catherine Simoneau ─ Co-
Chair
European Commission – Joint Research Center (JRC) IT
Dr Marie-Hélène Bani-Estivals Danone FR
Dr Emma Bradley Fera Science (FERA) UK
Dr Suzanne De Cort The Coca-Cola Company BE
Prof. Wolfgang Dekant University of Würzburg DE
Dr Françoise Godts DuPont de Nemours BE
Prof. Nathalie Gontard National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) FR
Dr Monika Huber Mondelēz International DE
Prof. Dietrich Knorr Berlin University of Food Technology DE
Ms Lisette Krul The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
(TNO)
NL
Prof. Cristina Nerin University of Zaragoza ES
Dr Peter Oldring The Valspar Corporation UK
Dr Gabriele Pieper Tetra Pak DE
Dr Lionel Spack Nestlé CH
Dr Stamatios Stamenitis Mars (Wrigley) DE
Mr Peter van Herwijnen Dow Europe DE
Dr Cyril Marsaux ILSI Europe BE
Dr Stéphane Vidry ILSI Europe BE
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6th Food Packaging Symposium – Scientific Committee
Prof. Alejandro Ariosti National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) AR
Dr Tim Begley US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) US
Dr Emma Bradley Fera Science (Fera) UK
Prof. Wolfgang Dekant University of Würzburg DE
Prof. Ferruccio Doghieri University Bologna IT
Dr Vincent Dudler Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) CH
Prof. Nathalie Gontard National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) FR
Dr Valerie Guillard University of Montpellier FR
Ms Lisette Krul The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
(TNO)
NL
Dr Dong Sun Lee Kyungnam University KR
Prof. Cristina Nerín University of Zaragoza ES
Prof. Peter Ragaert Ghent University BE
Prof. Thomas Simat Technical University of Dresden DE
Prof. Peter Simon Slovak University of Technology SK
Dr Catherine Simoneau European Commission – Joint Research Center (JRC) IT
Dr Frank Welle Fraunhofer Institute DE
Prof. Selçuk Yildirim Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) CH
Dr Cyril Marsaux ILSI Europe BE p. 10
6th International Symposium on Food
Packaging: programme at a glance
BIOCIDES
Risk Assessment
Safety Assessment
Safety-By-Design
Innovations & Emerging
Technologies
Future Challenges 5 sessions
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ILSI Europe
Who we are – Vision
We build multi-stakeholder science-based
solutions for a sustainable and healthier world.
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What we do – Mission
We foster collaboration between relevant
stakeholders.
We identify existing and emerging challenges in food, nutrition and health
and facilitate proactive practical solutions.
We communicate and disseminate our scientific output widely.
Our way of working is designed to deliver science of the highest quality and
integrity.
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Sound science for improved public health:
How ILSI Europe makes the difference
ILSI Europe is a forum for
pre-competitive
scientific discussions
ILSI Europe is working
with renown scientific experts
ILSI Europe is publishing high-quality papers in
peer-reviewed journals
International and national authorities are referring
to ILSI Europe work
The tripartite approach is a fundamental pillar of ILSI Europe
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Packaging
Materials
Task Force
Packaging Materials Task Force
members
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Dr Thomas Gude – Chair SQTS CH
Dr Sander Koster – Vice-Chair Nestlé CH
Prof. Wolfgang Dekant – Co-Chair University of Würzburg DE
Dr Marie-Hélène Bani-Estivals Danone FR
Dr Suzanne De Cort The Coca-Cola Company BE
Dr Françoise Godts DuPont de Nemours BE
Dr Monika Huber Mondelēz International DE
Dr Peter Oldring The Valspar Corporation UK
Dr Gabi Pieper Tetra Pak DE
Ms Jana Seyfang FrieslandCampina DE
Dr Stamatios Stamenitis Mars (Wrigley) DE
Dr Heinz Traussnig Mayr-Melnhof Karton AT
Mr Peter Van Herwijnen Dow Europe DE
Dr Lucie Geurts ILSI Europe BE
Packaging Materials Task Force Peer-reviewed and latest publications
A. Ariosti. Food Packaging: Scientific Developments
supporting Safety and Innovation. Food Additives
and Contaminants. 2014; 31(3):341-565.
(Proceedings)
Koster Sander, Bani-Estivals Marie-Hélène, Bonuomo
Maurizio, Bradley Emma, Chagnon Marie-Christine, Garcia
M. Leonor, Godts Françoise, Gude Thomas, Helling
Rüdiger, Paseiro-Losada Perfecto, Pieper Gabriele,
Rennen Monique, Simat Thomas, Spack Lionel.
Packaging Materials Task Force
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Packaging Materials Series
ILSI Europe Black & White
Reports
Activities
Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS)
• Packaging materials are made from of a wide range of chemical
substances that may contain impurities, by‐products and cross-
reaction products.
• Most of these non‐intentionally added substances are poorly
characterised, have not been toxicologically evaluated and may
migrate into detectable amounts into food.
• Draft guidance document to apply risk assessment principles to
NIAS originating from food contact materials and their potential
chemical migrants reviewed at a multi-stakeholder workshop in
April 2014.
• The guidance document was published in July 2015 in the ILSI
Europe Report Series.
Packaging Materials Task Force
1st clear guidance document on NIAS in FCM!
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Packaging Materials Task Force
Activities
Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS)
Packaging Materials Task Force
Bioassays for Food Contact Materials (FCM) Safety
“Roles and Applications of In Vitro Bioassays in Safety
Evaluation of Food Contact Materials”
• Review the roles, availability and suitability of in vitro bioassays for
safety assessment of FCM
• This initiative will:
• Improve packaging safety evaluation
• Allow focusing resources on most relevant issues
• Reduce the use of laboratory animals.
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ILSI Europe Staff
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Prof. Diána Bánáti Dr Stéphane Vidry Ms Ruth Marquet
Dr Cyril Marsaux Dr Lucie Geurts Ms Belinda Antonio
We wish you a fruitful symposium…
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…and a great stay in Barcelona!
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