23 Sep 2015

Intertek addresses the need to help clients meet regulatory requirements

Geleen, Netherlands – Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions worldwide, is offering a complimentary webinar series designed to provide the latest updates on regulatory compliance and food contact materials testing to support clients in meeting the new European regulatory requirements for plastic food packaging.

Food manufacturers, packers, and packaging producers have an obligation to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in chemical safety and food contact regulations. Recently, there have been developments for testing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food in Europe. A transitional period has been introduced to help food operators implement all the requirements of the European Union Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and will be enforced as of 1st January 2016. From this point onwards, any migration testing used to support food contact materials must comply with the regulation.

To help clients navigate the intended changes, Intertek is hosting a webinar series. The first webinar in this series will be an overview on Regulation EU 10/2011 on 24th September, presented by Nadine Thomis and Job Ridderbecks, Regulatory experts within Intertek Life Sciences. Additional webinars offered by Intertek Life Sciences experts include, “Global Food Contact Regulatory Compliance Process” on 20th October, and “Understanding the Complexities of Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS)” on 3rd December. To register to attend any of the webinars being offered in this series, please visit https://www.intertek.com/food/contact/2015-webinar-series/.

Intertek’s Vice President, Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services Dr. Ruud Overbeek shared, “Many of our customers are proactively working towards meeting the requirements of the forthcoming deadline in January 2016. We recommend that companies requiring support to ensure that all compliance requirements are addressed, should contact our regulatory experts as soon as possible. Working together closely, we will be able to set up your compliance program; identify which migration testing rules are applicable to your materials; address how to handle the Declaration of Compliance.” To learn more about the regulatory and testing services offered by our experts and within the larger Intertek organization, please visit www.intertek.com.

Contacts

For Media Inquiries: 

Dr. Ruud Overbeek
Vice President Global Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services (HERS)
Intertek Life Sciences
Tel.: +1 281 364-2923
Email: ruud.overbeek@intertek.com

For Market Inquiries:

Nadine Thomis
Business Consultant, Regulatory Services
Intertek Life Sciences
Tel: +31 (0) 88 126 8888
Email: nadine.thomis@intertek.com

About Intertek

Intertek is a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and certification, Intertek adds value for its customers by helping improve the quality and safety of their products, assets and processes. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 38,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies’ success in the global marketplace, by helping customers to meet end users’ expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide. Visit www.intertek.com.

Intertek’s Food Contact Compliance and Testing Solutions

Intertek offers a comprehensive solution for global food contact materials compliance due to its unique combination of regulatory expertise, industry knowledge and testing programs. Intertek’s food contact regulatory consultants and scientists in Europe and North America have worked with innovators in food packaging and the related supply chain members for over 25 years and have applied this integrated approach to helping over 400 clients globally over the year to date to meet compliance requirements.. Intertek supports the development of new and innovative food contact products bringing confidence in the products safety, quality and regulatory compliance to companies around the world. To learn more about our food contact and testing services please visit www.intertek.com/food/contact/.