2026 Workshops

E&L vs Food-Contact Compliance: Two Regulatory Worlds, One Packaging Reality

What to expect

• Divergence and convergence between E&L assessment and food-contact compliance: same materials, different regulatory expectations
• Food packaging context vs pharmaceutical context: how to evaluate worst-case conditions, which analytical approach to take, how the toxicological assessment is developed and how E&L suitability departs from food compliance
• Food-compliance data can support packaging material selection but cannot replace a comprehensive E&L strategy to ensure safety across different application sectors, enabling faster material selection, more valuable supplier qualification and fewer late-stage E&L findings

Speakers

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Barbara Moretti

Head of Packaging Dept. & Food Contact Materials Specialist, NEOTRON SpA

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Valeria Mazzoni

E&L Project Coordinator, NEOTRON SpA

Advanced Toxicological Assessment and Regulatory Decision‑Making

What to expect

Hands-on case studies covering read-across methodologies, grouping of chemically related compounds, identification of unique chemical entities above reporting thresholds, and derivation of Permitted Daily Exposures (PDEs), including complex scenarios involving high-dose drug products and oncology APIs with genotoxic mechanisms of action.

Speakers

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Dr Janet Gould, PhD, DABT, CIH

Senior Principal Toxicologist, SafeBridge Europe

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William Hawkins

Senior Managing Toxicologist, SafeBridge Europe Ltd.