Contact person
Amina Vazda
Forskare
Contact AminaRecycled materials in food contact materials – is there a conflict with the non-toxic environment goal? Recycling of materials is often described as a key factor in a circular economy. But is there a risk that we also recycle hazardous chemicals when materials are recycled?
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala University and RISE have studied these questions in a Formas funded project, and we invite you to a seminar to present our finding as discuss these with interested parties.
This seminar will focus on
Jane Muncke, Food Packaging Forum, will give a key note lecture to put the seminar in an international context. The seminar will be closed with an interactive discussion between the presenters and the attendees.
13.00-13.05 Welcome Johan Lundqvist, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
13.05-13.45 Key-note Lecture: “Recycled Materials in Food Packaging - Health and Environmental Challenges”
Jane Muncke, Food Packaging Forum
13.45-14.15 “Effect-based methods as a new tool to monitor hazardous chemicals – analyzes of recycled food contact materials”
Johan Lundqvist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
14.15-14.45 Break
14.45-15.15 Food packaging recycling: some insights about the role of contamination and purity in a complex and variable sector
Sebastian Abrahamsson, Uppsala University
15.15 -15.30 Stakeholders view of recycled materials
Ann Lorentzon, Researcher RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
15.30 -15.45 Break
15.45-16.15 The evolving legislation landscape
Cathrine Löfgen, researcher RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Hans Steijer, researcher RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
16.15-16.45 Interactive discussion with the presenters and attendees