Food Safety Consultative Council Open Meeting

Thursday 21st November, 2019The Science Gallery, The Naughton Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Pearse St, Dublin 2 8:20am – 12:30pm

Food and Plastic – A Question of Taste?

Introduction

The Food Safety Consultative Council (FSCC) of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) acts as a forum for debate on food safety issues and provides advice to the FSAI Board on areas of relevance. With a membership from the wider interests in food safety, it affords consumers, industry and other stakeholders to provide valuable input to the aims and agenda of the FSAI.

Through its regular meetings, the FSCC examines issues relevant to all parts of the food chain, from farm to fork, and reviews food safety initiatives proposed or already in place aimed at protecting consumers and ensuring their health and interests are foremost.

In historic terms, we are familiar with the descriptions Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Today it seems we live in the Plastic Age. Protecting our planet and our future means we have to manage the production, use and disposal of plastic. While current public debate suggests that we have to reconsider our use of plastic, it does play an important role in the food sector from production equipment to packaging and labelling. ‘Food and Plastic – A Question of Taste?’ will discuss the role of plastic in packaging in relation to food safety. A range of packaging, environmental and food business experts will expand on these topics and more during the panel debate, which will be moderated by well-known journalist, author and broadcaster, Ms Suzanne Campbell.

All are welcome. This event is FREE to attend.

Mr Ray Bowe (Chair)Musgraves Retail Partners

Ms Annette SweeneyTechnical University Dublin

Mr Cormac HealyMeat Industry Ireland, IBEC

Mr Dermot GatesBoxmore Plastics Ltd

Mr Dermot JewellConsumer Association of Ireland

Mr Eamonn QuinnKelsius

Mr James McCruddenCountry Markets

Mr Jamie KnoxBritvic Ireland

Ms Maree GallagherFood Law Solicitor

Mr Martin RoperFood Safety Consultant

Ms Siobhan MurphyHealth Service Executive

Mr Tim O’BrienRestaurateur

FSCC Members

Food and Plastic – A Question of Taste? Food Safety Consultative Council Open Meeting

Agenda

08:20 Registration and Refreshments

08:50 Opening Address Dr Pamela Byrne Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety Authority of Ireland

09:00 Welcome & Introduction Mr Ray Bowe Chair, Food Safety Consultative Council

09:10 Microplastics: Awareness and Knowledge Gaps Prof. Gordon Chambers Technological University Dublin

09:30 Plastic Packaging and Environmental Sustainability Mr Dermot Gates Boxmore Plastics

09:50 Plastics: Is Migration your Problem? Dr Bernard Hegarty Director Enforcement Policy, Food Safety Authority of Ireland

10:10 Closing the Loop on Plastic Ms Anna Turrell Head of Sustainability, Nestlé UK and Ireland

10:30 Plastics and Food - Friends or Enemies? Mr Jack O’Sullivan Zero Waste Alliance

10:50 Coffee Break

11:20 Panel Debate – Food and Plastic

Chaired by: Ms Suzanne Campbell Journalist, Author and Broadcaster

Panelists: Mr Ray BoweChair, Food Safety Consultative Council and Musgraves Retail Partners

Dr Bernard HegartyDirector Enforcement Policy, Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Ms Anna TurrellHead of Sustainability, Nestlé UK and Ireland

Mr Jack O’SullivanDirector, Zero Waste Alliance

Mr Dermot GatesManaging Director, Boxmore Plastics Ltd

Prof. Gordon ChambersSenior Lecturer, School of Physics and Clinical and Optometric Sciences, Technological University Dublin

Mr Kevin O’SullivanEnvironment and Science Editor, The Irish Times

12:20 Conclusions – Close of Meeting

Chair: Ray Ellard, Director Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs

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