In this seminar, we will inform you about legal requirements and current developments regarding food contact materials (FCM) and articles. Learn first-hand what to look out for when placing materials and articles on the market and which test reports and other documents are actually required when and for what purpose.
Contents
- The basics for FCM: Legal requirements and framework conditions
- Current developments at Austrian and EU level
- Conformity work: mandatory or optional?
- The perennial issue of declarations of conformity: Who - when - how - for what?
- Questions and answers
Target group
- People who are responsible for or work in the following areas: Production, processing, import and use of materials and articles that come into direct or indirect contact with foodstuffs
- Auditors, inspectors and assessors in this specialised area
Language: German
German
Registration information
Please register by 08.10.2025 at the latest.
Limited number of participants!
This event will be held as a face-to-face event.
Technical director and lecturer
DI Thomas SCHWARTZ
Department for Utility Articles and Cosmetics
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute for Food Safety Vienna
Further lecturers
Dr Christa HAMETNER
Department of Consumer Products and Cosmetics
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute for Food Safety Vienna
Roxana-Rita KLAUS, MSc
Department of Consumer Products and Cosmetics
AGES, Food Safety Division
Institute for Food Safety Vienna
Stefan PAIREDER
Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health,
Care and Consumer Protection
Section III - Consumer Policy and Consumer Health
Department III/B/14 - Food Safety and Consumer Protection: Substance and Technological Risks, Genetic Engineering
You are also welcome to submit your topic-related questions in advance to akademie@ages.at. The questions collected will be answered by the speakers during the seminar.
We also offer this seminar as a customised in-house training course.
We would be happy to provide you with a quote.