Environmental Review & the Food Contact Notification Process

Featured panelists include:

• Dr. Mitch Cheeseman, Managing Director
• Catherine Rice, Specialist
• Dr. Suzanne Hill, Environmental Team Leader, Office of Food Additive Safety USFDA

FDA's environmental review process for food contact notifications is one of the least understood parts of the regulatory process for food contact substances.

Topics for discussion will include:

• What is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and what are FDA's and your responsibilities under NEPA?
• What are the specific requirements for an environmental submission for a food contact notification?
• What types of information are needed to address the requirements of an environmental assessment?
• How do you use that information to address critical questions of environmental impact?

CLE credit is pending in AZ, CA, NY, and VA.