International Akademie Fresenius Conference — Microplastics

Highlights

Regulatory Changes

• European Commission: Update on microplastics and the EU Plastics Strategy
• ECHA: REACH restriction of intentionally added microplastics – status update
• Practical evidence for in favor of discussing a refinement of the new legal framework: The example of polyethylene wax
• Cefic perspective on the expected regulatory changes
• Industry perspective on ECHA‘s restriction proposal: The implications for polymer dispersions and their down-stream industrial uses
• Intentionally added microplastics in agricultural products

Risk Assessment

• The German BfR on microplastics in food:Oral uptake, toxicology and initial aspects of risk assessment
• Modeling the flows of microplastic to the environment
• Transferring microplastic fate and effects knowledge from the environment to human health
  Understanding microplastic exposure and hazard in a global context

Proactive Solutions

• Microplastic to microfibers – How to achieve zero leakage to the environment