Learn with experts at Packaging Innovations & Empack Birmingham

During Packaging Innovations & Empack Birmingham, join our experts from our personal care, food and drink, household, pharmaceutical and chemicals packaging testing teams who also have expertise with adhesives quality assurance, multi-layer systems and label/print testing. We know that innovation is critical to a successful product launch and that protecting human health and aspiring to an effective circular economy will be key considerations in the world of packaging. We are experts in the design of analytical studies which drive understanding of the composition, performance, and chemical safety of these packaging materials. Our expertise can enable your decision-making, help you to overcome your development challenges and accelerate your sector-specific innovations.

Current packaging development challenges include the environmental impact of packaging, ensuring good performance of the materials and meeting regulatory compliance requirements. During Empack 2025, discuss with our experts your key challenges including:

• Meeting your goals for the circular economy
• Safety and performance of recycled materials
• Multi-material, multi-layer systems including barrier layers
• Single-use versus multi-use food contact materials regulatory considerations
• Safety including quantifying non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), primary aromatic amines (PAAs), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or heavy metals
• Paper and card packaging materials for food contact
• Latest changes to the Positive List (EU 10/2011)
• Adhesives testing, Label/Print migration testing

Food and Drink Packaging Testing
Our experts specialise in food contact regulations, including European, FDA, and other global standards. We conduct overall migration compliance testing (OML) and specific migration testing (SML). Using various analytical techniques, we assess non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) and substances of concern, such as primary aromatic amines, trace metals, PFAS, bisphenol A, microplastics, and phthalates. Through our CircularAssure program, we support the circular lifecycle of food packaging, offering chemical assessment, migration testing, support for recycling process development and recycled material certification services.

Home Care and Personal Care Packaging
Cosmetic packaging must protect the product and support the entire brand experience—non-intentionally added substances, chemical substances of concern, degradation of materials and microplastics all present challenges. We have worked with globally innovative brands to test their cosmetic packaging through migration studies. Through our CircularAssure team, we have also supported sustainable solutions for personal care, exploring materials development through processing, where recycled materials are used or incorporated into the packaging.

Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging
Our experts have over 30 years of experience in specialised analytical and toxicology assessment for extractable leachable testing for pharmaceutical packaging. From R&D support to E&L studies from our GMP-compliant laboratories, our expertise is reinforced by our knowledge of polymer, plastic and packaging materials which underpins our ability to drive insights for you into materials' formulation, including adhesives, additives, stabiliser ingredients, and their degradation products.

Services Summary:

• Food and Drink Packaging Testing
• Food contact Migration Testing
• Non-intentionally Added Substances Testing
• Cosmetics Packaging Testing
• Extractables and Leachables for Pharmaceutical Container Closure Systems
• Adhesives Quality Assurance Testing
• Coatings Testing
• Polymers and Plastics Testing
• Microplastics Testing
• Circular Economy Support – CircularAssure
• Recycled Content
• Materials Testing

Ready to connect with the future of packaging development support? Your journey to more innovative, safer products starts here.

Your Packaging Testing Partner
Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life, we apply our experience to support your packaging development from early-stage R&D to recycling and beyond. Our innovation-led, end-to-end Total Quality Assurance proposition helps organisations operate safely and effectively in an increasingly complex, fast-changing world.

CONNECT WITH OUR EXPERTS
Please contact to arrange a meeting:
Tel:+44 1642 435 788
Email: customerservice.geleen@intertek.com

Learn More about Packaging Innovations & Empack Birmingham
Empack will take place in the NEC, Birmingham, UK, Feb 12& 13. For more information on Empack 2025 please click here