Siegwerk joins for safety standards of packaging in BD
Business Desk :
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, and the Foreign Investor’s Chamber of Commerce & Industry Bangladesh (FICCI) hosted a packaging ink conclavetitled “Safe Food Packaging for A Better Tomorrow” in Bangladesh on Friday.
The aim of the event was to address food safety issues and raise awareness among brand owners, regulators, processors and other key stakeholders about safe food packaging in Bangladesh.
During the conclave, Siegwerk not only highlighted the importance of safe food packaging especially for product and consumer safety but also emphasized the crucial role of printing inks and coatings in this context.The message was clear: In order to develop safe food packaging with appropriate and safe solvents, pigments and other components, the need for a regulatory approach and its adherence across the entire supply chain is imperative.Because cooperation along the value chain is crucial to ensure maximum product safety.
Ashish Pradhan, President Asia, Siegwerkdelivered the keynote address. Other prominent participants atthe conclave were: Md. Ismiel Hossain ndc- Secretary- Ministry of Food, Md. Abdul KayowmSarker- Chairman (Additional Secretary) BFSA, Rupali Haque Chowdhury, Advisor to the Board and Former President of FICCI, Managing Director of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, Jörg-Peter Langhammer- Head of Global Product Safety and Responsibility+Sustainability-Siegwerk, Dr. Evert Delbanco, Director Food Safety + Toxicology, Siegwerk, KSM Minhaj, CEO, Unilever Consumer Care, Jahid Khan, Country Lead, Mondelez, Hakim Asrar Ahmed, Director Manufacturing, Nestle, Arshad Chowdhury, Supply Chain Director, Perfetti Van Melle, Monzur Morshed Ahmed, Member & Project Director BFSA, Nilufa Hoque, Director, Standard Wing, BSTI, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun,Deputy Director (Metrology),BSTI, Galib Bin Mohammad, Head of Marketing, Arla Foods and Farah SharmeenAolad, Communication & Sustainability head, Coca-Cola.
