Paula Hirsila

Paula Hirsila

Product Safety and Compliance Manager

Huhtamaki Oyj (HQ)

SPEAKER PROFILE

 

Role: Product Safety & Compliance Manager, Huhtamaki Foodservice EAO since August 2023, located in Espoo Finland 
 

Role description: Various food contact compliance topics related to Huhtamaki fiber and foodservice products 
 

Education: M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry), University of Helsinki 
 

Former professional experience:

Project manager in testing and compliance of food contact materials at Measurlabs

Regulatory affairs specialist in food contact compliance of cellulose-based and plastic sausage casings at ViskoTeepak

Research Scientist on food contact packaging coatings at Kemira

Researcher in product safety and purity of food contact paperboards at Stora Enso

Additionally, I was for a while an entrepreneur and co-founder of a startup company that provided testing and consultation services for food and other packaging

AGENDA SESSION

Day 1-
Mon, 04-05-2026
at 11:30 AM

Improving safety of recycled plastics in food packaging & NIAS assessment