Hazel O'Keeffe counsels clients on the regulation of food contact materials, notably in the European Union (EU), Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, focusing on establishing a suitable status for all types of food contact materials at both the EU and national level.
Hazel helps clients navigate the complexities of applying the principle of mutual recognition to facilitate the free movement of non-harmonized products throughout the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA), and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. She advises on inter alia, EU requirements for biocides, materials in contact with drinking water, personal protective equipment, packaging waste and single-use plastics, medicinal products/European Pharmacopoeia, medical devices, cosmetics, fluorinated greenhouse gases, ozone-depleting substances, and recycling and green claims.
She completed an internship at the European Commission, during which she focused on relations with the European Parliament and gained first-hand experience of the workings of the EU institutions.
Hazel is a contributing author to packaginglaw.com, as well as related industry publications, and is frequently invited to speak at international food contact conferences.
