[2] It is a science communication organization that provides information on chemicals in all food packaging materials and their impacts on health.

[3][4] In doing so, the Food Packaging Forum aims to address a wide range of stakeholders, including business decision-makers, regulators, media and communication experts, scientists, and consumers.

Topics within the organization's scope of work include issues such as chemical migration, endocrine disruptors, low dose effects, and mixture toxicity.

[9] The Food Packaging Forum conducts studies about the chemicals in food packaging[10][11] and is a stakeholder in a range of research projects including the EU-funded project LIFE-EDESIA, which investigates chemical alternatives to bisphenols, phthalates and parabens.

The Food Packaging Forum also contributed to the report "A Circular Economy for Plastics", published by the European Commission.