Printing inks

Legal status:  
  EU Regulations Regulation EC 1935/2004
  EU Directives No
  EU countries with additional legislation the Netherlands
  FDA legislation No but must be safe
Non-legal binding guidelines  
  Council of Europe Resolution AP (2005) 2 on packaging inks applied to the non-food contact surface of food packaging materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
Draft resolution on printing inks, primers, coloured lacquers and overprint varnishes applied to the non-food contact surface of food packaging and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (in progress)
 

EUPIA, industial guideline

 EuPIA Exclusion List for Printing Inks and Related Products
EuPIA Guideline on Printing Inks applied to the non-food Contact Surface of Food Packaging Materials and Articles - September 2009 - EN FR
Inventory List Comprising Packaging Ink Raw Materials Applied to the Non-Food Contact Surface of Food Packaging 2008 / version 3 - December 2009  - EN
Good Manufacturing Practices for the Production of Packaging Inks Formulated for Use on the Non-Food Contact Surfaces of Food Packaging and Articles intended to Come Into Contact with Food - March 2009 - EN / FRE
 
 
  
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