Manufacturing a cure for toxic errors is getting simpler

摘要

Of all the elements to be taken into account when manufacturing food-safe packaging it's essential that printing ink never strays beyond its remit Swiss-made is synonymous with a meticulous attention to detail, reliable performance and unimpeachable standards. Think watches, chocolate, banking, the Red Cross and Roger Federer. Likewise, the Swiss Ordinance: the definitive set of regulations determining materials deemed safe for use in food packaging. Among any number of global and local equivalents are guidelines issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in the UK; and with especial reference to print, the European Printing Ink Association (EuPIA). Common to all are exclusion lists prohibiting the use of chemicals with known or suspected toxicity.