David Savastano, Editor02.07.22
Government regulations have changed the world of chemicals over the years, and not surprisingly, inks and their raw materials have been impacted. In particular, the food packaging industry has come under constant scrutiny.
Over the years, there have been attempts to regulate food packaging ingredients, but arguably the most successful has been the Swiss Ordinance and the accompanying Nestle Guidance.
Nestle had been involved in a serious incident in 2005, when 30 million liters of baby formula were recalled in Italy after traces of ITX from the packaging was found in the milk. That hurt the brand, and Nestle is sensitive to any chemicals in packaging.
Today, there is a lot more interest in the environment, and that reaches far past food packaging.
There are more stakeholders, including consumers and advocacy groups and NGOs (non-governmental organizations), involved in government processes, and this is leading to increased scrutiny of the materials that go into everyday products as well as into the environment.
Over the years, there have been attempts to regulate food packaging ingredients, but arguably the most successful has been the Swiss Ordinance and the accompanying Nestle Guidance.
Nestle had been involved in a serious incident in 2005, when 30 million liters of baby formula were recalled in Italy after traces of ITX from the packaging was found in the milk. That hurt the brand, and Nestle is sensitive to any chemicals in packaging.
Today, there is a lot more interest in the environment, and that reaches far past food packaging.
There are more stakeholders, including consumers and advocacy groups and NGOs (non-governmental organizations), involved in government processes, and this is leading to increased scrutiny of the materials that go into everyday products as well as into the environment.
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