Sun Chemical Monitors Regulatory Changes Globally and Helps Brands Comply with the Latest Updates

Serious environmental issues are resulting in an increasing focus on sustainability in recent years. From contributions to overall global waste and pollution and natural resources being depleted at rates faster than they can be replaced, to the damaged ozone layer and increased evidence of climate change, the question of how to minimize our environmental impact is more urgent than ever before.

Government bodies are certainly hard at work doing their part to protect the health and safety of their citizens and reducing carbon emissions by researching and updating regulations governing food packaging. These changes happen regularly in every country across the globe.

Non-compliance to the latest regulations could come with severe consequences, namely the threat of a brand’s reputation and more seriously, the health of consumers. As a leader in regulatory and compliance issues, Sun Chemical works closely with customers to help them comply with the strict standards required by brand owners and regulations.

Backed by a significant investment in research and development, Sun Chemical places a priority in the care required in procurement and the selection of raw materials used to formulate our products. In fact, Sun Chemical uses a balanced scorecard approach to evaluate suppliers’ environmental performance, helping to ensure that suppliers remain vigilant in developing new technology that reduces the overall environmental footprint of their products.

Sun Chemical strives to be active with suppliers and various industry associations that are dedicated to corporate social responsibility and responsible material sourcing, such as EcoVadis, the Responsible Mica Initiative and the responsible Sustainable Palm Oil Organization, ensuring that Sun Chemical’s suppliers are as committed to sustainability and regulatory compliance as we are.

Regulatory Newsletters: A Unique Resource for Customers

Keeping up with these regulatory updates can be quite challenging for brands and converters. That’s why we’re provided our regulatory newsletters as a free resource for you to keep you up to date on the latest regulatory developments across the globe.

Fill out the form and discover firsthand how our regulatory newsletters can help you maintain compliance with some of the strictest regulations in the world, including:

• ASTM F963 Toy Safety Standard
• China’s Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics
• Chinese Food Safety Standards
• Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
• Controlled Products Regulations
• Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S.) Protection in the Workplace and Hazard Communication Standard
• EU CLP legislation (EC No. 1272/2008)
• EU Toy Safety Directive
• European Chemical Agency
• European Food Safety Authority
• Food and Drug Administration (U.S.)
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety’s Decree 2012-232
• German “Printing Ink Ordinance”
• Hazardous Products Act
• International Toy Safety Standard ISO 8124-5:2015
• Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Ministry of Environment
• KKDIK from Turkey
• Mineral Oil Ordinance from the German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
• National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (Australia)
• Nestlé Guidance on food packaging requirements
• NFPA 652 issued by the U.S. National Fire Protection Association
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S.)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Plastics Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011
• Swiss Ordinance (SR 817.023.21) 8124-5:2015
• Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Ministry of Environment
• KKDIK from Turkey
• Mineral Oil Ordinance from the German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
• National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (Australia)
• Nestlé Guidance on food packaging requirements
• NFPA 652 issued by the U.S. National Fire Protection Association
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S.)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Plastics Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011