PARSIPPANY, N.J., U.S.A.  – April 28, 2026 – Sun Chemical has released its Spring 2026 Regulatory Newsletter, which provides customers with updates on the latest regulatory issues impacting the packaging, inks and pigments industries, across Europe, the UK, China, North America and other global markets.

“Sun Chemical releases regulatory newsletters twice a year to make it easier for our customers to comply with the regulations that affect their businesses today and plan for regulations that will affect their business tomorrow,” said Bob Kendrick, Director Corporate Regulatory, Sun Chemical. “Through our sustainable product offerings, global customer support team and informational newsletters, we are consistently committed to helping our industry partners and customers to ‘Experience. Transformation.’ and be better prepared to face the industry’s ever-changing regulatory landscape.”

Sun Chemical’s Regulatory Newsletter helps customers understand changing legislation and prepare for new compliance requirements impacting food contact materials, chemicals regulation and packaging policies.

Highlights from the Spring 2026 edition include:

• Recent amendments to the German Consumer Goods Ordinance have introduced substances included in Annex 14 of the German Consumer Goods Ordinance (“German Ink Ordinance”, GIO). Furthermore, the transition period for the applicability of the provisions for printed food contact materials is extended to December 31, 2026.
• In 2024, EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to update the opinion on dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs in feed and food until April 2026. The updated opinion proposes a new tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 0.6pg WHO 2022-TEQ per kilogram of body weight per week, replacing the previous limit of 2 pg/kg set in 2018 that had been based on a Russian Children’s Study of semen quality.
• The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened a public consultation on a proposed ban of bisphenol A (BPA) and related bisphenols in food contact materials (FCMs), aligning with a similar regulatory move already adopted in the EU. The proposal would prohibit the use of these substances in coatings, varnishes and plastics commonly found in food packaging and processing.
• China’s National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) is proposing regulatory changes to expand and update its list of permitted substances in food contact materials (FCMs)
• EU ministers gave final approval to postpone the application dates of many provisions under the revision of the CLP Regulation to 1 January 2028. The ‘stop-the-clock’ legislation is the first part of the chemical omnibus package that the European Commission submitted in July. It is part of a wider simplification effort aimed at strengthening the EU’s competitiveness.

Sun Chemical’s solutions are designed to help brand owners and manufacturers comply with evolving industry regulations while meeting consumer demand. In addition to its Regulatory Newsletters, Sun Chemical offers an annual Corporate Sustainability Report to highlight new environmentally friendly products and services. The most recent report can be found at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

Visit www.sunchemical.com/regulatory-newsletters/ to download a copy of Sun Chemical’s Spring 2026 Regulatory Newsletter.