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Good Manufacturing Practice with Food Packaging

This article describes, from an international perspective and a practical standpoint, the applicable stipulations and the obligations and responsibilities of the ink manufacturer and the packaging printer

Who makes sure that no harmful substances of any kind migrate from the printed package into the food? Is there an official approval agency for printing inks in the food sector? Who supervises, and who carries the responsibility? These are an an array of questions which, in the food packaging sector, is not all that easy to answer. The global regulatory situation is a very complex one, and there is no such thing as official approvals of printing inks. The parties involved must be respectful of a...

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