Printing Inks and Varnishes for Food Packaging represent an important market segment for EuPIA members. Food safety is therefore a top priority and EuPIA has for many years put special emphasis on Food Packaging and Consumer Safety.

Together with its members, EuPIA has developed strategies and concepts defining the ink manufacturers’ contributions to the food packaging supply chain aimed at enhancing consumer safety.

Compliance with Food Packaging legislation (as part of the legislation dealing with Food Contact Materials) is a very complex undertaking, and it is for this reason that EuPIA supports its members by issuing guidance documents, information notes and model letters.

EuPIA documents are well accepted in the marketplace and also, legislators across Europe welcome the association’s support of its members.

To further stress to external audiences that they are committed to the principles of protecting food consumer safety within the areas under their control, EuPIA member companies have the opportunity to sign Compliance Commitments related to the manufacture and supply of food packaging inks. 

Amongst following key points are part of it:  

• the principle of placing consumer safety first;
• compliance with relevant legislation currently in force and the resultant legal requirements in order to ensure a high level of consumer safety;
• the principles of transparency and information sharing to enable compliance within the packaging supply chain, whilst preserving appropriate commercial confidentiality and respecting competition law rules;
• the principles and implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices, including audit processes;
• the principle of continuous improvement in consumer safety in the light of any new scientific findings.