The global ink and pigment producer launched its summer 2022 regulatory newsletter for customers.
Latin America. In this latest informative report, Sun Chemical incorporated the technical regulations for glass, ceramic and glass-ceramic articles, glass, ceramic and glass-ceramic tableware in contact with food, and ceramics used in the cooking of food, which are manufactured or imported for marketing in Colombia.
This resolution (No. 1440/2021) of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia, which entered into force last March, aims to minimize the risks to health and human safety that may arise from the detachment of lead and cadmium, as well as to prevent misinducation practices.
On the other hand, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) published a list of 36 ultraviolet (UV) radiation filters authorized for use in cosmetics, personal hygiene products and perfumes.
RESOLUTION RDC No. 600 establishes maximum concentration limits for substances, including titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone).
The regulation incorporates Mercosur Resolution No. 44/2015 (as amended by Resolution No. 14/2021), which establishes a list of UV filters allowed for use in products such as sunscreens in the four Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
Mercosur's regulation closely reflects the chemical restrictions of the EU Cosmetics Regulation.
"As global regulations continue to evolve and change, our customers rely on Sun Chemical not only to provide sustainable solutions that meet those updates, but also to provide them with guidance and information to help them keep up with all regulations," said Gary Andrzejewski, sun Chemical's corporate vice president of environmental affairs.
"We are proud to offer our regulatory bulletins to our customers to help them better respond to and navigate these global and regional regulatory updates," said Andrzejewski.
