Sun Chemical releases autumn regulatory newsletter

Sun Chemical has released its autumn 2025 regulatory newsletter, providing customers with updates on the latest regulatory issues impacting the packaging, inks and pigments industries across Europe, North America and Asia.

The newsletter highlights the fast-moving landscape of chemical and packaging policy, including European debates on chemical safety, food contact materials and microplastics, as well as legislative developments in other regions.

'Through our biannual regulatory newsletter, we aim to provide clear, actionable insights on issues that directly affect our customers and their industries,' noted Bob Kendrick, director corporate regulatory at Sun Chemical. 'By tracking developments across the world, we help our stakeholders stay ahead of changes and adapt their operations responsibly.'

Key updates in the autumn 2025 edition include European authorities continuing discussions on final limits for polychlorinated biphenyls under the Persistent Organic Pollutants regulation, the European Food Safety Authority reassessing styrene and confirming its safety at existing migration limits for plastics in food contact materials, and new reporting duties for industrial users of inks and varnishes under the European Union microplastics restriction taking effect in 2025.

Additional highlights include India advancing mandatory recycled content targets for food contact plastics, the United States Environmental Protection Agency reopening its chemical risk evaluation framework, and the Court of Justice overturning the classification of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen while regulators propose strict classification for synthetic amorphous silica.