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2019 Technical Conference Planning Meeting/ Food Packaging Safety Meeting – Atlanta, GA Feb 12 and 13, 2019
The planning meeting for the 2019 Technical Conference and the Food Packaging Safety Meeting will take place at the Home 2 Hilton Suites in Norcross, GA. on February 12 and 13, 2019. Please contact George Fuchs at the NAPIM office if you … Continue reading
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2018 Chinese Tariffs
The tariffs on printing ink raw materials are having an upward impact on the costs of printing ink input materials. There is a tariff exclusion procedure available through the Office of the U.S. Trade representative. Read more on the tariff … Continue reading
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Art Franke Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we report that long time ink industry stalwart Art Franke (10/26/1928 – 7/25/2018) has passed away. Arthur G. Franke joined Acme Printing Ink Company, in Chicago in 1948. He started work for Acme Chicago … Continue reading
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Health Hazard Reclassifications
There is continuing and increasing scrutiny of the health and safety hazards associated with chemical exposures. This scrutiny, much of which at present is the result of the European Union’s REACh (and Classification and Labeling – CLP regulations) which continuously … Continue reading
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FDA Clarifies Foreign Supplier Verification Enforcement
January 2018 The Food and Drug Administration has issued enforcement guidance related to the Foreign Supplier Verification requirements (for food contact materials) of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Please visit the Food Packaging Safety page on the NAPIM members’ website.
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REACh Tonnage Band Transition
The allowable exportation/importation limit to the EU without REACh registration transitions to the 1-100 tpy range as of May 31, 2018. Companies exporting non-exempt chemicals/mixtures, etc. into the EU should insure that appropriate registrations have been completed. If you have … Continue reading
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May 2018 – Supply Disruption for Important Photoinitiator for UV Inks and Coatings
A plant manufacturing an essential precursor for the production of a critically important photoinitiator is causing major problems for the inks and coatings industry. Read detailed information in Ink World’s blog post on this issue:
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The Power of Print
The power of print – an infographic High resolution version available here:
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Direct Mail Resurgence
Source: https://www.xerox.com/en-us/digital-printing/direct-mail-printing?mc_cid=e477987358&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d&mc_cid=e477987358&mc_eid=d28c9b7cb7 The Resurgence of Direct Mail If the ultimate objective of any marketing effort is to motivate action, then printed direct mail is the gold standard. Consider for a moment the number of marketing messages consumers are exposed to … Continue reading
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Power of Print
Source: https://digitalprinting.blogs.xerox.com/2018/03/27/the-new-power-of-printed-catalogs/?mc_cid=f18ee2c43a&mc_eid=d28c9b7cb7#.Wsqyjo-cHVI The New Power of Printed Catalogs By Carro Ford|Mar 27, 2018|Books and Manuals, catalog, Cross-Media, Direct Mail, Grow Your Business, Thought Leadership|0 Comments Guest post by Shelley Sweeney, Vice President/General Manager Service Bureau/Direct Marketing @shelleysweeney Direct mail isn’t … Continue reading
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