Sun Chemical enhances regulatory food sector updates

Sun Chemical has released its Spring 2025 Regulatory Newsletter to help guide customers through recent changes in global regulations governing the chemicals and raw materials used in packaging across markets including confectionery, snacks and bakery markets.

The Spring 2025 Regulatory Newsletter highlights new judgments and opinions from major industry associations on carcinogen classifications and packaging regulations, updated laws for food contact materials, including the restriction of bisphenol A (BPA) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and proposed amendments to chemicals and cosmetics legislation.

“Sun Chemical prepares regulatory newsletters twice each year to make sure our customers are well equipped to understand the constantly evolving regulations impacting their businesses,” said Bob Kendrick, Director Corporate Regulatory, Sun Chemical. “As part of Sun Chemical’s Beyond Compliance approach to sustainability, our newsletters offer detailed global regulatory insights that help customers proactively adapt to changes in the industry.”

This spring’s newsletter features several significant regulatory updates, including:

A recommendation by the General Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) to overturn the annulment of the classification of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) as a category 2 carcinogen
The enforcement of the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) from February 2025–August 2026
The ban of BPA in food contact materials by the European Commission
Restriction of PFAS in food packaging beginning in 2026 under PPWR
Reclassification of Pigment Red 53:1 as a category 2 carcinogen
New guidance by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on the application of Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (CLP) criteria
An official evaluation of the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) by the European Commission
Vietnam’s new Law on Chemicals draft
Proposed implementation of a Weight of Evidence (WoE) framework for degradability of chemicals in Japan
New rulemaking by Washington State’s Department of Ecology to “potentially” adjust the 1ppm (parts per million) allowable limit of lead in cosmetic products
Australia’s proposed standards for chemicals of concern

Along with its regulatory newsletters, Sun Chemical publishes annual corporate sustainability reports to highlight new products and services that can help brands comply with evolving regulations while achieving their business sustainability goals. The most recent report can be found at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.