Compliance & Regulations

FDA 21 CFR and Your Pigment Spec — Indirect Food Contact, No Jargon, No Guessing TL;DR — The US FDA does not approve or certify pigments. It publishes conditions of use under 21 CFR. If your pigment sits behind a functional barrier in a coating on paper, metal, or plastic that contacts food, you need … Read more

TL;DR REACH compliance for organic pigments is not a company-wide badge — it is product-by-product. A supplier may have full registration for PB15:3 but nothing for PY83. Knowing which specific CI pigments carry registration, what documents to ask for, and when the cost of registration isn’t justified, separates smooth procurement from customs holds. This guide … Read more