Are Your Industry Inks as Compliant as You Think? Be Audit-Ready, Every Time

14 July 2025

As global regulations around product packaging tighten and compliance audits become more frequent, Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) is highlighting the critical importance of ink safety.

Manufacturers operating in regulated sectors such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and medical devices are being urged to assess whether their current inks meet the latest safety standards and documentation requirements.

Ink formulations that contain Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, or Reprotoxic substances (CMRs) are increasingly being banned or heavily restricted under frameworks such as the EU Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004, Good Manufacturing Practice Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006, REACH (EC) No.1907/2006, and the US FDA Title 21 CFR.

Despite these requirements, many manufacturers still rely on older inks or third-party consumables – often without the necessary validation or traceability. This can lead to serious consequences, from failed audits and halted production to product recalls, brand damage, and ultimately can impact workforce health.

“Choosing the right non-toxic ink is important for your application. Many businesses are unaware that compatibility doesn’t equal compliance,” says Dr Jill Woods, Product Compliance Training Manager, Domino. “You may be using an industry ink that works on your line, but if it hasn’t been tested, documented, and proven safe for your specific market and application, you’re exposed to risk.”

An active member of EuPIA (the European Printing Ink Association), Domino develops non-toxic inks with compliance at their core. Every formulation is backed by a full suite of documentation which can be provided on request, including:

· Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

· Food packaging statements

· Migration test summaries

· Medical device declarations

· Statements of composition (under NDA, where required)

This allows manufacturers to demonstrate due diligence with confidence, and delivers peace of mind that, whether printing on blister packs, flexible food packaging, beverage cans, or secondary pharmaceutical cartons, their industry inks are fully compliant.

Domino’s non-CMR inks are engineered for performance and safety. While being compliant to both regional and global standards, they deliver excellent adhesion and durability across a wide range of substrates and challenging production environments. This includes extreme cold, steam sterilisation, and high-speed lines, enabling the production of high-quality compliant products for global markets.

“A compliant print today doesn’t guarantee compliance tomorrow,” adds Dr Woods. “Legislation continues to evolve. Our teams are continuously reviewing regulations and guidance – such as Nestlé’s standard for food packaging inks, the EuPIA Exclusion Policy, and EuPIA Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), as well as all materials listed in food contact material legislation for food packaging inks – for recent changes and raw material bans in each region. Now is the time for manufacturers to review their ink specifications, check documentation, and ensure their coding operations are audit-ready.”

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About Domino

Since 1978, Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) has established a global reputation for the development and manufacture of coding, marking, and printing technologies, as well as its worldwide aftermarket products and customer services. Today, Domino offers one of the most comprehensive portfolios of complete end-to-end coding solutions designed to satisfy the compliance and productivity requirements of manufacturers across many sectors, including food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial. The company’s core technologies include innovative inkjet, laser, print and apply, and thermal transfer overprinting systems designed for the application of variable data, barcodes, and unique traceability codes onto product and packaging.

Domino employs over 3,000 people worldwide and sells to more than 120 countries through a global network of 29 subsidiary offices and more than 200 distributors. Domino’s manufacturing facilities are located in China, Germany, India, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and the USA.

Domino became an autonomous division within Brother Industries Ltd. on 11th June 2015.

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