Printing food grade inks

Foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, cosmetics, etc. must avoid contaminants derived by direct contact or by migration from printing inks. Food grade inks can be specified. See also migration/contamination/reaction below. 

Uses Foam control agent for foods, meat and poultry prod., fermentation, pesli-ddes/fertilizers, gas-oil separation, printing inks, asphalt Reguiatory FDA, USDA, EPA, kosher approved SARA 311/312/313 unreportable Properties Med. off-wh. liq. dilutable in food-grade glycols sp. gr. 1.0 vise. 900 mPa s b.p. > 100 C flash pt. (CC) > 100 C 100% act. 

Uses Food-grade additive for cosmetics/toiletries, cutting oils, lubricants, printing inks, resins and plastics antistat, lubricant, cling aid for PP, PE antistat, lubricant for EPS processing aid, lubricant, antistat, antifog for PVC also for nonwoven fibers, thermosets dispersant for color cones. 

Calcium carbonate is one of the most versatile mineral fillers (qv) and is consumed in a wide range of products including paper (qv), paint (qv), plastics, mbber, textiles (qv), caulks, sealants (qv), and printing inks (qv). High purity grades of both natural and precipitated calcium carbonate meet the requirements of the Food Chemicals Codex and the United States Pharmacopeia and are used in dentifrices (qv), cosmetics (qv), foods, and pharmaceuticals (qv). 

Biedermann M, Grob K (2010) Is recycled newspaper suitable for food contact materials Technical grade mineral oils from printing inks. Eur Food Res Technol (Springer, published online 02 Feb 10)... 

Properties Dimerized grades soften, pt. 150-170 C Polymerized grades soften, pt. (R B) 95 C Uses Binder for printing inks, lacquers mfg. of paints tackifierfor polyamide hot-melt adhesives adhesion promoter food-pkg. adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesives, paper, closure-sealing gaskets for food containers defoamer in food-contact coatings, paper/paperboard Manuf./Disthb. Arizona... 

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