Let's take a look at an old news: At the end of 2005, Nestle baby milk powder was found to contain packaging ink during sampling inspection in the European market, and a large amount of milk was recalled from France, Portugal, Spain and Italy. Perhaps it is this kind of event that the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health of the European Union recently formulated the maximum migration limit of printing ink for food packaging, stipulating that the total migration limit of 4- methylbenzophenone and benzophenone in printing ink materials for food packaging must be less than 0.6 mg per kilogram. This move by the European Union means that printing ink will also be included in the contents of materials and products controlled by specific laws and regulations. Some media say this is a "strict" regulation, which will bring more pressure to export enterprises. Indeed, many people will agree with this view, but I think everyone agrees with the saying that "growth comes from a breakthrough in comfort". Strict control of products today may be the starting point for success tomorrow. Although there are no such "strict" laws and regulations in China at present, it does not mean that food packaging contains a large number of toxic and harmful chemicals such as heavy metals, residual solvents, organic volatiles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. We have reason to believe that in the near future, similar laws and regulations will be promulgated, and people will pay attention to "green packaging" just like "environmental label".

In March, 2008, "China Ink Industry Environmental Protection Ink Standards Publicity Meeting" was held in Beijing, which marked the formal implementation of the first batch of environmental protection ink standards in China. This is undoubtedly a milestone progress for China ink industry, but at the same time, foreign countries have begun to increase the requirements and constraints in packaging and printing. It's like if all standards are set for oil, but there are no restrictions on exhaust emissions, the final air quality will still be unsatisfactory.

Unconsciously, "green environmental protection" has entered every aspect of our lives, and it has its shadow everywhere, regardless of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Concepts such as environmental protection clothing, green food, environmental protection home and green travel have also been accepted by people one by one. These are the progress of social development and the change of human consciousness. How is this "green" process implemented in the printing industry? Is it as popular as "plastic limited packaging" and "environmental label"?

When is the relevant policy?

"We are working hard, we are on the road." This is what the leader of a well-known domestic printing machinery manufacturer said. Indeed, China's printing industry needs to make too much efforts to move from a printing power to a printing power, and green printing has a long way to go, which requires not only the efforts of printing colleagues, the guidance of relevant departments, but also the attention of the whole society. People can have more sunny days because the "Daily Air Quality Report" is being supervised. Can people have environmentally friendly printing? Who will supervise? We will wait and see.