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From April 2010, food and cosmetics will no longer be allowed to wear more than three layers of packaging, and the packaging void ratio must not exceed 60%. The national standard "Requirements for Restricting Excessive Packaging of Commodities — Food and Cosmetics," approved and issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Standardization Administration of China, officially takes effect on April 1. Relevant experts say that implementing this national standard will help strengthen supervision over the manufacturers concerned and promote low-carbon consumption. It is understood that the standard, regarding the void ratio of sales packaging for food and cosmetics

On March 23, 2010, the National Printing Standardization Technical Committee held in Huizhou, Guangdong Province the inaugural meeting of the drafting group for the national standard "Process Control and Testing Methods for Ultraviolet-Curable Varnish Coating on Paper Printed Products." Secretary-General Li An chaired the meeting. Representatives from Hengchang Coatings (Huiyang) Co., Ltd., Heshan Astros Printing Co., Ltd., Starlight Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Zhongshan Zhongrong Paper Products Co., Ltd., C&C Joint Printing (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., Shanghai

The real printing era for the ceramics industry is arriving. One of the highlights of last year's Italian ceramics exhibition was the large-scale emergence of inkjet-printed products. Now, as expected, the high technology of the tile design kingdom is gradually being embraced by the major tile-producing countries and is showing a trend toward becoming popular. Tile design is oriented toward the simulation of natural building materials (stone, wood, etc.), and the key to design lies mainly in the treatment of surface texture, tactile quality and layering. Modern architectural ceramic design has already moved from

To implement the spirit of the Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Plan for the Revitalization of the Cultural Industry, further improve and enhance financial services for China's cultural industry, and support the revitalization, development and prosperity of the cultural industry, the People's Bank of China, together with nine ministries and commissions — the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the General Administration of Press and Publication, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission — recently jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Financial Support for the Revitalization, Development and Prosperity of the Cultural Industry. The Guiding Opinions is the most recent

REACH is the abbreviation of the EU regulation "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals" (REGULATION concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals); it was enacted by the EU and officially implemented as of June 1, 2007

During the Shanghai World Expo, overseas participating countries will have a large number of publications, promotional materials, design drawings, audio-visual products and other printed and reproduced products that need to be printed. Taking service to the Expo as an opportunity, the Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau, while exercising strict supervision, held repeated talks and consultations with the Shanghai Expo Bureau, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Customs, the Shanghai Customs Expo Park Supervision Service Center, China National Publications Import and Export Corporation and other units, and established a channel for Shanghai printing enterprises to undertake the printing of overseas participating countries

As a prime example of excessive packaging of commodities, mooncakes finally succeeded in "slimming down" this year. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, a spot check of mooncake product quality published by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine showed that only 1% of mooncakes had excessive packaging problems. The excessive packaging phenomenon of cigarettes, liquor, tea, cameras and even gold ingots appearing in mooncake gift boxes has been effectively curbed. The issue of restricting excessive packaging of commodities, triggered by over-packaged mooncakes, has gone through several years of ups and downs and this year has also seen substantive progress. This afternoon

Recently, various departments have successively issued relevant standards such as the "Requirements for Limiting Excessive Packaging of Commodities — Food and Cosmetics," the "Starch Adhesives for Powdered Paper Products" and "ISO 22000." For the packaging industry, the introduction of these standards not only effectively guides enterprises in their production and operation, but also carries positive significance in improving product quality and promoting industry development. Interpreting issues related to the national standard "Starch Adhesives for Powdered Paper Products" Main content: adhesive

1. Prohibited Packaging Materials The United States stipulates that, to prevent the spread of plant pests and diseases, straw is prohibited as packaging material; if discovered by customs, it must be destroyed on the spot, and all resulting costs must be paid. New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Agricultural Quarantine Service stipulates that the following materials are strictly prohibited in imported goods packaging: soil, marl, hay, straw, wheat straw, chaff or bran, living moss, used old gunny sacks, and other waste materials. The Philippine Department of Health and Customs stipulate that all imported goods

The French government has issued a decree requiring that graphic warnings about the health hazards of smoking be printed on the outer packaging of all cigarettes sold in France. Under the new decree, in order for their products to meet sales standards, cigarette manufacturers must select several of the 14 warning images provided by the relevant French authorities and print them, together with the corresponding text warnings, on cigarette packaging. According to French media reports, the new decree lays down detailed rules for the relevant warning markings on cigarette packaging. These include