Gary Jones, Vice President of Environmental, Health, and Safety Affairs for PRINTING United Alliance, provides an update on the industry's efforts to prevent bans on carbon black in printing inks across multiple states. Carbon black is a key ingredient used to create black printing inks, but has been targeted for potential bans due to misconceptions about its toxicity. Gary discusses how the industry has successfully fought to remove carbon black from legislation in New York and secure an exclusion in New Jersey. However, the battle continues as Minnesota has now introduced legislation that would ban carbon black. Gary outlines the industry's strategy to address this new threat, as well as the ongoing need to monitor and respond to similar proposals that may arise in other states. This video offers valuable insights into how the printing industry is working to protect access to this essential material, and the importance of staying vigilant against the spread of potentially harmful legislation.
In this video, Gary Jones, VP EHS Affairs, PRINTING United Alliance addresses environmental regulatory issues. More information about the issues can be found at Business Excellence-EHS Affairs or reach out to Gary should you have additional questions specific to how these issues may affect your business: gjones@printing.org.
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