We are a printer of food contact packaging. We read about the RadTech Food Contact Notification (FCN) Alliance.

If we buy our inks in accordance and compliance with this new regulation would that be okay? What is necessary to be done? Do we need to become an Alliance member ourselves?

The raw material suppliers that are members of the FCN Alliance submitted to FDA extensive data on the composition, impurities and manufacturing processes of their products in order to have them cleared for use in food packaging under FCN 772. Raw materials from other suppliers have not been reviewed by FDA for safety in this way, and therefore can not qualify for use in food packaging under FCN 772, even if they nominally have the same composition. In order for formulations to be cleared under this FDA regulation, they must use only the raw materials purchased from the FCN member materials suppliers. If you can obtain certification that products comply with FCN 772 and all other FDA regulations that apply for the intended use, it would be cleared for use in food packaging in the USA. Please also visit http://www.radtech.org/whats_new/FCN.html.