Labelexpo Europe will take place in April 2022, Labelexpo Americas in September 2022 and a new US Label Congress is announced for September 2021.

Today, 4 March 2021, it is exactly one year ago that we did not meet in Barcelona. After long deliberations late in February, the Board and organizing programme committee decided to pull the plug and postpone the Technical Seminar. Even though it would still take another week for the World Health Organisation WHO to declare the Pandemic on 11 March and lay the groundwork for drastic national and international health measures including, lockdowns, travel restrictions and social distancing commandments.

NGO publishes a report calling for the phasing out of chemicals of concern from new products to open new market opportunities

FCM regulation likely to be completely revised in an upcoming legislative proposal

The US FDA released a statement discarding food packaging material as a source of transmission of the virus causing COVID-19

How can we achieve sustainability in our industry? Is it really possible to comply with all the requirements and demands of brand owners? Is it also your perception that brand owners ask for one thing one month and then another next month (e.g. PLA from corn, then recycled material, then compostable, renewable, etc)? And is recycled material good for the circular economy? How can we go green(er)? All of these questions and more will be tackled next year by expert speakers. Send in your abstracts now!

We have entered a new year which again is offering the label industry ample opportunities to show its influence in society's infrastructure, to demonstrate its ability to look beyond the technical boundaries and to explore new ways of overcoming challenges and push innovation to new limits. In short, the label community remains a spirited, confident and powerful platform with an aptitude to excel in whichever sector it operates.

Stickers indicating the presence of blind spots on all sides are required on heavy vehicles circulating in France from 1/1/2021

Solvent tetraglyme is added to the SVHC list by ECHA

UK guidance for FCM authorization released: EU-authorized FCM substances kept, new authorizations to take up to 15 months.