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About our labelstocks

Legal regulations & standards

The performance required for labels varies depending on the application, the substrate, and the usage environment. We offer labelstocks that comply with various legal standards to meet our customers' diverse performance requirements.

Legal regulations & standards

UL/CUL standards

UL is the safety standard published by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. which has the highest authority for safety assurance in USA. CUL is the safety standard for Canada which UL evaluates based on the standards that are published by CSA.

UL/CUL certified products

UL/CUL certified products

Our lineup includes labelstocks for which we have acquired a wide range of UL/CUL standard certifications, for adhesive labelstocks for printing and variable information printing, as well as for major ink ribbons from various manufacturers.

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Japan's Food Sanitation Act

The purpose of Japan's Food Sanitation Law is to prevent the occurrence of sanitary hazards linked to eating and drinking and to protect the health of the public by implementing regulations and other measures necessary from the standpoint of public health in order to ensure food safety.
*Partial excerpt from Article 1 of Act No. 233 of 1947

Food safety

Food safety

We offer a lineup of labelstocks that use "CHILL AT," etc., adhesives composed of raw materials listed in the "Positive List of Food Utensils, Containers and Packaging of Japan's Amended Food Sanitation Act (Appendix 1 of the Revised Standards for Foods, Additives, etc., following Revision of April 28, 2020 of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Notification No. 196)."

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FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

We offer a lineup of labelstocks that use "CHILL AT," an adhesive that uses raw materials that comply with FDA 21 CFR Sections 175.10, which is the standard for adhesives used in food packaging, and 175.125, which is the standard for adhesives that come in contact with food.

Labelstocks for chilled environments

Labelstocks for chilled environments

We offer a lineup of labelstocks that use "CHILL AT," an adhesive that uses raw materials that comply with FDA 21 CFR Sections 175.10, which is the standard for adhesives used in food packaging, and 175.125, which is the standard for adhesives that come in contact with food.

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FSC®

Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting responsible forest management worldwide.
FSC® sets standards based on principles of responsible forest management, endorsed by a consensus of environmental, social, and economic stakeholders.

FSC

FSC®-certified labelstocks

We have a lineup of labelstocks that use FSC®-certified paper as the facestock (FSC®C022824). The lineup includes products with excellent printability and printing for various applications, and can be used in a wide range of fields.

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BS5609 marine immersion label testing standard

An international standard for the durability of labels applied to hazardous goods handled at sea, set by the British Standards Institution.
It is already widely accepted in Europe and the U.S., and is expected to be applied in Asia and other regions in the future.

Digital printing labelstocks

Digital printing labelstocks

Certification under this standard is divided into two parts: Section 2, which relates to the adhesive strength etc. of the labelstock, and Section 3, which relates to the abrasion resistance of the printing. Both FH6022-80 and FH6026-80 have acquired section 2 certification, which is an assessment of the labelstock before printing. In addition, FH6022-80 has also received section 3 certification, a rating as a printed label when used with special laser printers.

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RoHS directive

A European Union (EU) regulation that prohibits the use of certain chemical substances in electrical and electronic equipment, in order to prevent humans and the natural environment from being adversely affected by harmful substances.
The RoHS2 Directive, which applies from 2019, added four new phthalate substances, bringing the total number of regulated substances to 10.

The following measures are taken in accordance with the RoHS directive.

  • Survey on the inclusion of 10 substances subject to the RoHS2 directive
  • Handling products not compliant with the RoHS2 directive (products based on polyvinyl chloride)
    We have a lineup of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) labelstocks that do not intentionally use the four phthalate esters specified in the RoHS2 Directive.
    Some products are not compliant. Please contact us for details.

REACH regulation

A European Union (EU) law on chemical substances and their safe use, handling, and application for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment, and applies the registration, evaluation, authorisation, and restriction system to chemicals.

The following measures are taken in accordance with REACH regulation.

  • Registration of chemical substances (more than 1t/year) contained in products (mixtures) exported to the EU
  • Notification of the use of SVHC (0.1% or more and 1t/year or more) in products (molded items) exported to the EU
  • Investigation of SVHC subject substances contained in products and communication of information to customers
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