Education and information are important in designing the best products in the labels, tapes and film industry. Listed below are some excellent resources for pressure sensitive adhesives, equipment, associations and regulations.
Adherent Laboratories Inc. Adhesives & Sealants Industry Buschman Corporation Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Office of Premarket Approval
Chemsultants International Faustel Labels and Labeling Label & Narrow Web Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER (PFFC) Polychemie
Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI)
Tappi
The List of "Indirect" Additives Used in Food Contact Substances
The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC) The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. Training Academy The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) The Converting Systems Group
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council
U.S. Food and Drug Administration