A customer wants us to print coupons with soy ink to put in fast-food takeout bags. Is this permissible?

Soy inks are not FDA compliant for direct food contact. If all the items in the takeout bags are in containers this would be acceptable, but an open item such as french fries could come in contact with the coupon and would not be acceptable. Colorcon is the only ink manufacturer in the United States who makes FDA-compliant ink for direct food contact; the ink is significantly more expensive than regular ink.

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