Pigment Operating Committee

The POC addresses developments relating to health and environmental issues concerning organic pigments worldwide, except for the U.S. The U.S. industry is represented by the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, with which ETAD collaborates.

Main functions of the POC are:

• Cooperation with responsible authorities on regulatory issues affecting pigments
  
  
• Collaboration with non-regulatory bodies proposing ecological- and toxicological-based standards
  
  
• Cooperation with other industry organizations on common issues
  
  
• Publication of informative material on the safe use of pigments