Fixing a Fable

Ed Dedman, product development manager, SICPA North America (Brooklyn Park, Minn.): This is due to the fact that in the past, when this technology was in its infancy, these products could cause rashes and other skin-sensitivity ailments. Modern formulations have advanced to the point that these irritations almost never occur, except in people with extreme skin sensitivity. Like every other industrial chemical or compound, it is recommended that eye and skin protection be worn while using these products, but this advice is regularly ignored by many printing personnel.