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30 September, 2023

FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS: production and key requirements

Packaging for food products is essential for today’s consumers. The food packaging production process has two main objectives: maintaining the nutritional value and quality of food products and ensuring the safety and well-being of consumers while meeting their needs. To achieve this, food packaging manufacturers continually improve the materials used for packaging production. Their top priorities include incorporating high levels of safety, user-friendliness, and stylish design.

When it comes to packaging for food products, it’s crucial to meet strict safety standards for both human health and the environment. Choosing the right materials for food packaging guarantees that the product remains well-protected and maintains its quality characteristics over an extended period.

Foil and foil-based composite materials are a modern solution that meets global quality standards for food packaging. These materials help preserve the freshness and flavor of food while providing reliable protection against environmental factors.

What are the key requirements for food packaging?

  1. Product safety: Food packaging material should not interact with the product inside or pose any potential harm to its quality.
  2. Hygiene standards: Packaging should effectively prevent the intrusion of dirt or microbiological contamination into the product. It is especially crucial for items not subjected to heat treatment before consumption.
  3. Barrier properties: Packaging should effectively protect foods from environmental influences including oxygen, moisture, sunlight, and odors. Barrier packaging materials help maintain freshness, taste, and aroma throughout the product’s shelf life.
  4. Resistance to mechanical damage: materials used in packaging should prevent product breakage during transportation and handling.
  5. User-friendly: The packaging should be designed for easy opening, closing, and dispensing of the product.
  6. Environmental sustainability: When choosing packaging materials, it’s crucial to consider their recyclability or potential for reuse. Minimizing environmental impact is an essential aspect of modern packaging.
  7. Aesthetics and branding: Modern packaging is essential for marketing success, and high-quality printing and decoration are crucial to capturing consumer attention.

TECHNOLOGIA JSC is a manufacturer and supplier of materials for food packaging

Our production process involves multiple technologies to ensure the safety and quality of our food packaging. The process includes the following stages:

  1. Compliance with Safety Standards: At each production stage, we strictly follow food safety standards, ensuring full compliance with all quality regulations for our packaging.
  2. Selecting Raw Materials with Care: We thoroughly screen our suppliers to ensure the high quality and safety of the packaging materials used for food products. By prioritizing safety and using only top-quality materials, we reduce the risk of defects and ensure the reliability of our packaging.
  3. Application of Protective Coatings: We apply protective heat seal lacquer coatings when necessary to improve surface durability against environmental factors and ensure airtightness, thereby extending the packaging lifespan and product shelf life.
  4. Top-quality printing services: We offer rotogravure and flexographic printing to customize the packaging with high-quality full-color images, logos, and product information.
  5. Lamination Line: We offer a variety of multi-layered materials based on aluminum foil, film, and paper. This allows our clients to choose the best solution for their specific product needs. The lamination process increases the material’s durability and protects against external factors such as light, moisture, and temperature changes.
  6. In-house Film Production: We specialize in producing PE films using the extrusion method. With over ten years of experience in film production, we can meet the demands of the market. Our films have high physical and mechanical properties and are certified under global quality standards. This allows us to use our films in the production of composite materials for food products.

We offer our customers high-quality packaging that satisfies current market needs and helps them stand out from their competitors.

FOOD INDUSTRY PACKAGING MATERIALS

If you’re in search of packaging materials for dairy products, confectionery, sauces, and other portion-pack products, TECHNOLOGIA JSC offers the most common types of packaging materials for food:

Benefits of food foil and composite materials for food packaging:

If you’d like to choose the most suitable packaging material for your food product, don’t hesitate to contact our managers at packaging@technologia.com.ua.