At a macro level, food packaging is subject to extensive regulation, with risks in mind of food contamination, spoilage, foreign objects, and more. As a society, food production and packaging is a popular topic, whether it be treatments of chemicals used at the agricultural level, or cross-contamination during manufacturing, packaging, and preparation. Within this environment, we as industrial printers and packaging manufacturers are within the ripple effect, requiring us to deliver a high-quality product while protecting the consumer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Smithers Pira, the food-grade ink market was worth $1.83 billion in 2016 and is growing at 6% each year. The growth of this market is due to pressure from brand managers, and regulators, resulting from increased consumer pressure. Each stakeholder requires a safe, effective, high-quality, and environmentally-friendly ink solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Introducing Water-Based Ink Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As printers and manufacturers, we focus on the permeability of materials, and the migration of printed inks. Consumer safety is a primary concern, while ensuring that packaging companies can print high-quality material to please brand managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Water technology is an approach, born of innovation and necessity, to introduce aqueous inks as an alternative to UV- and solvent-based inks and printer systems. Internationally, new directives and regulations have issued positive lists for applied chemicals and \u201cgreen\u201d solutions for packaging ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This aqueous-based ink technology offers odorless application, high-quality output, and most importantly, low migration properties. Ink migration can occur in four primary ways: condensation extraction or vapor migration when food items are cooked, migration caused by items being stacked or stored in a pile, or direct penetration by the ink into the substrate beneath it. Each of these scenarios are common situations food packaging is expected to withstand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we\u2019ve eluded above, there are several players in this chain that have a hand in delivering a safe, high-quality product to consumers. It is imperative that all participants in the supply chain play a role in compliance and customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The introduction of water technology to the food industry is a win for each stakeholder: printers, package designers, converters, and brand owners can all rely on high-quality, litho-like printing, while the consumer and regulatory bodies can rely on food safety and compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Durst Water Technology<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At a macro level, food packaging is subject to extensive regulation, with risks in mind of food contamination, spoilage, foreign objects, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ocean_post_layout":"right-sidebar","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"off","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"2","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"on","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"off","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n