Compostable Packaging Films Provide Effective Barrier Against Mineral Oil Residues
09/09/2011
Innovia Films manufactures cellulose-based renewable and compostable filmic solutions that offer the necessary oxygen and moisture barrier properties required for dried foods. Now these NatureFlex™ films have been scientifically tested and also proven to provide an effective barrier against mineral oil residues.
A recent scientific study at the Zurich Food Safety Authority in Switzerland, detected alarming levels of mineral oil residues transferring from recycled cardboard packaging into food. Traces of mineral oil residues in food are thought to arise due to their migration from the printing inks present both on the packaging surface and in recycled newspapers, used in the production of cardboard packaging. Even at room temperature these residues can migrate and be deposited on dried foods packaged in the box, such as pasta, rice, and breakfast cereals.
Innovia Films’ NatureFlex™ can be used in several ways as a barrier solution for dried foods (pouch, bag in box, board lamination). |