Specialist packaging alliance Copapharm Europe has established a Braille standard for folding cartons for pharmaceutical use. EU Directive 2004/27 requires labelling and information for the partially sighted and blind to be provided with medical products by October, 31 2005. This includes Braille on the packaging itself, and European pharmaceutical companies are already reporting that requests for Braille on folding cartons have increased significantly.
Copapharm Europe says it has established its standard to meet customer needs well before the EU deadline, to maximize process reliability and to meet the highest quality demands. A blind embossing procedure has been integrated within the manufacturing process, reducing the number of production tools required, minimizing the overall number of processes and costs, and contributing significantly to security and efficient process safety, it states.
Copapharm member companies include August Faller in Germany, Cartonplex, Cartonajes Pans and Icesa, Spain, Packart in France, Palladio and Zannini in Italy, Storey Evans, in the UK, and Goldprint, Belgium.
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