Sun Chemical has joined with brand owners, printers and agencies to launch a best practice guide for low migration printing with UV curing or conventional offset inks. More than 2,000 copies of the 16-page guide in English have been sent to printers, brand owners and consumers around the world, to meet growing demands for more knowledge in the face of increasing concerns and legislation on migration from packaging. A new edition is now available in French and other languages are planned.
The guide includes a glossary of terms and frequently asked questions, the reasoning behind why low migration inks, coatings and consumables are used, prepress and package design, production of low migration packaging, storage and legislation. It has been sent to national and international agencies for review and comment. It should be of interest to all parts of the graphic chain from package designers and pre-press, printers and converters, print buyers and brand owners to retail and consumer associations.
Co-ordinator and report author John Adkin, Sun Chemical’s European sheetfed product director, says: “There are more and more demands to minimize the risk of migration from packaging components into the packaged food, drink, pharmaceutical, medical, tobacco or other sensitive product. Reducing the risk of migration reduces the risk of any change in the nature, quality, organoleptic property, colour, shelf life or other important property of the packed product.”
Felipe Mellado, Sun Chemical Europe’s corporate vice president, marketing adds: “A best practice guide like this is no substitute for up-to-date information from the suppliers of equipment and consumables that are used in production or used in the printed packaging sourced from converters. Our aim has been to help identify areas that warrant attention when seeking the best way to achieve a reduced risk of migration from printed packaging.”
Copies of the guide can be obtained by email from sheetfed@eu.sunchem.com
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