Low Odour Food Pack Ink For Range Of Materials
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Linx Printing Technologies product story
Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team
Jun 9, 2005
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced Black food-packaging ink 2250 specifically designed to meet the rigorous health and safety standards of the food industry.
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced Black food-packaging ink 2250 specifically designed to meet the rigorous health and safety standards of the food industry.
Suitable for printing on to a broad range of food packaging materials including foil, paper, card and many types of plastic, it can also be used for coding on to pharmaceutical applications such as tablet blister packs.
Linx's Black food-packaging ink 2250 is alcohol based and free from MEK or other ketonic solvents.
As a result it is low odour, suited to manufacturing environments where odour may build up or where there are concerns about products being tainted.
The ink also uses a non-chromium based dyestuff and meets USDA requirements for incidental contact with meat and poultry, said the company.
Linx said that it always takes care to minimise the health, safety and environmental impact of its inks.
Unlike other continuous ink jet ink manufacturers, none of its inks are classified as 'toxic', 'harmful' or 'toxic to the environment'.
Black food-packaging ink 2250 is free from environmental or health risks, according to current EU legislation.
Kate Rattigan, the ink product executive at Linx, commented: "Safety is a primary concern for the food industry and has driven some food manufacturers to seek alternative solutions to product coding, such as hot wax and laser coders.
However, continuous ink jet offers the critical advantage of leaving a clear, permanent code on almost any material.
Our new Black food-packaging ink 2250 overcomes the traditional problems often associated with inks used for food-related applications.
Furthermore it is extremely cost effective to use compared with non-alcohol based inks as its low rate of evaporation means less frequent refilling of the printer and low solvent consumption.".
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