Your self-adhesive material for the food industry
„You eat with your eyes“ – this is true not only for food, but also for packaging and labels. But appearance is only one factor in labelling. Food labels can be applied under extremely difficult conditions. Labelling is performed at high speeds and in moist or cold environments. Blow-on labelling is a non-contact method of application. Labels must be able to cope with all these conditions.
Legal requirements must be considered as well. Adhesives now have to be suitable for use with fatty foodstuffs. In particular, with conventional packaging it must be ensured that the adhesive and label material do not migrate into the food if the film has insufficient barrier properties.
Individual requirements:
• Flexibility
• Pliability
• Sturdy and adaptable
• Insensitive to moist and cold surfaces
• Oil- and grease-repellent
• ISEGA certification
• Pasteurisation
• Suitable for deep-freeze labels
Technical requirements
• High tack
• Insensitive to moist and cold surfaces
• Suitable for pasteurisation
• Suitable for deep-freeze labels
• No-label look
• Non-contact labelling
• Good perforation qualities
• Oil- and grease-repellent
Legal requirements
• BfR and FDA certification
• ISEGA certification for contact with foodstuffs with fatty surfaces
• REACH conformity
The Solution:
Thanks to HERMA’s new multi-layer coating technology, its adhesives fully meet the requirements in both areas. The middle layer provides much higher tack while helping to minimise migration.
A list of all adhesive composites that are suitable for the food industry can be found in our product catalogue on page 54.
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