Digital Print for Food-Safe Packaging

Truepress Jet L350UV

Consumers have more choices than ever. Boutique brands, regional providers, and craft products fill shelves and generate demand for packaging. Print providers eyeing this market face unique challenges, including food safety.

The term “Low migration” (LM) in the ink market is linked to packaging compliance and the production of indirect food contact packaging, where the foreseeable use does not result in direct contact between foodstuff and print.

The digital printing industry finds itself under scrutiny, given the growing prominence of digital print for food packaging. With the potential to achieve scale, image quality, and running costs rivaling conventional technologies, inkjet printing holds particular promise. Not surprisingly, the next generation of presses has been developed with compliance in mind.