Heidelberg is launching its own product line of consumables that meet the special requirements for the production of food packaging, Saphira Low Migration products for the production of food packaging in the press and post press stages.
The production of food packaging is subject to strict legislation. The aim is to prevent harmful substances in the consumables being transferred to the packaged foodstuffs and potentially altering their composition and/or taste and smell. Consequently, all consumables used must fulfill the strict requirements of EU Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004. At the same time, packaging printing in the food sector worldwide is a growth market that more and more print shops are keen to profit from.
Heidelberg is offering a comprehensive range of Saphira Low Migration products for press and postpress from various printing inks, dispersion coatings, dampening solution additives, washup solutions, cleaners, oils to protect rollers, and dispersion glues for folding carton manufacture.
All materials bearing the Saphira Low Migration label are checked by independent testing institutes for legal conformity in line with Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004.