Lintec has designed an ultra-low migration labelstock that offers improved safety for labels on plastic-moulded pharmaceutical packaging
Image: Lintec and Screen have collaborated to address ink and adhesive migration issue in pharmaceutical packaging. Photo: courtesy of Thomas Breher from Pixabay.
Lintec Europe has collaborated with Screen Europe to address the issue of ink and adhesive migration in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.
To tackle the ink and adhesive migration issue, Lintec has developed an ultra-low migration labelstock, which offers enhanced safety for labels on plastic-moulded pharmaceutical packaging.
Lintec and Screen to work on ink and adhesive migration issue in pharmaceutical packaging
Lintec’s labelstock, which can be used on aseptic blow-fill-seal (BFS) fluid containers, vials and ampules, will help significantly decrease the risk of product contamination due to the the inclusion of an ultra-low migration adhesive.
The ultra-low migration labelstock is suitable for use with Screen’s Truepress Jet L350UV+LM label press.
Designed to be used for food and pharmaceutical packaging applications, the Truepress Jet L350UV+LM uses Screen’s low migration inks that are compliant with the safety standards of food and pharmaceutical packaging.
The system is provided with an advanced nitrogen purge mechanism, which reduces the density of oxygen toan absolute minimum to optimise the curing process and significantly minimise the risk of ink migration.
Lintec will exhibit its ultra-low migration labelstock at this year’s Labelexpo Europe event, which will take place between 24 and 27 September.
Lintec Europe technical manager Soichiro Fujinaga said: “Safety issues over the migration of ink and adhesive components throughout the pharmaceutical supply chain, as well as the potential health hazards they could pose to end users, are a cause for concern for brand owners and manufacturers.
“For this reason, label and packaging suppliers are facing a heightened demand to deliver solutions that ensure pharmaceutical products are protected from contamination caused by inks and adhesives that are capable of migrating through the package substrate.”
Truepress Jet L350UV+LM UV inkjet label press, which is an updated version of the Truepress inkjet printer, will provide an expanded colour gamut including orange ink along with the C, M, Y, K set and white ink.