S-One LP

Happy 50th Earth Day!

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Introducing S-OneLP’s Sustainable ByDesign Portfolio

What better way could we honor Earth Day than to roll out the Sustainable ByDesign materials created to help reduce the impact of packaging on the world’s landfills, shorelines and oceans?

We’ve worked with the world’s top manufacturers to upend the old, ecologically damaging paradigms of food packaging with all new materials. We’re diverting used packaging away from landfills, saving emissions in transport and creating bio-based materials to eventually be recycled or composted.

Our product team has developed, tested, printed and pouched our ReEarth™ and ReTreve™ products so we can ensure they perform to the standards you expect.

ReEarth™ Bio-based Solutions:

This product line includes S-OneLP-created prelaminate composites. They can be paired with specific water-based and eBeam OPVs, which are designed to get the best performance once tested for compostability. ReEarth™ flexible packaging products that can contain cookies, chips, granola, chocolate, nuts, dried fruits, coffee, pet foods and more, include:

  • Metallized Snack Web and Stand Up Pouch Surface Print Films
  • Clear Stand Up Surface Print Pouch Films
  • White Snack Web and Stand Up Surface Print Pouch Films
  • Silver, White & Transparent Reverse Print Laminates
  • Clear Sealant Monowebs
  • Gloss and Matte Water-based Overprint Varnishes*
  • CatPak™ eBeam Gloss, Matte and Soft Touch OPVs*

ReTreve™ Recyclable Solutions:

This line of products includes high-performing prelaminate films and OPVs that meet specific government requirements for recycling. ReTreve™ flexible packaging products that can contain cookies, chips, granola, chocolate, nuts, dried fruits, coffee, pet foods and more, include:

  • White and Clear Stand Up Surface Print Films
  • White and Clear High-Barrier Surface Print Film
  • These films can be paired with CatPak™ eBeam Gloss, Matte and Soft Touch OPVs*

“Our goal is to bring real, sustainable solutions that will make a difference,” says Ralph Giammarco, VP of S-OneLP. “Working with our partners, we look forward to adding more sustainable products in the future. Even in the midst of dealing with COVID-19, we’re all committed to making a lasting difference.”

Our experts are available to assist with pouch constructions that meet brand requirements, so please connect with us HERE.

*Must not exceed maximum allowable limit for compostability or recyclability

NEED TO KNOW: 4 Keys to Food-safety in Package Printing

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We get calls every day from label producers who intend to begin manufacturing flexible packaging for food products. We previously discussed selecting the best multi-layer structure with the appropriate barrier properties to protect product freshness. As printers, while we are not handling food directly, we must keep in mind that food customers expect packaging suppliers to use food safety management systems to protect their products throughout the value chain.

4 Keys for Converters:

  1. Understand the customer’s use of the product.
  2. Use the appropriate films, primers and coatings that are approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
  3. Eliminate the preventable risks that may crop up during converting. Many of these risks are common sense. Take a walk through the process. Is there an operator lunching near the slitter? Think about roll contamination if an operator drops her ham sandwich into the machine. Did someone park the finished pouches under a bank of glass light bulbs that could shatter and get shards into the shipment?
    • Set up and maintain a safe process. Identify risks through HACCP (Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points). HACCP maps out the food handling and manufacturing process and identifies potential chemical, physical and biological contaminants that could intrude at each process step.
    • Operate safely. Reduce risks by implementing industrial Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
  4. Be accountable. Implement and maintain track and trace information for all materials and processes.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) sets the benchmarks for third-party certification programs. Do you need third-party certification? Not necessarily. If you can demonstrate that care has been taken to reduce risks and hazards and provide traceability, it will often suffice.

Bottom line: The converter must set up operations and maintain good documentation on their manufacturing processes to assure their food customers that their products are safe for consumer use. Begin with food-approved materials, use good manufacturing practices and reduce all the risks and hazards in the process. Make a plan, keep good documentation and review it annually.

To learn more about the right materials for food-safe labels and flexible packaging materials, give S-OneLP a call at 941-256-7900.

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S-OneLP U.S. & Canada
1605 Main Street, Suite 503, Sarasota, FL 34236

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