NEW FASSON SYNTHETIC PAPERS OPEN UP DIRECT FOOD LABELLING OPPORTUNITIES

Leiden, The Netherlands - Two new products in Avery Dennison proven range of Fasson Synthetic Papers meet the stringent demands of direct food labelling -- and also come to market complete with the necessary compliance approvals. Fasson Synthetic Paper 2S -- 110FC and Fasson Synthetic Paper 160 UCT can open up significant new opportunities for track-and-trace tags on moist and fatty foods, as well as many other demanding applications, and offer tear-resistance, coupled with moisture, grease and chemical resistance. The products are available through the Fasson Rapid-Roll service, which offers the labelling industry a fast, reliable, and flexible supply source for non-adhesive materials for roll-to-roll conversion.

Fasson Synthetic Paper 2S -- 110FC, with FDA CFR and ISEGA approval for direct food contact, is a matt white two-sides clay-coated, high-opacity premium BOPP film. These food labelling approvals make it suitable for such applications as tags on meat carcases, fresh fish on ice display slabs, and price tags under the transparent wrapping on fresh pre-packed foods. However, it can also be used for the production of all printed labels and tags where strength, moisture, grease and chemical resistance are required. The material remains dimensionally stable within a temperature range of -30° C and +104°C. It can be printed and converted using all the standard print processes, and subsequently overprinted by thermal transfer, cold laser, industrial inkjet, and dot matrix. It can also be hand-marked with pens, pencils or magic markers.

The versatile Fasson Synthetic Paper 2S -- 110FC is complemented by a specialty heavy-duty product -- new Fasson Synthetic Paper 160 UCT -- for high-performance tags and labels for use in harsh environments. It is designed for rugged applications like lumber tags, tyre labels, and horticultural tags, and also has direct food contact approval from FDA CFR and ISEGA.

Availability of these two new synthetic papers through the Fasson Rapid-Roll Service means that converters can expect 48-hour delivery ex-plant, for low minimum order quantities -- so that end users' just-in-time deadlines can be confidently met.

Details of Fasson Synthetic Paper 2S -- 110FC and Fasson Synthetic Paper 160 UCT, and information on the full Fasson labelstock portfolio, are available via the Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe website -- www.europe.fasson.com.

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