Flint Group introduces Flexocure Ancora for food packaging

Flexocure Ancorais a high performance, low migration UV flexo ink range designed to comply with the demands of Swiss Ordinance on Materials and Articles (SR 817.023.21).   Flint Group claims it provides goodpress performance at high printing speeds, very good adhesion, and excellent scratch resistance on synthetic substrates. Niklas Olsson, global brand manager, commented: ‘To be able to offer a UV Flexo ink with high performance on-press, excellent color strength and adhesion, while still meeting the lowest migration limits, is just what the market needs.’
 
UV inks consist of a range of different ingredients, with the photo-initiators and monomers commonly used being considered as potential migrating substances.  When formulating UV curing products for food packaging, special care is required to optimize press performance and produce ink that meets the stringent requirements of the industry.
 
Christina Eriksson R&D manager of Flint Group Narrow Web explained: ‘We conducted migration tests for Flexocure Ancora at several independent institutes, as well as in our own analytical laboratories.  When correctly applied on suitable packaging structures, migration levels were well below the currently accepted limits.  This was based on the standard migration test method using the food simulants 95% ethanol and Tenax as set out in Commission Directive 97/48/EC.’