Safely closed, easily opened

MANY types of packaging tread a fine line between safety and convenience. Product protection is the key to fresh meat packaging, ensuring that the sensitive product reaches the hands of the consumers without being damaged. Packaging that is easy to open, without a knife or scissors, is standard these days for most foods. With fresh meat trays, however, it was not possible, until now, to satisfy the requirements for the highest levels of seal safety whilst allowing the packaging to be easily opened. PP mono-trays with a firmly sealed film were used, which could not be opened without aids. This difficult balancing act has been accomplished with SafePeel TT, the new innovation from S黡pack Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG for trays with PP sealing medium. This seals securely yet is easy to open-bringing convenience to the fresh meat packaging of the future.

New packaging responds to growing demand for the convenience of an easy-to-open meat pack without compromising the need for a safe seal

"Safety is of prime importance with fresh meat packaging. Our goal was to offer this and still create a package, which could be opened easily without requiring an aid," says Johannes Remmele, managing director of S黡pack. "Our new development, SafePeel TT, satisfies both requirements equally." Joint effort 'Consumer-friendly' means both convenience and product protection. The newly developed high-performance film-specially designed for tray sealer applications-offers a very safe seal, even if the seams become contaminated, which also satisfies the tough requirements for transport and handling. "The development was a real joint effort," explains Johann Gihr, head of Business Development Management Fresh Food at S黡pack. "The manufacturers Sealpac and ES-Plastic were also involved." The EasyPeelPoint System developed by Sealpac is revolutionising the opening of self-service packaging in the fresh meat segment. Combined with S黡pack's new development, SafePeel TT, and a special tray made by ES-Plastic, consumer-friendly, firmly sealed trays with a PP sealing medium can be opened intuitively and without a knife or scissors. At the same time, the new development is characterised by an easy-to-open, fibre-free and uniform peel. Designed to optimise the appearance of both the packaging and the food it contains, the film features an oxygen and aroma barrier and is PVDC-free. Other benefits include excellent flatness and anti-curl properties, as well as anti-fog for a clear view of the product. In addition, SafePeel can be printed with repeat patterns-after all, the product has to look good as well as taste good. (the end)Air Jordan IV 4 Running Shoes