Foopak Bio Natura is designed to be the solution for eco-friendly food and beverage packaging. It utilizes proprietary aqueous dispersion coating technology to replace the plastic lining in the foodservice industry. Foopak Bio Natura is made from certified wood sources, Plastic Free (certified by Flustix Plastic Free Product), free from optical brightening agents (OBA), and offers high-temperature resistance and strong edge wick, providing superior functionality compared to normal cupstock. Due to its non-plastic nature, it can be composted within 12 weeks in an industrial composting facility or within 26 weeks in home composting. Additionally, Foopak Bio Natura is recyclable and repulpable without requiring any additional treatment or process.
- PEFC Certified
- Safe for food & beverage direct contact and FDA & Europe Union certified
- Plastic-free
- Eco-friendly
- Compostable (EN 13432)
- Recyclable and Repulpable without additional process (EN 13430 and ZSVR Germany from Institute Cyclos-HTP)
- Heat seal capability with permanent bonding thus the presence of adhesive is not required anymore.
- High-temperature migration conformity according to BfR XXXVI, EU No. 1935/2004, EU No. 10/2011, EN 1186-13:2002.
- Strong edge wicking resistance
- Microwaveable & ovenable compliance
End Application :
Hot / Cold Cups, Food Container, Rice Bowl, Noodle Cup, Soup Cup, Food Bucket, Snack Cup, Lunch Box, Horticultural Pot, Salad Bowl, Ice Cream Cup, Utensil, Adhesive-free Paper Straw.
UV Offset & UV Flexo cured by the UV curing such as Cathode Halide Lamp, UV LED, and UV EB.
*recommended to seek further technical advice and support from the ink vendors in terms of quality compliance between printing inks, printing methods, and its paperboard
Note*
For first time customer/new application, please conduct plant trial first before commercial order
Strongly recommend to seek further technical advice and support from glue and ink vendors in terms of the board’s adhesives compatibility and the board’s printability/printing method respectively
Please be informed that there might be a possibility of having cosmetic changes on the paperboard surface after being exposed to both the microwave and oven. In this case, the customer must decide the acceptance level of its cosmetic changes. The paperboard has high-temperature migration conformity according to EN 1186-13:2002 to ensure that the paperboard is still providing food safety features during usage in both the microwave and oven. Related to the usage of the paperboard in the oven, please to be considered the kind of foods that planned to be heated in the oven along with the cooking time and its cooking temperature. For example, certain kinds of food might require 180°C and 20 minutes of exposure. Another kind of food might require 150°C and 30 minutes of exposure. This statement is valid for the plain unprinted paperboard only.
MICROWAVEABLE
The test report explains no migration tendency for packaged food heated at very high temperatures (not exceeding 220°C for Bio Natura in 1 hour, and 175°C for Bio Container in 30
minutes) by using MPPO (Modified Polyphenylene Oxide). The MPPO is the recommended solid food simulant for migration testing of packaging materials in the European Union Regulation No
10/2011.
Furthermore, it explains that Foopak Bio Natura (CT) allowed for food with the vinegar sauce/ingredient heated in a microwave or oven. Please notice that the vinegar sauce/ingredient
in the food is not applicable in the microwave or oven for Foopak Bio Natura (CG) and Foopak Bio Container (GA) products.