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The varnish provides a protective film to a wide range of packaging products including food and beverage containers which meets hygiene standards expected by industry and consumers.
SafetoShare is printed onto packaging at the manufacturing
HOW IT WORKS
1. SafetoShare can be printed on paper/cardboard products during manufacture of the packaging.
2. During the printing process the varnish uses nanotechnology to fill microscopic defects, holes,
packaging have been tested and repelled, resulting in being almost germ-free.
5. The varnish is Food Handling safe, with no heavy metals. It is fully biodegradable with no chemical residues.
TESTING REGIME
To provide certified evidence of SafetoShare’s effectiveness, testing and certification
has been carried out at two independent laboratories qualified to certify testing
to international standards – the SGS lab in Hong Kong
and Intertek in Shenzhen, China. ISO 22196 was the standard used as the reference on SafetoShare coated paper.
The varnish has passed all the European and USA Food Standards for food handling,
and test results on the newly developed ASTM WK66122 are on the way.
It is also being tested for use on plastic packaging products and has been found to have similar success when applied to plastic as it does on cardboard and paper. The results of this current testing are yet to be released, but preliminary findings have been very successful.
As our world moves to a safer place post COVID-19, it is more important than ever to make sure that all possible points of transmission and contamination of bacteria and viruses are removed. SafetoShare Varnish has been proven to be highly effective on a range of packaging, offering an effective and reassuring solution. ✷
“ We realised a much better way would be to prepare the packaging with a coating that would either repel or kill germs with which it comes into contact with them.”
HYGIENE & SAFETY
stage. It contains a hydration layer which repels and prevents absorption of harmful bacteria and viruses for a minimum of 12 months.
Packaging is then safe to receive as well as being clean and hygienic for customers to use. The Varnish has been tested to international standards and is approved by the European Union and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
and concaved surfaces of the product, making sure it is fully covered.
3. Once the varnish is applied and has filled any defects, it leaves the surface with almost zero surface friction, creating a surface that up to 99 per cent of all germs and viruses cannot cling on to.
4. Laboratory results have shown that viruses and bacteria added to the
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Products to ensure food safety;
For more information please contact us on (02) 9882 3666 or at orders@amsl.com.au
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ABOVE: The SafetoShare varnish uses nanotechnology to develop a surface that 99 per cent of germs and viruses cannot cling to.
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