Ovenable packaging from TCL.
New technically advanced ovenable packaging films from TCL Packaging have been selected for a new range of bake-in-store hot sandwiches and snacks available in Tesco.
Printed on the company’s Uteco Onyx flexo press, the films were chosen because of their innovative design and rigorous testing process with Smithers PIRA.
Managing director Mike Golding explained, ‘What look like simple ovenable films have taken years to be perfected and rigorously tested for performance and food safety. It’s not just the behaviour of the inks and substrate material together at high temperatures that matters, the laser micro perforations and the anti-mist coating both had to be verified and approved. We believe we are the first manufacturer to have achieved full certification for this type of advanced ovenable film.’
The precise specification is crucial to the performance of the films. The micro perforations provide the correct amount of open surface area for gas transmission to facilitate steam escape during cooking, but are small enough to protect the hot contents and keep them fresher for longer. The added anti-mist coating minimises condensation from products with higher moisture content.
