In May 2012, the International Food Packaging Association announced the survey report on instant noodle buckets, milk tea cups, disposable paper cups, and paper bowls, including Xiang Piao Piao milk tea cups, unified Laotan sauerkraut beef noodle buckets, and Lipton classic pure fragrant and smooth original milk flavored tea cups. The content of fluorescent substances in the outer layer of the double-layer paper products used by many well-known brands in China exceeds the standard. Because fluorescent whitening agents are not as easily decomposed as general chemical components, but accumulate in the human body, greatly reducing human immunity, it will become a potential carcinogen.
The reason why the outer layers of paper containers such as instant noodle buckets, milk tea cups, and other paper containers have excessive fluorescent substances is likely to be the use of non-food-grade paper, or even the use of waste paper. The executive vice president of the International Food Packaging Association said, "It is not ruled out that harmful substances will enter the human body through the mouth, skin, etc., and may also penetrate into food, and long-term accumulation will cause harm to health."
In fact, paper packaging is currently recognized as green packaging and has many advantages in energy-saving, resource-saving, and environmental protection. As far as the international market is concerned, the era of food paper packaging has come.
In the United States, the cardboard packaging association promotes paper packaging with millions of dollars in advertising dollars every year; hard-to-recycle packaging, such as plastic and glass, is no longer visible on French food shelves. , while most dairy products, juices, and liquid foods are packaged in aseptic cartons, which can be kept fresh for 6 months without refrigeration. After recycling, they can be made into "color board" to make furniture. In Japan, not only milk, beverages, alcohol, and other liquid foods have been packaged in paper, but also experts have studied the ingenuity of natural packaging and explored the mysteries of nature.
In China, more than 50 billion disposable plastic cups and paper cups are consumed every year, and the growth trend is geometrically increasing with the improvement of the national consumption level. At the same time, recyclable food grade cupstock has absolute advantages in environmental protection. With the continuous environmental protection awareness of the government and consumers enhancement. Although it is impossible to completely ban the use of plastic food packaging in the short term, it is an inevitable development trend for paper packaging to replace plastic packaging in more fields, and its prospects are very promising.
Researchers in the product packaging industry believe that with the increase in market saturation, local companies will continue to enhance market competitiveness through technological innovation and specialization, and brand products will gradually occupy a dominant position in the market. How to show the brand value in the packaging while leading the product quality has become a new requirement of the market for the paper product packaging industry. Pure capacity improvement and cost reduction will gradually feel the pressure of the market, and differentiated and personalized packaging solutions have become the trend of development.
Post time: Jun-13-2022