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SUP-guideline

On July 3, 2021, the first measures from the European SUP (Single Use Plastics) directive will come into effect. With this directive, the European Union wants to reduce single-use plastics and collect and recycle more plastic. The SUP legislation also has consequences for some packaging types, such as drinking cups, bags or wrappers, containers for foodstuffs and cutlery. As a result, a number of articles from our range will no longer be available. For several articles alternatives will be replaced, which we will put on our website in due course.

 

 

BeeMagicTray

The consumer increasingly demands an environmentally friendly solution. Dampack International has succeeded in developing a new patented innovative tray which meets the packaging guidelines of the EFSA  [European Food Safety Authority].

Traditional absorbers are no longer used for our BeeMagicTray for MAP [Modified Atmosphere Packaging], which enables us to issue a DOC [declaration of compliance] for our BeeMagicTray.

The BeeMagic Tray uses a monoperforated film placed above the capillary honeycomb structure base. This structure base is most efficient for moisture absorption. The perforated film ensures less moisture loss since no absorption materials are used which have a suction effect on the packaged product.

Thanks to the perforated film, the gas mixture also comes into direct contact with the underside of, for example the packaged product. This also creates optimal gas distribution, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and has a positive effect on the shelf life, resulting in a considerably better bacterial count on the expiry date. There is also less pigmentation of the packaged product. In addition, through the perforated support film, no imprint of the base structure is visible in the packaged product.  The packaged product is separated from its moisture, resulting in reduced acidification. The entire concept is 100% mono, making it fully recyclable, unlike the tray with absorber which has to be separated independently.