Forvara® Fresh
Produce Film
Forvara® Fresh Produce Film is manufactured through a specially engineered combination of select food-grade polymers and process innovation to create a product free from any taste or odour. Our PE-based PVC Like (PVCL) films are known for their soft feel and are an eco-friendly alternative to conventional PVC-based fresh produce films.
Forvara® Fresh Produce Film is a specialized film with different attributes covering customized requirements to meet market expectations, specifically for the produce industry. The films are preferred by produce packers, supermarket-owned packers, for case-ready packs, as foodtainers and for deli counters due to their presentation, freshness and extended shelf life, while achieving the highest global food safety standards.
We offer a range of quality fresh produce films with benefits for different produce, such as broccoli, lettuce, carrot, baby corn, cucumber, assembled veggies on a tray, apples, pears and mushrooms. The film has high strength, is easier to handle and minimizes risk of tearing, all while providing added protection to reduce spoilage and wastage.
The fresh produce film is highly transparent, glossy and has exceptional anti-fog properties. It has good moisture and oxygen transmission rate to ensure that the product remains fresh.
Machine Wrap Fresh Produce Film
Our films run efficiently on auto tray wrapping machines like Digi, Ulma, Waldyssa, Hobart, Ishida, Omori and Ossid. The film works with maximum flexibility on high-speed machines and it gives equivalent throughput as compared with PVC films. Our film is used on a wide variety of trays and ensures a sealed pack with minimum film usage.
Manual Wrap Fresh Produce Film
Our packaging films are tailored to make wrapping simple and easy for manual fresh produce wrapping machines. Manual machines have electric heat blades, and our film rolls are easy to unfurl, giving packers professional-looking even cuts without releasing any foul burning smell. Further, it helps the produce trays to get tightly sealed via the bottom hot plate.
To know more about this product from our Sales team, email us at:
For USA, Canada: forvara.fp@specialty-films.com
For EU, UK and Rest of the world: wrapit.fp@specialty-films.com
Film
Characteristics
Optimum Cling
Allows wrapping around containers of porcelain, glass, ceramic, steel and certain plastics to seal food without the hassle of film entanglement. It has good film-to-film clinginess.
High Optical Transparency
Exceptional anti-fog properties for see-through packaging of perishables to display in freezers.
BPA Free
Bisphenol A (BPA) free and does not contain any plasticizers (such as phthalates), stabilizers, chlorine content or any chemicals that are harmful to human health.
Resistant to Extreme Cold
Does not crack even at sub–zero temperatures of up to
-30 °C (-22 °F).
Excellent Breathability
Keeps produce fresh for a longer period, thus increasing its shelf life.
Odourless
No obnoxious smell compared to PVC films.
100% recyclable & eco-friendly
Polyethylene is easily recycled without releasing any harmful substances into the environment.
Better Organoleptic Properties without Loss of Nutrition Content
Also safe for contact with fatty foods.
Higher Elasticity and Good Memory
Allows the film to be kept taut around the product, without wrinkles.
Product
Variants
Micro-perforated Film
This film has micro holes that allow air permeation to maintain the rate of respiration. Micro-perforation involves making holes in the film ranging from a diameter of 1 mm to 2 mm either by cold or hot needles, or laser processes.
Micro-perforation is essential for packed vegetables, since the film ensures that products can breathe and the air inside the package can be circulated. It helps in sustaining quality, freshness, and integrity of the content, enhancing greater shelf life. Most common is the 5-line micro-perforation — however, we can produce different patterns of micro-perforation as required by the customer or the application.
Biodegradable Film
Specialty Polyfilms is committed to developing sustainable products. After years of research and development, we have successfully introduced biodegradable fresh produce film. With the world moving onto sustainable packaging, our film can be used in packaging of fresh fruit and vegetables, mushrooms, and fresh produce.
The eco-friendly film has technical properties similar to conventional film. With this biodegradable product, we aim to bring about a positive effect on the environment and reduce the use of non-biodegradable single-use plastic.
Printed Film
Produce manufacturers and packers need printing on film for brand building and consumer confidence. We supply printed film in up to six colors using CI Flexo or Gravure processes.
Product
Specification
| ATTRIBUTE | SI | FPS |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 250-700mm | 10 to 28 in |
| Length | 500 – 2000 m | 1500 – 6000 ft |
| Thickness | 8 – 25 µ | 32 – 100 Gauge |
| Core size | 50 / 76 / 114 / 150 mm or as per requirement | 2 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 in or as per requirement |
Customized sizes, properties, packaging and colors are also available.
Technical
Properties
| SI | FPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile Strength | MD | 10-24 MPa | 1500 -3500 psi |
| CD | 8-13 MPa | 1200- 2000 psi | |
| Elongation | MD | 150-200 % | 150-200 % |
| CD | 350-400 % | 350-400 % | |
| Permeability (OTR) | 35000 cc/m² per 24 hrs | 2260 cc / 100 in² / 24 hrs | |
| Water Vapour Transmission (WVTR) | 115 g/m² (24 hrs) | 7.42 g / 100 in² /24 hrs | |
| Food Safety Compliance | Meets the latest food contact regulations as per EU directive no.10/2011 (Ref.2002/72/EEC) | Meets the latest food contact regulations as per FDA – 21 CFR 177.1520 | |
Application
and Usage
Forvara® Fresh Produce Film has anti-fogging additives to prevent fog build-up on the inside of packages, improving aesthetics and the shelf life of chilled perishables.
Fresh Produce Packaging
Ideal combination of breathability, mechanical performance and aesthetics makes it perfect to wrap all kinds of vegetables, such as broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, green leafy veggies, tomatoes, corn, cucumber, etc. Our product is ideal for tray overwrapping as well as direct overwrapping.
Fruits packaging
The film has good gloss and crystal transparency, which helps enhance the presentation of exotic fruit. The film is suitable for use in large-scale retail trade, and large and medium-sized packaging centers for packaging of apples, pears, etc.
Mushroom Packaging
Mushrooms need to breath actively. The high permeability of this film along with the micro-perforation ensures free exchange of air, keeping mushrooms healthy, fresh and odor-free.
Why Polyethylene?
Polyethylene (PE), the base material used in manufacturing Forvara® & Wrapit® Films, is a simple structure polymer that has the least environmental impact. It is easily recyclable and when annihilated, it burns to hydrogen and carbon without any polluting content.
Polyethylene Films are an ideal replacement for conventional films that contain toxic plasticizers (such as phthalates), hazardous heavy metals (such as lead and mercury), fungicides and other toxic substances that are harmful for human health.
Our new game-changing PVC like (PVCL) Polyethylene film
PVC Like (PVCL) polyethylene films are developed to emulate the key physical attributes of PVC films, like tackiness, softness and transparency. PVCL films have even proved better than the PVC films in many of these attributes.
PVCL polyethylene films have been recognized and placed among the most innovative products in some of the biggest trade shows of the industry, like IFFA–Frankfurt, Germany, 2019 and PLMA–Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019, to counter the ecological strain caused by the much-debated PVC films.
It is now time-tested that the user would find no difference in usage of our PVCL film as compared to PVC ones, from the functional point of view.
Advantage
Specialty
Research and Innovation:
We have a center of excellence to research and test food wrap films for specialized consumer needs of retailers and brand owners.
Product Differentiation:
100 percent recyclable PE films do not leave any traces on food, nor do they have an obnoxious smell. This gets the user to experience the original taste of the wrapped food.
Process Expertise:
Our expertise in process engineering enables us to achieve consistency, traceability and reliability in every product delivery.
Economies of Scale:
We leverage economies of scale with high throughput, modern and efficient production lines, global polymer procurement and integrated supply-chain logistics.
Regulatory
Compliance
BRCGS Packaging Material certified Company.
Does not contain Bisphenol A (BPA), which is unsafe for the food.
Meets latest food contact regulations as per FDA – 21 CFR 177.1520
Meets the latest food contact regulations as per EU directive no. 10/2011 (Ref. 2002/72/EEC)
Does not contain any chemicals from the California Prop. 65 list of harmful chemicals.
Approved raw-material, no cross-contamination with non-kosher products
Specialty
America
Specialty Polyfilms incorporated a subsidiary — Specialty America Inc., New Jersey — to facilitate localised purchases in the US. Specialty America provides a hassle-free alternative to importing products to the US. We have warehouse facilities located on the East and West coasts for stocking and distribution.
To know more about this product from our Sales team, email us at:
For USA, Canada: forvara.fp@specialty-films.com
For EU, UK and Rest of the world: wrapit.fp@specialty-films.com
Disclaimer
This information is based on our present knowledge. However, Specialty Polyfilms India Pvt. Ltd. assumes no responsibility for use
of information presented herein and hereby disclaims all liability with regards to such use.