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Some bags are printed using food-safe, but solvent-based inks particularly in a Lithographic print process application. If bags emit a strong odor, it’s important to report and investigate the material or packaging hygiene.

A bottom gusset in an ice bag creates a straighter pallet of packaged ice and provides customer-facing branding in retail freezers.

You can ensure your bags are food-safe by checking for the food-safe statement. If recycled content is not declared, it is expected that the bags are made from food-grade materials.

UPAC offers the DURAPLAS Green range of bags made from 50-100% recycled content. However, most bags made for food and high-demand applications are constructed from virgin polyethylene, which is safe for food contact and does not contain any recycled materials.

Polyethylene resins are used for making ice bags due to their durability, flexibility, and resistance to water. Additives like colorants, UV stabilizers, antioxidants, slip agents, antistatic agents, impact modifiers, fillers, and slip resistance additives enhance ice bag properties, with their specific combinations tailored to the intended use. Manufacturers carefully select these materials and additives to create strong, flexible, and environmentally-friendly ice bags.

You can prevent bags from splitting open by using tear stoppers, improving plastic strength, or reducing the speed of opening spades on inline loaders.