Food and dairy product labels

Food and dairy product labels serve as the first line of defense for food safety, information compliance, and brand communication, directly applied to all types of packaging, from fresh agricultural products to processed foods. These labels not only need to clearly and accurately convey regulatory requirements regarding nutritional components, ingredients, shelf life, and traceability information, but the materials themselves must also meet stringent food safety and hygiene standards and be adaptable to various processing and storage environments, including refrigeration, freezing, cooking, and pasteurization. Core materials and safety are paramount. All materials, including surface materials, adhesives, and inks, must comply with Chinese national standards, EU 10/2011, and US FDA regulations regarding food contact materials. Common substrates include food-grade BOPP/PE film, synthetic paper, and specialty papers. For applications involving direct contact with food (such as fruit labels and cheese labels), edible adhesives or safe materials with specific migration level certifications must be used to ensure no food contamination. Performance requirements are highly focused on adaptability to extreme environments. Frozen labels must remain flexible, non-brittle, and resistant to detachment at extremely low temperatures ranging from -40°C to -18°C, and resist ice crystals and condensation. Refrigerated labels (such as those for yogurt and fresh milk) must possess excellent moisture-proof and condensation-resistant capabilities. Labels for oily foods (such as seasoning oils and cooked foods) must have excellent resistance to oil penetration, preventing label whitening and detachment. For products that can be microwaved or pasteurized, labels must withstand short-term high temperatures. The product's highlights lie in its multi-functional integration and intelligent features. Beyond basic identification, labels increasingly serve dual functions of marketing and traceability. For example, scratch-off promotional labels incorporate QR codes to guide consumers to participate in marketing activities; freshness indicator labels use color changes to indicate product freshness; and high-precision coded traceability labels enable transparency across the entire supply chain from farm to table, meeting consumers' growing information needs for food safety. Whether ensuring basic safety and compliance or enhancing brand trust and consumer experience, food and dairy product labels are indispensable, functional, and intelligent key components in the modern food industry.