Direct Food Contact

MGA Contact is a range of sheet-fed offset inks for
printing on surfaces that may come into direct contact
with foodstuffs under the intended conditions of use.
The ink series is recommended for the manufacture
of food packaging that meets the requirements of
Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004.

It is formulated and manufactured in accordance with
the EuPIA "Guideline on Printing Inks applied to Food
Contact Materials" and the EuPIA-GMP "Printing Inks
for Food Contact Materials". All ingredients used are
evaluated for food contact in the EU and according
to FDA criteria. The binders used in the manufacture
of MGA Contact are based on special esters that are
evaluated for food contact.

/ Ink series for printing on food packaging made of
paper and board on the food contact side.
/ Not intended for contact with liquid food, due to poor
resistance of possible substrates
/ FCM inks (inks for the production of food contact /
materials) according to definition in the
EuPIA Guideline
/ Global migration < 10 mg/dm²
/ Excellent values in the sensory evaluation of printed
products in the Robinson test (EN 1230 T1 and T2)
/ Suitable for the production of food packaging that
complies with the requirements of Regulation (EC)
No. 1935/2004 and also meets US FDA specifications
/ Stable ink-water balance in the press
/ Fast setting speed
/ Since the inks do not dry by oxidation, substances
which are organoleptically objectionable, such as
short-chain aldehydes, are not generated. Printed
products produced with MGA CONTACT therefore
have low hexanal content.
/ Mineral oil-free formulation

Protection with a water based coating is mandatory. We recommend 166501 water based food contact coating. Recommended for use on coated paper and board.