LITHOFOOD PLUS INK SERIES

Vegetable based ink serie low-odor / low-migration

Introduction:

Packaging intended to contain food products must be made using inks that do not adversely affect
the organoleptic characteristics (smell and taste) of the products contained therein.

The increasingly pressing demands of food producers and confectionery products of "low impact"
packaging on the content have pushed us to increase our efforts, in terms of research and
development, to formulate and produce inks with the most suitable raw materials for purpose.

Our research began with the over twenty-year experience gained with BIOLITH inks.

This has allowed our researchers to identify with greater ease the solutions to improve the
BIOLITH series, work that has led us to the realization of LITHOFOOD inks (low odor inks for
secondary packaging of sensitive products) and LITHOFOOD PLUS (low odor and low inks)
migration for primary packaging).

The basic requirements for the production of packaging and printed materials for the food and
confectionery sector are:

- absence of everything that could represent a danger to human health:

- absence of all that could cause a change in the organoleptic characteristics of foods or their
composition

- compliance with the migration limits permitted by the current regulations of the components of
the ink and / or the support (paper and cardboard)

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Application fields:

Sheet offset machines. Supports:

- packaging of food and confectionery products - coated papers

- glossy cardboard

Offset inks for food packaging:

LITHOFOOD PLUS 4 Color LIGHT NITRO ALCALI UV/WB Varnishes

YELLOW PROCESS 216701 5 YES YES YES

YELLOW PSO 226581 5 YES YES YES
MAGENTA PROCESS 216702 5 YES NO YES
MAGENTA PSO 226582 5 YES NO YES
CYAN PROCESS 216703 8 YES YES YES
CYAN PSO 226583 8 YES YES YES
CYAN CU - free 215396 8 YES YES YES
BLACK PROCESS 216704 8 YES YES YES
BLACK PSO 226584 8 YES YES YES

PSO: four-color process according to ISO 2846: 1 2017 standards.

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INK MAKER
LITHOFOOD PLUS LIGHT NITRO ALCALI UV/WB Varnishes
BASES
Base Yellow 218701 5 YES YES YES
Warm Yellow 218755 6 YES YES YES
Cold Yellow LR 218777 7 YES YES YES
Orange 218720 6 YES YES YES
Warm Red 218708 6-7 YES YES YES
Warm Red LR 218718 6 NO YES YES
Medium Red 218732 6 NO YES YES
Rubine Red 218702 4 YES NO YES
Rhodamine 218750 7 YES YES YES
Process Bleu 218703 8 YES YES YES
Reflex Bleu 218706 8 YES YES YES
Green 218707 8 YES YES YES
Violet 218790 8 YES YES YES
Base Black 218704 8 YES YES YES
Transp. White 218700 - YES YES YES
Opaque White 218981 - YES YES YES

And also are available:

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GOLD L-FOOD PLUS 228871

GOLD L-FOOD PLUS 228872
GOLD L-FOOD PLUS 228873
GOLD L-FOOD PLUS 228874
GOLD L-FOOD PLUS 228875
GOLD L-FOOD PLUS 228876
SILVER L-FOOD PLUS 228877

* The limitation regarding UV Varnish relates only its use for the colour matching

- PRINTABILITY: the FOOD PLUS inks are printed like the other offset oil-based inks on
sheet-fed offset machines. They are suitable for all absorbent substrates.
- DRYING: the FOOD PLUS inks dry for penetration; for this reason they have a poor scratch-
resistance and so it is necessary to overprint the inks with a specific acrylic “in-line” varnish
- “low-odour” and “low-migration” type.
- FOUNTAIN SOLUTION: We suggest to use the minimum quantity of fountain solution
(buffer solution pH 4,8 – 5,3 with 10% of isopropyl alcohol)
- CLEANING ROLLS TREATMENT: Is strictly suggested the use of low-odour solvents for the
treatment of the cleaning-rollers (e.g. DELTAHYBRID WASH 203221).
NOTE: Dry the rolls with care before to re-start the job.
- The use of product SPRAY D20 or FRESH-SPRAY is strictly forbidden.
- OVERPRINTING varnish: we suggest the use of our acrylic varnish SENOLITH FP 350790
(ISEGA certificated), properly formulated for food packaging. The right quantity of varnish
to be applied, in order to obtain a perfect varnishing and guarantee good scratch
resistance and the high pile is 3-4 g/m2
- The use of the specific FOOD plus THINNER 207210 helps to reduce the FOOD PLUS inks
viscosity and tack
- IMPORTANT: due to the fact this inks are “fresh” is important to wait 48-72 hours before
blank cutting

Packaging: 2,5 kg cans

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

CEE Regulation N.°1935/2004 requires that materials and articles which, in their finished state are
intended to be brought into contact with foodstuffs or which are brought into contact with
foodstuffs, must not transfer any components to the packed foodstuffs in quantities which could
endanger human health, or bring about an unacceptable change in the composition or
deterioration in organoleptic properties.
This means that the manufacturer of the finished article and the filler have the legal responsibility
that it is fit for its intended purpose.
Provided that our listed products are correctly processed and that the food packaging is designed
in a way that there is no direct food contact with the print we hereby confirm that they will allow
compliance of the final product with the existing legal provisions.
Our products are formulated in accordance with the “EuPIA Exclusion List for Printing Inks
and Related Products” (http://www.eupia.org). This list excludes the usage of raw
materials classified as T+ (very toxic), or T (toxic), or known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic
or toxic to reproduction of categories 1 and 2.
 Our listed products are formulated in such a way as to both minimise potential migration
through the substrate or set-off from the printed outer side to the food contact surface in the
stack or the reel. Note that set-off and migration are also dependent on the processing
conditions and sufficient barrier properties of the substrate.
 Our listed products are manufactured in accordance with the CEPE, Good Manufacturing
Practices for the Production of Packaging Inks, formulated for use on the non-food contact
surfaces of food packaging and articles intended to come into contact with food (“GMP”).
(http://www.cepe.org)
 On request we can give data concerning the migration test realized by our specialized research
laboratory on the printed matters with DELTAFOOD Plus Inks.

N.B.: The printed surface must never come in direct contact with food.

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General characteristics:

LITHOFOOD PLUS inks are printed like normal oilbased inks on sheet offset machines and on all
absorbent substrates

- these inks dry mainly by penetration; for this reason they do not have a high resistance to
abrasion and it is therefore essential to apply a suitable "in - line" acrylic varnish with "low odor"
characteristics and migration.

- at the sensory tests "of flask and Robinson" LITHOFOOD PLUS inks give very good answers
allowing to contain the results in the values: 2 "for the flask test" and 1.5 for the "Robinson test":
in line with as requested by the most important producers of food and confectionery products

- due to the absence of oxidation in the drying phase, LITHOFOOD PLUS inks do not emit odorous
substances responsible for the pollution of the smell and the taste of the packaged products.

Dangerous substances for food and confectionery products are the short-chain aliphatic aldehydes
(C5-C6-C7) and in particular the hexanal aldehyde.

It is important to use adequate supports; in fact, it is not recommended to use recycled cardboard,
but rather for pure cellulose and / or vegetable fibers cartons.

Printing instructions:

- fountain solution

We recommend the unique additive for the UNIVERSAL FOUNT FOOD PACK 194012 fountain
solutions. Amount of isopropyl alcohol recommended around 5-6%.

Use, if possible, an osmosis plant for better control of water hardness.

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- treatment of rollers and blankets

use low-odor solvents or bio solvents (see our AUTOWASH 60 PLUS 194637). After washing the
inking rollers and blankets must be rinsed with water and then left to dry perfectly.

- do not apply products such as D20 SPRAY, FRESH SPRAY or desiccants / diluents.

Protective varnishes:

We recommend our SENOLITH WB FP acrylic paints, ISEGA certified, specifically dedicated to

food packaging.

A perfect painting presupposes the application of the right amount of paint, 3/4 g / m2, in order to
avoid an insufficient resistance to abrasion and blocking problem.

Recommended additives:

To reduce the viscosity and tack (shooting) of LITHOFOOD PLUS inks, use only the specific
LITHOFOOD PLUS REDUCER 207210.

N.B. Due to the absence of oxidation-curing drying, the prints require 48-72 hours of rest before
moving to die-cutting and folding.

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The LITHOFOOD PLUS series in the following 4 process colors:

• BLACK BASE L-FOODPLUS 218704

• CYAN LFOODPLUS "CUFREE" 215396
• MAGENTA EURO L-FOODPLUS 216702
• YELLOW EURO L-FOODPLUS 216701

it is compostable certified (evaluation according to DIN EN 13432: 2000-12), combined with

SENOLITH HEAT-RESIST WB VARNISH 94013 / S.

N.B .: the application of every single color/ink must respect the limit of 1% of the finished product
while, for the application of the 4 colors and varnish, the limit is 1.43% of the finished product.

Packaging: 2.5 kg cans

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