Innovia Films produces a range of films that offer up to three years barrier to mineral oil migration. This is a subject that has received a lot of media coverage over the last few years and is a complicated topic, as there are many different opinions, tests and data for a packaging technologist to consider.

Innovia Films has received a lot of enquiries around this subject in particular questions about the testing process. In an effort to dispel some of the mystery, Innovia has produced an in-depth video on the subject which explores the testing that they have conducted and the conclusions determined from the results. The video can be found on Innovia Films website: http://www.innoviafilms.com/applications/packaging/barrier-films/

In the video, Neil Hudson, Team Leader Chromatography, and Gary O’Connor, Chromatography Analytical Leader within the Research & Development team at Innovia Films, cover testing methodology, choices of simulants and additional validation tests undertaken.

http://www.innoviafilms.com/applications/packaging/barrier-films/