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Topics Covered
Introduction to Food Packaging
Kosher Coatings for Food Packaging
Certified Kosher Food Packaging Solutions from Michelman
Michelman's Proven Track Record in the Package Coating
Industry
Gaining Kosher Certification for Food Package
Coatings
Michelman, Ensuring the Kosher Lifestyle
Introduction to Food Packaging
Think about the actual packaging materials that hold the products we see on
grocery shelves every day… produce, fish, meat, dairy, bakery items, nuts, snack
foods, candy, canned foods and beverages. All packaged primarily with freshness,
protection, consumer appeal and convenience in mind.
Kosher Coatings for Food Packaging
The coatings used on common packaging materials such as paper, film, foil and
metal make these food products shippable, and keep them fresh and attractive on
the grocer’s shelves. A truly kosher coating would require a forward-thinking company to
make a concerted effort to meet stringent and consistently enforced formulation
requirements. Some coatings have long been formulated using raw materials that
are not of animal-origin. However, that fact alone does not necessarily result
in a kosher
coating.
Certified Kosher Food Packaging Solutions from
Michelman
Michelman, a U.S. based Coatings Company and leader in
innovation and ground-breaking product development made the decision to be that
forward-thinking company. They now formulate and make available coatings for
packaging that are completely and confidently kosher. To
assure the integrity of the process it developed, Michelman also
made the decision to pursue kosher certification by an independent authority. This would
provide their customers total assurance that the kosher status
of their food products would not be compromised by contact with non-kosher
packaging.
Michelman's Proven Track Record in the Package Coating
Industry
Michelman was founded in 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, as a
specialty chemical products company. The company developed their very first
product - called “ResistoCoat™” - for the
package coating industry. Many other industry “firsts” followed as Michelman
developed a reputation as a true pioneer in the industry, most notably in the
area of water-based, recyclable and repulpable coatings for paper and corrugated
packaging. Today, Michelman products are used in a full range of FDA-compliant
food contact packaging applications from corrugated boxes used to ship produce,
meat, and fish, to paper plate coatings, and film coatings for snack food bags.
Gaining Kosher Certification for Food Package Coatings
After making the decision to become certified, the choice of koshering
agencies was clear. Michelman wanted to choose the most respected and well-known
of all koshering agencies. The OU (Orthodox Union) was the first and only
choice. For over 80 years the Orthodox Union has maintained the highest standard
of kosher supervision. Today the OU certifies more than 400,000 products, making
it the world’s most recognized and the world’s most trusted kosher
symbol.
“From our first contact with the OU, the level of professionalism and
technical knowledge was obvious,” said Dr. John Michelman, Chairman. “The OU and
our Rabbinic Coordinator, Rabbi Chaim Goldberg made the process of koshering
certification very smooth. While they were impressed with our manufacturing
facilities, they were able to offer great suggestions on how to improve our
processes.
According to Jennifer Reed, Michelman's
Safety, Health, Environmental & Regulatory Analyst, “Our partnership with
the OU has been enjoyable as well as fruitful. The availability of our
OU-certified kosher food package coatings has definitely raised the bar for
the coating industry.”
Michelman, Ensuring the Kosher Lifestyle
For those who wish to be assured of the integrity of a kosher
lifestyle, you shouldn’t have to worry about food packaging. Simply let the
expert in kosher food packaging coatings – Michelman -
give you peace of mind and a true kosher
experience.
Source: Michelman
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