Comprehensive Packaging Services

Physical and performance testing on your packaging can help determine whether the packaging will hold up during transit and is durable enough to stay intact all the way to retail shelves. Our packaging testing capabilities cover a wide range of performance-related aspects for paper and packaging. We offer material testing to industry standards from the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).

Testing services we provide

• ISTA Testing
• TAPPI Standards testing
• Amazon APASS, ISTA 6 Amazon Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) Program or ISTA 6 Amazon Overbox Tier 3
• ASTM D4169 - Standard practice for performance testing of shipping containers and systems, including medical devices
• Packaging validation and stability studies for device transport and storage

Chemicals may be present in packaging materials to achieve specific performance goals or unintentionally due to contaminations or impurities. We provide a wide portfolio of chemical testing according to current legislation of your target markets, such as: 

• Heavy metals according to Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) and Packaging Directive 94/62/EC  
• Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
• Bisphenol A and other bisphenol content
• Short-chain chlorinated paraffin (SCCP) and flame retardants according to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation 2019/1021
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phthalates, dimethyl fumarate and flame retardants according to Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation 1907/2006  
• Substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the Candidate List of substances subject to notification and communication obligations according to REACH Regulation 1907/2006

Packaging that will be in contact with food is subject to stricter testing requirements. Our food contact experts offer chemical analysis, testing and advisory services to evaluate whether these types of packaging meet regulations, such as:

• European Union (EU) Directive 10/2011
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food contact article testing
  • 21 CFR 177 series testing for polymers
  • 21 CFR 176.170 for paper

Our food contact experts are also able to evaluate for: 

• Specific migration and determination of the total content for various substances, heavy metals or primary aromatic amines (PAAs)
• Global migration to different food simulants
• Labels, warnings and risk assessments

Additionally, our experts can help you to: 

• Develop protocols for your target markets
• Apply supply chain management strategies

Whether you are conducting carbon footprint measurements to begin assessing the true environmental impact of your packaging or embarking on a comprehensive effort to overhaul packaging, starting with sustainable design, we can help.

• For recycled content validation needs, we offer recycle content validation to UL 2809, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Recycled Content, that assesses post-consumer and pre-consumer closed-loop or total recycled product.
• For product recyclability needs, we offer validation services for the calculation of estimated recyclability rate according to UL 2789, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure for Calculation of Estimated Recyclability Rate.
• For recyclability of paper-based product validation, we offer UL 2485, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Recyclability of Paper-Based Products.
• For environmental product declarations (EPDs) we provide information disclosure of a product’s environmental impact from a life cycle perspective.
• Our product carbon footprint verification program can help you demonstrate that the carbon footprint of the packaging meets industry standards, such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14067.