{"id":3216,"date":"2025-07-20T09:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T09:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:01:03","slug":"printing-and-packaging-standards-for-paper-cardboard-and-cardboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/printing-and-packaging-standards-for-paper-cardboard-and-cardboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Printing and Packaging Standards for Paper, Carton, and Cardboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These standards are defined by international and national organisations (such as <strong>ISO<\/strong>, <strong>INSO<\/strong>, and industry-specific standards) based on product type, packaging conditions, storage, and transportation requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Raw Material Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ISO 536<\/strong> \u2013 Paper grammage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISO 534<\/strong> \u2013 Board thickness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TAPPI T410<\/strong> \u2013 Carton basis weight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EN 643<\/strong> \u2013 Recyclability classification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>INSO 19000<\/strong> \u2013 Food-contact material requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Printing Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ISO 12647<\/strong> \u2013 Colour printing processes (offset, flexo, digital)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISO 2846<\/strong> \u2013 Ink colour stability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>G7 \/ Fogra<\/strong> \u2013 Colour consistency and print quality control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISO 2834<\/strong> \u2013 Ink thickness and uniformity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Packaging Performance Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ISO 12048 \/ TAPPI T804<\/strong> \u2013 Compression strength<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ASTM D779 \/ TAPPI T441<\/strong> \u2013 Moisture resistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISO 2248<\/strong> \u2013 Drop testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TAPPI T821<\/strong> \u2013 Layer adhesion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Food Packaging Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ISO 22000 \/ INSO 19000<\/strong> \u2013 Food safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EU 1935\/2004<\/strong> \u2013 Chemical migration control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISO 15378<\/strong> \u2013 Indirect food printing compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Environmental Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ISO 14021<\/strong> \u2013 Environmental claims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FSC \/ PEFC<\/strong> \u2013 Sustainable forestry sourcing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ASTM D6400<\/strong> \u2013 Biodegradability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Practical Recommendations for Packaging Manufacturers and Designers<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When designing packaging, pay close attention to <strong>paper weight (grammage), thickness, durability, and the type of coating or lamination<\/strong> used.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For export products, always review and comply with the <strong>specific regulations of the destination country<\/strong>, such as <strong>FDA<\/strong> requirements or <strong>EU food contact standards<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To achieve accurate and consistent colour printing, use <strong>ICC colour profiles<\/strong> or <strong>Pantone colour guides<\/strong> during the design and printing process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These standards are defined by international and national organisations (such as ISO, INSO, and industry-specific standards) based on product type,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educational"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3670,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3216\/revisions\/3670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takinpack.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}