Patent ID: 6528127
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
A method of forming a packaged food comprising the steps of:providing a thermoplastic flexible packaging material; applying one or more layers of solvent-based ink comprising solvent to the packing material, wherein the solvent-based ink is not exposed to ultraviolet or electron beam radiation to accomplish the drying, drying the one or more layers of solvent-based ink by evaporating the solvent to form a pigment-containing marking; coating a pigment-free coating over the pigment-containing marking, the pigment-free coating comprising one or more radiation-curable materials; subsequently exposing the pigment-free coating to ionizing radiation to provide a printed packaging material having a cured pigment-free coating and a gloss of at least about 50%; and enclosing a food substance within the flexible thermoplastic packaging material subsequent to the exposing step to produce a packaged food substance.