Combining high strength, safety, ease-of-use and recyclability, steel packaging offers a host of key benefits that appeal to and reassure consumers.
To ensure the reliability of steels used for food packaging, ArcelorMittal implements a recognized method for identifying risks associated with the manufacture of packaging steels for both the container and the closure.
• Packaging is made using sheet steel coated on both sides with a thin layer of tin (hence the notion of tinplated) to make it stiff, stainless, strong and insensitive to light (which can impair the vitamin content of food).
• Steel packaging offers particularly good impact resistance, meeting the strictest regulations.
• The mechanical strength of the seams ensure that the cans are completely airtight, making steel packaging a viable alternative to new sealing methods, such as heat sealing.
• Sterilizing the product after sealing the can eliminates all risk of impairing the quality of the product between the packaging and sterilization stages.
• The external aspect or solidity of the material provides visible proof that the can's contents are safe for consumption, which is not the case, for example, with frozen foods packaging methods.
Steel is the ultimate safe material. Nevertheless, ArcelorMittal Packaging would like to highlight the following safety precautions:
• A can that shows signs of bulging (and which does not return to its normal shape when pressed), traces of rust or run-out or is dented means that the packaging may have suffered micro-cracking. If you have any doubt, you are advised not to consume the contents.
• Once opened, a can does not preserve its contents. You should always transfer any remaining contents to an airtight container, which can then be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 48 hours.
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