Switzerland-based specialty chemicals group Clariant’s Healthcare Packaging business unit has launched new desiccant canisters to help enhance packaging safety.
The new canisters with red labeling are designed to help differentiate them from drug products.
The drop-in style desiccantsare are widely used for controlling moisture in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical bottle packaging applications.
Made from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union (EU)-compliant materials, the colored labels of the new canister display ‘Do Not Eat’ in various languages.
Clariant healthcare packaging sales head Philippe Depois said: "All desiccant canisters are marked with warnings to help avoid accidental ingestion. However, depending on the color of the drug there may not be a sharp contrast.
“The distinctive and vibrant color of the red canister label can help patients more easily recognize the desiccant."
Coated with an outer varnish to avoid direct contact with the drug, the canister labels can be customized for specific color-differentiation or with a specific branding required for customer.
Depois added: "By color-differentiating the canisters, we are adding another layer of safety to protect our customers and consumers."
The company said that its entire rigid canisters line is designed for high-speed insertion and can be used for controlled atmosphere packaging, which requires control over moisture, oxygen, odor and other volatiles.
Clariant produces over 1 billion desiccant canisters annually from its plant in Belen, New Mexico, US.
The firm is also building a new plant in Cuddalore, India to produce labeled desiccant canisters.
