In comparison to vegetarians, vegans refuse not only meat but also all animal-based products such as dairy, eggs, and leather products. They want to ensure the products that they buy and use are produced without animal products or animal testing.
No matter the type of product – be it food, cosmetics, or apparel – businesses that sell vegan products must ensure that their product is entirely vegan from production to sale. This includes the packaging!
Plastic, plastic alternatives (such as Distant Village compostable cellophane bags, made from wood cellulose fibers), glass, and metal packaging can fulfill this need for vegan packaging. Some paper packaging can also be acceptable provided that the manufacturing process does not use animal-based glues.
Businesses that sell vegan products also need to be aware of their labeling – particularly the label glue. Traditionally, many glues and adhesives contain either glutin – made from animal waste products (“bone glue”) or casein – a protein from milk that is also used to make cheese. Both of these glue ingredients are entirely unsuitable for packaging vegan products.
There are alternatives to animal product-based adhesives. The pressure sensitive adhesives used by PURE Labels are made with acrylic emulsion, which contains no animal products or animal by-products. These labels (custom, or blank ready-to-print) are the perfect choice for labeling products that are to be marketed to discerning vegan consumers.
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