1DERBOX® wins 3rd prize at Bando Innovazioni Comieco Factory

A new success arrives for Sada, who won the Sergio Vay Award. The award was created in 1993 as a prize for flexo quality and is now in its 28th edition. This is the most important award in the Brazilian flexographic industry and is named in memory of Professor Sérgio Vay, one of the founders of the flexographic association AB Flexo. In detail, Antonio Sada & figli spa received the award directly from the hands of the president of FTA Europe as first place. This recognition is confirmation of the high level achieved so far in our work and the ability to offer a qualitatively excellent product. The Sergio Vay award this year must fill the whole nation with pride, as the podium in the international category was marked by the tricolor; this demonstrates the level of excellence and quality that Italian companies have achieved in the field of flexographic printing also at an international level. The president of FTA Europe personally presented the prizes, not only to be able to congratulate the winning companies but also to affirm, once again, the effective collaboration between FTA Europe and the Associations of other continents, which also takes the form of mutual participation. at international competitions. The Sergio Vay award is one more opportunity to confirm our professionalism and the ability to be innovative in developing solutions for packaging and in the field of packaging printing and personalization, a recognition of the passion and dedication that we put every day in following all our customers.

What are the correct criteria when classifying foods? This question cannot be taken for granted, especially if we look at the open clash between Italy and the EU regarding the food nutrition label project. At the center of the discussion is the Nutriscore, the made in France nutrition label that is adopted by various European countries, with the aim of increasing consumer awareness of the foods consumed. What is the Nutriscore? When we buy a product and read the label, we find indicated nutritional values, calories per quantity of product and the daily requirement. We also find the ingredients and, in some cases, the indication of the origin of the raw materials. The Nutriscore is a labeling system that concerns food products, and is designed to simplify the identification of the nutritional values ​​of any packaged food. How does the Nutriscore work? The Nutriscore provides for the use of two value scales: one chromatic - from green to red - and the other divided according to the first 5 letters of the alphabet, from A to E. Considering these elements, a score derived from the evaluation of seven parameters is calculated. In detail, a high content of fruits and vegetables, fiber and protein makes the product have a higher score. The lowest scores are reserved for food products with a high content of energy, sugar, saturated fatty acids and sodium. What are the limits of Nutriscore according to Italy? Why does Italy dislike this system? In reality, our representatives in the European Parliament are opposed to this labeling system because, while pointing out the intrinsic qualities of the product, it does not take into account the daily needs. This would cause serious damage for those products, such as Parmigiano Reggiano, which would risk being placed on a lower ranking than a jar of packaged pasta with sauce. This system would create a dangerous mental association in the consumer, according to which products marked as red are not healthy, while those marked with green are absolutely healthy. What is the Italian solution to the problem? Italy supports the Nutrinform Battery system for food labeling. The latter is a system designed to provide citizens with true information, that is, based on the daily needs of the substance and banning demonizations on individual nutritional elements. If the Nutriscore is supported by various distribution chains and multinationals in the food sector, Italy is supported by the food industry as a whole. The sector is united precisely because a labeling system that alarms, but does not educate or inform, cannot represent a correct way of approaching the problem. Nutritional values ​​based on daily needs are the only parameter to keep in mind, in addition to making consumers aware of the correct dietary lifestyle and diets to follow. The Nutriscore, as it is structured, could instead compromise some cornerstones such as the Mediterranean diet, which for centuries has represented the food system recognized as one of the most balanced.

On the 22nd of May 2019 in Istanbul, Antonio Sada & figli (Corrugated Division) got the gold medal together with Z Due, a cliché supplier, for the best flexo print quality at the Global Flexo Innovation Awards. This is an international competition which rewards who, in the printing field, have succeeded in facilitating the printers’ work in production, obtaining savings in terms of costs and start-up times that Kodak technology, together with over forty years of experience and know-how of Z Due, it could get. The experts of the jury with transversal skills have awarded three works of La Molisana with the gold medal as the work has combined 3 elements:- excellent print quality on corrugated cardboard similar to offset;- efficient print production workflow thanks to the NX plate capable of achieving a better ink transfer reducing start-up times and printing colors;- commitment to the environment because thanks to the polymers used, it was possible to reduce the consumption of raw materials and energy for production times.The staff of Antonio Sada & figli thanks Z Due for participating at this contest and all the staff involved to win this prestigious award.