Certified ‘Finished Product’

Home compostable fruit labels

Minimize your packaging with home compostable ‘Finished Products’ certified fruit labels

Our certified home compostable fruit labels are designed to meet the highest standards of food safety, composting, and functionality. Complying with the latest regulations and composting standards our certified home compost fruit labels are a perfect minimized choice for companies committed to reducing the environmental impact of their packaging.

From initial application to final disposal, our labels are engineered for exceptional performance. Adhering firmly and remaining intact throughout the required label lifespan, our labels breakdown to disintegrate and biodegrade into usable compost, leaving no harmful residue.

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Key features

Certified end-of-life performance

Tested and certified to break down in a home compost environment, becoming part of usable compost within 365 days.

Safe for direct food contact

Compliant with international food safety standards, making them safe for direct contact with all types of fruit.

Compliant

We provide fresh produce label options to meet all home composting standards and current home compostable legislative requirements.

Home & industrial compost certified

Home & industrial compost certified

Streamline and future proof your labeling program. We offer a certified compostable fruit label with dual certification – industrial and home composting.

Versatile application

Label options for hand applied and high-speed, automated application to fresh produce.

 

Durable yet compostable

While designed to decompose in compost, our labels are still durable enough to withstand the rigors of the packinghouse, transportation and retail display.

Application performance

Applied securely at high speed to fresh produce, but easily to remove without leaving any sticky residue. This makes them convenient for consumers to quickly peel off.

Certified home compostable fruit label FAQ’s

Do I need to change my labeling system?

If you already label your fresh produce with us no change is necessary. Our certified compostable labels are designed to work with any Sinclair labeling system.

What is the home compost certification process?

1. Certification requires laboratory testing, at approved laboratories, of the produce label to specified test methods:

– Disintegration of the label to the specified extent within the specified time
– Biodegradation of the label to the specified extent within the specified time
– The fruit label contains no harmful substances
– The composted label is not harmful to plant species or animal species

2. Label samples and the laboratory test results are provided to the independent certifying body for verification to determine compliance with the certifying body’s requirements.

3. On successful verification, a certificate is issued, and permission to use the certification body logo with the required reference for certification is issued. Check our certifications.

Is fruit sticker application performance as good as conventional labels?

Yes, it is equivalent or better in some cases when using Sinclair-T55. Labeling trials have been completed on a wide variety of fresh produce, including apples, kiwi, avocados, pears, and oranges. The compostable fruit label trials were run on our labeling systems (excluding the Print on Demand system) in a wide variety of packinghouse conditions, with shipping trials also completed.

We offer label trials; please contact your representative for more information.

Does the label contain recycled content?

No. For food safety purposes, the material must be made from virgin components.

What is the material composition of the label? Is the label material paper or film based?

The exact composition of the label material is proprietary information, so it cannot be disclosed. We do offer a paper fruit label, Sinclair-T50,  as well as a film-based label, Sinclair-T55. Both are certified home compostable although we recommend Sinclair-T55 due to higher application performance – equivalent to or better than conventional PE/PP fruit labels. Sinclair-T50 is primarily used for hand-applied banana labeling.

We focus on end-of-life performance in order to provide an alternative to plastic packaging, reduce plastic waste, and ensure there is zero contamination to the environment after disposal in industrial or home compost.

Our certified compostable label end-of-life performance has been tested at an independent laboratory The test results are then verified by independent and internationally recognized certification bodies TÜV AUSTRIA, ABA, and DIN CERTCO. This shows that our compostable products meet the necessary composting standards and guarantees the product is as advertised to our customers and consumers.

 

Label with care for the future

Our labels provide an environmentally conscious choice and an opportunity to minimize packaging waste

Technical specification & compliance

 

Certifications – TUV AÜSTRIA OK compost HOME® TA8022408279 (T55)
& TA8022105858 (T50)
– ABAP 20322
– DIN CERTCO 9P0189
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Certification type Home & Industrial compostable ‘Finished Products’
Label material Compostable film (T55) or paper (T50)
Meets European EN 13432 compost standard
Meets Australian AS 5810 compost standard (T55 only)
Meets French NF T 51-800 compost standard
Label warranty T50 – 6 Months from shipment
T55 – 12 Months from date of manufacture
Meets FDA & EU food-safety compliance regulations

Performance you can trust

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Performance you can trust

Every aspect of label performance is our priority. From the moment of application, through supply chain to the point of sale, and all the way to a fruit bowl, we’re committed to excellence.

All our compostable label solutions are certified compostable so you can trust their performance at the end of their lifecycle.