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CRYOVAC® Brand Grip & Tear® Easy-Open Shrink Bags

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CRYOVAC® Brand Grip & Tear® for Easy, Safe Opening

High-performance CRYOVAC® brand shrink bags with easy-open technology built into the bag structure.

 

No Sharps for Safety
Eliminates worker and consumer risk by not requiring sharp tools, knives or scissors to open. Minimizes clean-up and cross-contamination at workstations.

Find Your Perfect Match
From stripping off a full package in a single pull to revealing one portion at a time, bag opening technologies can be matched to the needs of individual food and industry sectors.

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Discover the innovative CRYOVAC® brand Grip & Tear® vacuum shrink bags – engineered to elevate your packaging experience with easy-open technology, providing added convenience and enhancing safety in food processing and retail environments.

 

CRYOVAC® brand Grip & Tear® bags are designed to save processors and retailers time and minimize cross-contamination and safety risks during rework or handling of products.

Tool-free opening, achieved by a simple pull on the tab, quickly and completely opens the bag. Multiple innovation seal designs are available, ensuring that seals remain tight until the moment of opening, without sacrificing product safety, quality, or uncluttered product presentation.

Grip and Tear® products are available for packaging large or small portions, bone-in meats, or cook-in foods. Customize with a range of printing techniques from one-color stamped bags to full-color, dual-side flexography with full-cover graphics for 360-degree merchandising potential. Available in a variety of styles for both end and side seal bags. Some styles include: 

  • Grip and Tear® Small-tab for smaller portions of smoked & processed meats, poultry, cheese, fresh beef and pork
  • Grip and Tear® Portion Pull for deli meat and cheese with tabs that break away one portion at a time
  • Quick Rip® for full product removal of boneless whole muscle fresh meat or pork
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Features and Benefits

  • High barrier properties for products sensitive to oxygen and moisture exposure
  • Heat sealable and shrinkable for vacuum packaging
  • Ultra-clear, glossy appearance; fully printable on both sides
  • Your choice of curved or straight, side seal or end seal depending on your product and equipment type
  • Compatible with all CRYOVAC® brand vacuum and bag loading equipment
  • Tight sealing and shrink properties provide for less film scrap and less use of film than many alternative packaging formats

US Foods Saves Customers Time with CRYOVAC® Brand Grip & Tear® Packaging

Customer Case Study

As one of America's leading food distributors servicing restaurants, U.S. Foods came to Sealed Air looking for ways to help their customers optimize efficiency and safety in the back of house. The solution? Packaging multiple SKUs of deli meats and cheeses with CRYOVAC® brand Grip & Tear® bags for fast, clean, safe, tool-free opening.

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Specifications

Food grade materials comply with FDA requirements for food packaging, Letter of Guarantee available on request.

Dimensions:

wide range of sizes and gauges

Production Format:

boxed, bags are loose or taped

Seal Type:

straight or curved end seal or side seal, horizontal side seal

Color:

transparent

Printing:

single color stamped to full color; full coverage flexographic on both sides

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Frequently Asked Questions

Eliminating the need for opening tools helps save preparation time and removes sharp instruments from the work area. For processors and retailers alike, this provides opportunity for higher daily throughput, worker safety enhancement, less risk for cross contamination, and faster cleanup.

No. CRYOVAC® brand Grip and Tear® bags are engineered to offer high barrier properties and high integrity seals until the proprietary opening tab is intentionally pulled in a specific direction. This ensures that random motion or jostling during shipping will not exert the right type of force to open the bag prematurely.

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