Chemular has launched a patent-pending, child-resistant packaging format for nicotine pouches, intended to help brands avoid complete design overhauls and extra investment.
The Safeguard Mark I is described as a ‘universal solution’ that can be integrated as an external component for ‘virtually any’ nicotine pouch can. With its clear outer architecture, brands and manufacturers are expected to keep their existing cans while maintaining the visibility of their labels, branding, and scannable UPC barcodes – all without requiring much redesign.
As such, the format is considered to be cost-effective – keeping capital investment, redevelopment and manufacturing disruption at a minimum, and negating the need to disrupt years of regulatory investment. It is also set to avoid the risk of revisiting PMTA submissions already under FDA review.
Chemular also highlights the limitations of intellectual property as manufacturers evaluate CRC solutions. Safeguard Mark I’s patent-pending, spring-based locking mechanism is designed to unlock a ‘seamless’ and ‘intuitive’ user experience for adult consumers while maintaining reliable child resistance.
“Every brand out there is trying to solve the same problem,” said Jason Carignan, chief commercial officer of Chemular. “How do you implement child-resistant packaging without starting over or incurring significant costs?
“Through our work supporting product development and PMTAs across the industry, we’ve seen how significant that challenge can be. Safeguard was developed to give manufacturers a fundamentally different option, one that builds on the products and systems they already have in place, saving them time and money.”
“We wanted to change how the industry approaches the problem,” added Sam Benaim, general manager of Safeguard. “Safeguard was designed for simple integration.
“Implementation requires only a single Safeguard application station, making it practical to support multiple can formats and product lines while helping manufacturers bring child-resistant packaging to market more quickly with minimal operational disruption.”
In other news, Hoffmann Neopac previously unveiled a metal version of its child-resistant tins for dry and semi-dry cannabis products. While previous tins contained plastic inserts, the fully metal tins are expected to improve recyclability, with a resealable lid included to keep the product away from children or pets.
Since then, Contempo Specialty Packaging has revealed the ‘world’s first’ plastic-free and child-resistant cigarette box for cannabis pre-rolls. It is designed to overcome the risk of children tearing traditional flip-top boxes and recycle easily at end-of-life.
Colorcon’s all-in-one closure system for moisture-sensitive oral dosage products also features a child-resistant component and built-in desiccant. The solution aims to extend the shelf life and efficacy of solid, moisture-sensitive oral dosage forms while protecting children.
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