What's All the Buzz?

"EB must be a well-liked technology, because a lot of folks use it, especially in frozen food packaging, ice cream packaging, and cereal packaging," offered Sanders.

When compared only to UV and no other technology, EB can be considered easier on the wallet because there is no need for photoinitiators, which are very expensive. Sanders said the photoinitiators may also leach out into food products, rendering it unacceptable for food packaging. But, he did offer a drawback to the EB systems—nitrogen has to be available inside the curing zone of the machine.