New Peer Reviewed White Paper Finds CCT’s EEASY Lid Reduces Jar Removal Torque While Maintaining Sealing Performance
2024年7月22日 - 10:30PM
Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT), maker of the EEASY Lid,
the first jar lid innovation in nearly 80 years, today announces a
new peer reviewed white paper that studies removal torque and
hermetic seal performance of the EEASY Lid compared to traditional
jar lids.
CCT’s patented EEASY Lid is designed to help brands
provide an unprecedented level of accessibility to their jarred
food products. The EEASY Lid allows consumers to vent a
vacuum-sealed jar by simply pressing a button on the lid, reducing
the amount of torque needed to twist off the lid by up to 50%.
The Cornell University Department of Food Science
reviewed the EEASY Lid for Food Protection Trends – a publication
owned by the International Association for Food Protection that
contains refereed articles on applied research, applications of
current technology and general interest subjects for food safety
professionals.
Findings from the white paper, “New Aluminum Lug
Closure Reduces Removal Torque while Ensuring Hermetic Seals in
Glass Jars,” show that CCT’s EEASY Lid is an important innovation
for the food packaging industry.
The white paper compares the EEASY Lid to
traditional steel lug jar lids, the packaging industry standard.
Both lids were studied to determine sealing performance and torque
needed to remove the lids from the jars. Jars packed with tomato
sauce and capped with both types of lids were evaluated.
The study found that:
- The EEASY Lid delivered a hermetic seal comparable to
jars with the standard steel lug closures, meaning the EEASY Lid
does not affect sealing performance.
- Removal torque values for jars with the EEASY Lid were
20% to 51% lower than those for standard lids, making the jars with
the EEASY Lid easier to open.
“While we know the benefits of the EEASY Lid, third
party research like this helps to further validate that the EEASY
Lid is a smart accessible packaging solution for brands to offer to
consumers,” said CCT president Brandon Bach. “The torque reduction
that the EEASY Lid provides, combined with its sealing performance,
makes it a true food packaging innovation.”
The EEASY Lid is currently being used on products
in more than 500 Meijer, Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Price Chopper
and Tops Friendly Markets stores in addition to select specialty
grocers in the Northeast United States. The EEASY Lid is also being
used on products in EDEKA Kempken stores in Krefeld, Germany.
CCT produces the 63 mm lug EEASY Lid at its 16,000
square foot, state-of-the-art technology center at the company’s
headquarters in Dayton, Ohio. CCT has the capability to produce
roughly 800 aluminum lug EEASY Lids per minute – more than 250
million annually.
The white paper can be found in Food Protection
Trends Vol 44, No. 4, p. 273-282. Click here to access the latest
issue.
Click here to download the press kit, which
includes images, research, videos and labels.
For more information on CCT, please visit
eeasylid.com. EEASY Lids and demo products are
available by request.
About Consumer Convenience
Technologies Consumer Convenience Technologies
(CCT) is the maker of the EEASYTM Lid, the first major jar lid
innovation in over 75 years and an honoree of Fast Company’s
Innovation by Design awards. CCT’s patented technology makes
opening a vacuum-sealed jar up to 50% easier, with just the push of
a button. The EEASY Lid opens up the market to 49% of people who do
not have the physical ability or who struggle to open a
vacuum-sealed jar. The EEASY Lid is the world’s first aluminum lug
jar lid – more sustainable than traditional steel lids, but just as
durable. CCT is partnered with Germany-based Trade Consult – a
sales and marketing firm focusing on the grocery industry and food
manufacturers – to coordinate overall execution of the
EEASY Lid into the European marketplace. The EEASY Lid is
manufactured at the company's 16,000 square foot, state-of-the-art
technology center at the company’s headquarters in Dayton,
Ohio. The EEASY Lid is being used on products in more than 500
Meijer, Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Price Chopper and Tops Friendly
Markets stores as well as select EDEKA Kempken stores in Krefeld,
Germany. For more information on the EEASY Lid, visit
https://eeasylid.com/.
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