Requesting barrier paper samples is most useful when the supplier understands your real food, package format, converting process and target market. A clear sample request helps avoid testing the wrong grade and shortens the path from material screening to production trial.
1. Tell Us the Food and Packaging Application
- Food type: dry, oily, wet, sauce-based, hot-filled, chilled, frozen or bakery.
- Packaging format: paper cup, lunch box, burger wrapper, bakery liner, tray liner, pouch, bag or heat-sealed pack.
- Use condition: filling temperature, holding time, storage, delivery and whether the paper touches food directly.
- Priority: grease resistance, water resistance, heat seal, PFAS-free, recyclable direction, compostability-oriented direction or printing.
2. Choose the Material Direction
| Need | Sample direction | Useful resource |
|---|---|---|
| PFAS-free food packaging | PFAS-free barrier paper, greaseproof paper, water-based coating | PFAS-free barrier paper |
| Paper-based recyclable direction | Water-based barrier coated paper | Water-based barrier coating paper |
| Bio-based or compostability-oriented direction | PHA-coated paper | PHA-coated paper |
| Cups and containers | Cupstock, food-service board, lunchbox paper | Paper cups guide / Lunch boxes guide |
| Wrapping and liners | Greaseproof, parchment, burger wrapper paper | Greaseproof vs barrier paper |
3. Provide Basic Specifications
- Base paper type if known: kraft, white kraft, cupstock, food-service board, parchment, greaseproof paper or specialty paper.
- GSM or thickness range.
- Width, roll diameter, sheet size or sample sheet size.
- Coating side: single-side, double-side or food-contact side requirement.
- Printing, die cutting, folding, creasing, cup making, box forming or heat-sealing requirements.
- Estimated monthly usage, trial quantity and expected production timeline.
4. Tell Us the Target Market and Documents Needed
Food packaging samples should be reviewed together with the documents required for your target market. Tell us whether the project is for the U.S., EU, China, Japan, Korea, Australia or another market. Useful document requests may include food-contact statement, PFAS-free declaration, migration or extraction test scope, compostability evidence, recyclability/repulpability evidence and product specification.
For compliance document planning, see our FDA and EU food contact paper checklist. For environmental claim planning, see compostable vs recyclable barrier paper.
5. Test Samples with Real Food and Real Equipment
- Grease and oil resistance with the actual food or simulant.
- Water, sauce, steam and condensation resistance.
- Heat-seal temperature window, seal strength and blocking if sealing is required.
- Folding, creasing, forming, cup making and box forming performance.
- Printability, odor, sensory impact and storage stability.
- Final food-contact and disposal-claim documents for the selected grade.
Sample Request Template
| Application | Example: burger wrapper, hot cup, lunch box, bakery liner |
|---|---|
| Food | Example: hot coffee, fried chicken, croissant, sauced noodles |
| Barrier need | Grease, water, moisture, heat seal, PFAS-free, recyclable or compostability-oriented |
| Specification | GSM, width, roll/sheet, coating side, printing and converting process |
| Target market | U.S., EU, China, Japan, Korea, Australia or other |
| Timeline | Lab test, pilot trial, launch date and expected monthly usage |
Request Samples from Bofmat
Bofmat can prepare sample recommendations for water-based barrier coating paper, water-based cupstock, food-service board, burger wrappers, PHA-coated cupstock, PHA lunchbox paper, food-grade greaseproof paper and parchment-related bakery papers.
Contact us to request barrier paper samples. Include your application, food type, target market, specifications and test requirements so we can recommend the right material set.