Tear-Notch Bags

Tear notches have begun appearing on products of all types and across many industries as an effective packaging solution. The reasons why are clear — they effect product freshness and promote quick and easy opening.

Caltex Plastics is a trusted industry manufacturer and supplier of tear-notch bags with decades of industry service.

Features

The defining aspect of a tear-notch bag is a slit or tiny premade V or U shaped notch placed in the seal area of a pouch . Additional features include:

• Consumer confidence: An intact tear notch assures consumers that no one has tampered with the product inside, giving them peace of mind about its safety.
• Regulatory compliance: Many of our options meet the food contact safety guidelines created by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• Ideal portions: Bags that come in numerous sizes and provide easy access allow food and pharmaceutical manufacturers to offer single-serving or one-dose packages for consumer convenience.
• Extended versatility: You can pair tear notches with other packaging conveniences, such as bottom gussets for stand-up display and zippers for reclosing pouches.

Applications

A high-quality tear-notch pouch from Caltex Plastics is perfect for use cases and industries like the following:

• Foods and beverages
• Medications
• Electronics
• Food service and hospitality
• Agricultural products and pet foods
• Automotive parts and accessories
• Cannabis or CBD product packaging
• Trial- or travel-size consumer goods

Specifications

We offer numerous options for tear-notch bags to fit your unique application needs.

Materials

Caltex Plastics has over 75 different in-stock laminated materials to meet your needs. We can apply pouch tear notches to multiple bag materials, including:

• High-density polyethylene: HDPE bags offer lightweight, waterproof product protection.
• Low-density polyethylene: LDPE is a highly recyclable, cost-effective choice for many applications.
• Linear low-density polyethylene: LLDPE is ideal for microwavable pouches of shelf-stable foods.

We also offer enhanced tear-notch bags featuring added protection, such as our CALVAC6X and CALVAC6X 5.0 with multilayer construction and nylon reinforcement. Food-grade foil bags, metalized pouches and MIL-SPEC packaging solutions are available with tear notches as well.

Colors

We can add tear notches to any of our pouches, including our:

• Clear barrier bags, which allow for product visibility and easy content identification.
• Foil barrier bags, in a range of colors like blue, green, gold, silver, red, black and purple.
• Metalized pouches in numerous hues.

We also offer customized branding opportunities with:

• One-color thermal-transfer printing.
• Six-color flexographic printing.
• Eight-color gravure printing.

Mil

Tear-notch bags for food generally perform the best in gauges between 3 and 6 mils. Higher gauges and foil options are typically more effective at promoting long-term food storage. Additional pouches’ mil options vary by product, so please review the individual listings for more details.

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Choose Caltex Plastics for Tear-Notch Bags

Caltex Plastics has provided industry-leading packaging solutions to customers since 1984. Our facility runs 24/7 to ensure we can offer our global customers the broadest selection, shortest order turnarounds and unparalleled service. Request a quote for your tear-notch bags today, or contact a team member for more information.