6 reasons to choose paper tamper-evident labels for your packaging
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What are paper tamper-evident labels?
Paper tamper-evident labels are paper-based security labels designed to provide clear visual evidence of attempted opening or interference. Applied across an opening, flap or closure, they can reveal a security message such as “VOID” or “OPENED”, or show other visible evidence when removal or repositioning is attempted.
Designed for paper and cardboard packaging, they combine tamper-evident security with a paper-based format that can remain attached when the packaging enters the paper recycling stream.
So, why add paper tamper-evident labels to your packaging? Here are six reasons.
1. Protect consumers
A tamper-evident label helps consumers recognise whether a package may have been opened before reaching them. This is particularly valuable for pharmaceuticals, supplements, cosmetics and food products, where product integrity is essential.
2. Protect your brand
Imagine a customer receiving your product only to discover that the packaging has been opened, altered or the contents substituted. Even if the tampering happened after the product left your facility, it is your brand the customer sees - and their trust that may be affected.
An intact tamper-evident label tells a different story. It gives customers visible reassurance that the package has remained sealed and shows that your brand takes product protection seriously.
E-commerce example: Branded tamper evident labels can be applied to parcels and retail packaging, giving customers confidence that their order has remained sealed throughout its journey.
3. Reveal unauthorised access
If someone attempts to lift, remove or reposition the label, a clear security message is revealed on the packaging, making potential tampering easy to identify during transport, handling or receipt.
Tamper-evident labels can be applied across carton openings, bottle caps, medicine boxes and document envelopes, providing a clear visual indication of whether the packaging has been opened or interfered with.
4. Deter theft and product switching
A visible tamper-evident label shows that unauthorised opening will leave clear evidence. This can help deter theft, product switching, counterfeiting and returns fraud.
5. Improve traceability
Tamper-evident labels can incorporate sequential numbers, barcodes, QR codes and other variable data, giving each package a unique identifier. This allows individual packages to be recorded when sealed and verified at different points throughout their journey.
6. Support more sustainable packaging
Paper tamper-evident labels provide security without introducing plastic and can remain attached to paper and cardboard packaging throughout the paper recycling process.
Why choose paper tamper-evident labels?
Paper tamper-evident labels offer a simple way to strengthen packaging protection while supporting a fibre-based packaging design. They help protect consumers, products and brands by making attempted interference clearly visible. Compared with the value of the product, packaging and transport, adding a single label can provide an additional layer of protection at a relatively small cost.
A small addition to your packaging can provide significant value by making interference visible, protecting product integrity and strengthening customer confidence. Visit our Security Lab to explore our tamper-evident solutions and see how they work.
Contact us to help you identify a solution that fits your existing packaging and process.
