Poly Ventilated Bags
Polyethylene gives the best print, because the whole surface is printable area, and the perforation solves the air. Used where the image carries the weight and the product tolerates some moisture.
Polyethylene gives you the best print on any produce pack, because the entire surface is printable area rather than a panel stitched onto mesh. The trade-off has always been air, and perforation is what solves it. This is the format to choose when the image carries the sale and the product tolerates some moisture.
Typical use cases
- Apple, corn, chili and citrus
Specifications
| Weight range | 1 lb to 10 lb |
| High-end printed poly label | |
| Closures | Kwik Lok, tape, knot |
| Handling | Finger punch or handle at the top |
| Material | Recyclable plastic |
What packers use poly ventilated bags for
Closes with Kwik Lok, tape or a knot. Supplied with a finger punch or a handle at the top, depending on how the pack is displayed.
Apple
Apples hold up well in film and sell on appearance. A printed poly bag gives the whole surface to the brand, and the perforation releases the moisture the fruit gives off in the pack.
Corn
Corn is bought on freshness cues — the husk, the silk. Clear printed poly shows it and the perforation keeps the pack from sweating.
Chili
Chiles are sold by variety and heat level, which is a lot of information to print. Poly gives the area to print it legibly.
Citrus
Where a retail programme wants a high-impact printed bag rather than mesh, perforated poly carries photographic artwork across the whole face.
Questions buyers ask about poly ventilated bags
What weight range is available?
1 lb to 10 lb.
Is the plastic recyclable?
The material is recyclable plastic. Whether it is accepted in a given municipal stream depends on local infrastructure, which varies by market — worth confirming for the specific region your retailer sells in.
How much ventilation do the perforations give?
Less than mesh, by a wide margin. If the product respires heavily — onion, potato, freshly cut citrus — mesh or a combo bag is the safer choice. Perforated poly suits produce that tolerates some moisture.
Can the bag have a handle?
Yes. A finger punch or a handle at the top, specified to how the pack will be displayed.
Worth reading first
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Your onion bag didn't fail. Your onions sweated.
Rot almost never starts where the bag broke. It starts at the neck, days earlier, and by the time anyone opens the pallet the bag gets the blame.