A one-ply or multi-ply food casing based on (co)polyamide, or which has an
outer ply based on (co)polyamide, is disclosed that is printed with a
printing ink cured by a free radical mechanism. The printing ink is
printed on a layer of a base ink which also cures by a free radical
mechanism. The base ink contains, in one and the same molecule, at least
one group which can form a bond with the (co)polyamide surface, in
particular an isocyanate group, and at least one ethylenically
unsaturated group which can undergo a free radical polyaddition reaction,
in particular a (meth)acrylate group. The print adheres firmly on the
casing and is abrasion- and scratch-resistant, even without additional
varnish.