23-Aug-2010 - The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet attracted a lot of noise last week, but not the buzz that SunChips’ maker FritoLay had been hoping for.
23-Aug-2010 - UK demand for food-grade recycled plastics continues to outstrip supply and drive prices, according to a new report from the UK government-funded Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
12-Aug-2010 - Countries with adequate space and little recycling infrastructure, such as parts of the US and the UK, could lower their carbon footprint substantially by sending PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles to landfill – rather than recycling or incinerating them, say researchers.
03-Aug-2010 - Dual ovenable board trays look set to grab a share of the ready meals and other prepared foods markets, as performance improves and environmental and cost pressures mount.
01-Aug-2010 - Bisphenol A is in fact one of the world’s most researched chemicals and has a history of risk assessment in Europe going back a quarter of a century. So why is it still generating such heated responses? asks Sebastian Day
01-Aug-2010 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) seems set to deliver a 'no changes necessary' opinion on tolerable daily intake (TDI) of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA).
01-Aug-2010 - Rexam has applied its proprietary rotary thermoforming (RTF) technology to new containers used by Danish brand Tulip for its heat-processed pork products.
01-Aug-2010 - Consumer awareness of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification is growing, says the charity, largely as a result of its increased visibility on supermarket food and drink products. And that awareness, together with growing brand owner engagement with sustainability issues, is likely to lead to still greater interest in certification in the sector.
01-Aug-2010 - European moves to reclassify post-consumer waste could be of much more than mere semantic interest as far as glass is concerned.
01-Aug-2010 - At a recent Leatherhead conference, a speaker from Mintel said the number of new products making 'natural' and 'green' claims increased steadily between 2005 and 2009. But I'm not convinced that consumers understand all these claims.
27-Jul-2010 - Metal packaging association Empac has launched an interactive scorecard that calculates the carbon footprint of metal cans and other products.
20-Jul-2010 - A firm pioneering the use of pulsed light to kill bugs is preparing to run the first industrial trials of the technology to decontaminate sugar syrup.
08-Jul-2010 - An Indian firm is targeting UK food manufacturers with a novel vegetable-based organic greaseproof paper that can be re-used three times and withstand temperatures of up to 200°C.
02-Jul-2010 - A lifecycle analysis (LCA) study comparing the carbon footprint of plastic reusable transit packaging (RTP) with corrugated board has triggered wider debate about the transparency of LCA data and the way such studies are audited and reported.
02-Jul-2010 - New bottle designs from Italy are using glass colour and shaping to differentiate wine brands, while closer to home, the environment continues to dominate brand communication in the sector.
02-Jul-2010 - Tetra Pak says its operational cost reduction (OCR) programme, successfully implemented at one UK customer, is being rolled out at a further three, and will gradually be extended to others. .
01-Jul-2010 - Flexibility and speed are the main benefits of a new Schubert automated packaging line chosen by confectionery maker Thorntons to pack a wide variety of its assorted chocolates.
08-Jun-2010 - Arla Foods has marked the start of commercial cream production at its new £70m creamery in Leeds with the launch of new injection-moulded, in‐mould label pots.
04-Jun-2010 - At last month's Total Processing & Packaging show, Bosch Packaging Technology gave pride of place to its portfolio of delta robots.
04-Jun-2010 - When it comes to the various indicators of a brand's ethical credibility, packaging can punch above its weight, according to research from Datamonitor.
04-Jun-2010 - The recent Loughborough University report on oxodegradable plastics was supposed to draw a line under the long-running argument between the champions of different types of degradability.
04-Jun-2010 - The plastics industry wants the new government to do more to promote plastic packaging as a solution to food chain waste, rather than see it as a source of the problem.
04-Jun-2010 - The plastics packaging industry has called on the new government to make new decentralised waste-to-energy plants a central part of its energy policy.
01-Jun-2010 - Milk Link has created Grip Strip packaging, using a 'Velcro' style hook and loop system it claims is easier to reseal, in partnership with specialist technology firm Aplix.
01-May-2010 - A recent evaluation of conventional and robot palletisers by Chronos BTH shows a combined equipment base of more than 700 installations around the world. Reflecting this expertise, the stand at Total will feature a Chrono-Pal RP Robot Palletiser, which utilises a Fanuc robot palletising arm.
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