01-Mar-2011 - Wooden pallets are coming under scrutiny for hygiene in the US, according to Jim Hardisty, md of Goplasticpallets.com. The company will be promoting the hygienic benefits of plastic and showcasing a range of food containers and pallets.
01-Mar-2011 - Euromark, supplier of continuous ink jet printers and drop-and-demand systems, will showcase its new U2 printer and flagship Hitatchi PX coder.
01-Mar-2011 - Bpi.films – the manufacturer of polythene shrink, stretch and convertor films will use its stand to showcase its growing portfolio of technically advanced downgauged films, which allow users to improve efficiency, reduce costs and minimise their environmental impact.
01-Mar-2011 - A new packaging material derived from corn-starch can extend product shelf-life and boost green credentials, says its developer.
01-Mar-2011 - A new range of refrigerant air dryers has been introduced by Hi-line Industries.
01-Mar-2011 - By Paul Gander In the same month that Asda bafflingly began trials on a ‘paper bottle’ for milk, citing its sustainability, the fresh milk supply chain is demonstrating best practice with the existing high density polyethylene (HDPE) format.
01-Mar-2011 - Cardboard could replace aluminium and plastic as the material for ready meal and sandwich trays in the modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) process, if a new development takes off in the UK.
01-Mar-2011 - The CIAA (Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU) has welcomed the Council’s Common position on food information to consumers.
01-Mar-2011 - Automation specialist Schubert will demonstrate the world’s first TLM packaging machine featuring fully-automatic tool changing at the Interpack show, which takes place in Düsseldorf from May 12–18.
01-Mar-2011 - Can manufacturer Rexam’s aluminium Fusion pack has seen its first application in the outdoor events market for wine, suggesting that metal could have a place alongside plastics in this lucrative market.
01-Mar-2011 - Lambertz Group company Wolff has replaced metal detection with X-ray on its gingerbread line, resulting in far greater sensitivity and far fewer consumer complaints.
01-Mar-2011 - As it plans to demonstrate how its vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) options can be integrated with high-pressure processing (HPP) at this May’s Interpack show in Düsseldorf, Multivac claims that the process technology is being driven by regulatory as well as quality considerations.
01-Mar-2011 - The new Videojet 2120 large character inkjet printer can code onto a variety of porous and non-porous materials: from cardboard to plastic and foil.
01-Mar-2011 - Responsibility for food labelling in England moved to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) last year. Since then, there has been a deafening silence on the fate of the draft Date Marking Guidance and decision tree.
28-Feb-2011 - Ready meal producers are increasingly looking to vacuum packaging as a way to extend product shelf-life, according to a leading equipment supplier.
21-Feb-2011 - A Scottish entrepreneur claims that two top food manufacturers and a major supermarket have shown interest in licensing an innovative colour-changing label that tells consumers how fresh their food is, which could be used on products within 12 months.
28-Jan-2011 - ‘Healthy interest’ in radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging continues, according to Linpac group, but sales are at a low ebb, with its Intellident RFID business one of five recently sold off.
28-Jan-2011 - Despite carbon footprint being talked about less during the downturn, it is set to return as a key measure of sustainability, according to packaging consultancy Your Packaging Partner (YPP).
28-Jan-2011 - As energy costs continue to rise, the future of glass packaging could depend on the sector’s ability to make dramatic cuts in consumption, says industry confederation British Glass.
24-Dec-2010 - Plastics closure maker Bericap has launched a valve closure for sauces and ketchups that doesn’t use silicon and can be monomaterial polypropylene for easier recycling.
24-Dec-2010 - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) converter APPE is now offering direct four-colour silk-screen printing on to bottles and containers – with wines and spirits among the sectors being targeted.
24-Dec-2010 - European Commission approval for Ardagh Glass Group’s acquisition of Impress Metal Packaging could signal the start of further consolidation in the can sector.
24-Dec-2010 - Far from being undermined by the prospect of slashed local authority budgets, plastics packaging collection and recycling is likely to keep growing, according to experts in government and waste management.
09-Dec-2010 - New research reveals that the costs of labelling changes for the food and drink industry are “substantially greater” than European and UK legislators have previously estimated.
06-Dec-2010 - New-generation thermochromic inks now offer far greater colour-change options, according to a leading can manufacturer.