How can packaging solve the food waste issue?
The executive director of the Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA), Martin Kersh, discusses the issue of food waste and the steps being taken to solve this important issue. Since the Foodservice Packaging Association was formed in 1992 it has become the ...
Manufacturing process provides low-cost, sustainable option for food packaging
Purdue University researchers have developed a large-scale manufacturing process that may change the way some grocery store foods are packaged. According to Credence Research, food packaging is a growing billion-dollar market, and overall predicted growth is expected to reach 6 ...
Food Packaging Chemicals Face Increasing Scrutiny
States such as Washington and California are increasing their scrutiny of chemicals in food packaging, pursuing a next-generation examination of earlier federal initiatives to limit or ban their use. Perfluorinated chemicals (PFAs), bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S, phthalates and ...
What ‘chemicals of concern’ are in your food packaging?
Hazardous chemicals that persist indefinitely in the ecosystem have no place in a circular economy. Brand owners using packaging materials that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), for example, should look for better replacements to ensure the health and safety of ...
What you need to know about the global snack food market
According to new research by PMMI Business Intelligence, Europe holds the largest share of the global snack food market at 45%, followed by North America at 33%. Though these largest markets have shown flat to slow growth in recent years, ...
USDA proposes bio-engineered food labeling rules
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published proposed regulations to implement the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) on May 4, 2018 (see 83 Fed. Reg. 19860-19889). Enacted in 2016, NBFDS directs USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to develop ...
Hyperspectral Imaging Applications in Food and Packaging
Hyperspectral imaging combines infrared spectroscopy with machine vision to produce images which can be colour coded according to the chemical composition of the objects being imaged. Its ability to identify differences in the chemical composition of organic materials opens up ...
Panel OKs recycling processes to create food packaging
A scientific panel in Europe has greenlighted a number of processes and technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics into food packaging. The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) signed off on proposals to recycle PET, HDPE ...
How Should Packaging Be Addressed in Your Food Safety Program?
In the April-May 2011 issue of Food Safety Magazine, an article entitled “How Should Packaging Be Addressed in Your Food Safety Program” examined the role of packaging and potential safety issues.[1] The food package, whether it is the primary or ...
‘Significant’ food packaging guide goes beyond regulatory minimums
The new Food Safety Alliance for Packaging (FSAP) guidelines are significant, and potentially controversial, because they go beyond regulatory requirements, and are based primarily on preferences of brand owners. Published by an informal technical committee of the Institute of Packaging ...