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Perfectly imperfect

(Not) so nice! The wonky veg – packaged carrots, parsnips and cucumbers – that is sold at some Tesco stores (UK supermarket chain) probably...

Debate on best-before date produces new business ideas

Best before... While one person throws it in the bin, another person is still happy to eat it. And in fact we are not...

Exclusive packaging for leftovers

The French love good food, but if there is anything left over on their plates at a restaurant, they don’t normally take it home....

Save Food Packaging Award at interpack 2017

It is one of the most coveted industry awards in the field of packaging: the WorldStar Award of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). In...

If it’s still edible, it doesn’t belong in the bin

Packaging materials extend the shelf life of food 1.3 billion tonnes of global food loss per year According to FAO, 1.3 billion tonnes of food are...

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Use of toluene-based inks in packaging material contradicts the food grade concept

Toluene (methylbenzene) is an aromatic hydrocarbon (C6H5CH3), which is a colorless, flammable liquid. It is widely used as an industrial solvent. Toluene is used...

Nestlé unveils Perrier water bottles created by ‘ground-breaking’ recycling technology

Nestlé has unveiled prototypes for its Perrier water bottles based on a novel recycling technology. The bottles were produced as part of the Carbios global consortium to...

Silbo upgrades its pallet wrapping to paper with Mondi

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Silbo to upgrade its pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film to Mondi’s...

Fiberdom secures funding to drive plastic-free, circular material innovations

Fiberdom, a pioneer in wood fiber material innovation, has secured €3.5 million in funding to accelerate the development and scaling of its patented technology...

W&H joins CEFLEX

Windmöller and Hölscher has joined CEFLEX, a European initiative, in May to improve the contribution of flexible packaging to the circular economy. The alliance between...