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Mono-material Cheese Pack Launch Coincides with Recycling Center

The PP mono-material pack provides high barriers against oxygen and water vapor, keeping the product fresh on the shelf. It also protects the cheese with high puncture resistance. And printability allows the brand and recycling messages to pop.

February 21, 2024

The mono-material solution provides high barriers against oxygen and water vapor, keeping the product fresh on the supermarket shelf. It also protects the cheese with high puncture resistance.

Last-Mile Pollution Hits Homes Near Hubs

Though the study focused on consumer goods, it’s a good reminder for the life science community to consider how shipping and the rise in home healthcare impact air quality, while delivering undeniable patient benefits.

January 31, 2024

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Consumer Reports Finds BPA and Phthalates in Foods

BPA and phthalates are “widespread” in various types of supermarket foods, according to a Consumer Reports study.

January 30, 2024

Almost all sampled supermarket and fast food products included phthalates in a Consumer Reports study.

2024 Challenges in User-Centered Design

A panel at Pharmapack discussed competing challenges in designing healthcare packaging and devices, where sustainability or anti-counterfeiting may be in conflict with simplicity for the user.

January 29, 2024

From left at Pharmapack Europe: Tom Oakley, Springboard; Aline Noizet, Digital Health Connector; Oliver Haferbeck, Gerresheimer; Eric Chanie, Merck; and James Fries, Rx-360.

Top 10 of 2023 - #4: Healthcare Takeback Schemes 101

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2023. At #4, a consultant offered a primer on takeback and recycling schemes for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices, offering core principles, business benefits, and more.

January 2, 2024

Ellen Struthers, principal consultant, Anthesis Group, presented at Pharmapack Europe 2023.

PFAS and Other Contaminants Found in Food Process Wastewater

PFAS concentrations and other contaminants found in some food process wastewater are raising concerns about environmental impacts.

December 12, 2023

Laura Hubbard collecting treated wastewater samples at a food processing facility.

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Get Recognized for Your Hard Work and Bright Ideas

Started up a new plant or expanded food safety? Created a sustainability project to help meet environmental goals? We’d like to hear about it—and tell your peers why you deserve accolades.

December 7, 2023

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Diageo & Bacardi's Circular Spirits Format Emerges by Land, Sea, & Casino

The big spirits brands and their channel partners seek to eliminate tons of single-use packaging waste in bars, casinos, and even cruise ships with the disruptive ecoTOTE and SmartPour reusable packaging format.

December 7, 2023

A bar or restaurant that serves a sufficient quantity of a certain spirit—say Smirnoff as a house vodka, or Bacardi Superior as a house rum—can simply swap out these large glass bottles into a dispensing device behind the bar, akin to a watercooler or beer tap.

Business Intelligence

Alternative Protein Sector, Despite Setbacks, Looks Healthy

A Horizons report from CRB takes an in-depth look at alternative proteins, detailing a still nascent industry that is learning how to succeed at production scale.

November 26, 2023

The cultivated meat sector is maturing, as are other alternative proteins, including mycelium-based meats and precision fermentation.

Coke, Nestle and Danone’s Recycling Claims Questioned by BEUC

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has raised concerns about the accuracy of recycling claims on plastic bottles, suggesting they mislead consumers.

November 22, 2023

Coke, Nestle And Danone’s Recycling Claims Questioned

FDA Monitoring Regulations for PFAS

The FDA is currently monitoring a phase-out of short chain PFAS and proposing regulatory changes to improve its ability to revoke food contact authorizations for such substances.

November 20, 2023

The FDA's proposed changes to food contact notification regulations would apply to all food contact substances, not just PFAS.

Cocofloss Strives for Sustainable Smiles

Aiming for oral and planetary health, floss is composed of recycled water bottles while their partners deliver vibrant, paper-based secondary packaging.

November 14, 2023

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Upcycling Producer Rescues Produce, Other Foods From Demise

Loop Mission is working to save fruits, vegetables, and a range of food byproduct from landfills. High pressure processing has been instrumental to achieving this circular economy model.

November 8, 2023

Loop Mission began as Loop Juice, focused on rescuing fruits and vegetables to make cold-pressed juices.

The Evolving Landscape of MRFs

At the Packaging Recycling Summit 2023, attendees learn about today's challenges and advancements in the material recovery facility sector, that include contamination issues, technology's role, and the need for improved consumer education.

November 7, 2023

The Microplastics/Human Health Connection

Tru Earth’s Anita Spiller shares results from a survey assessing consumer awareness of the link between single-use plastics and negative impacts to human health.

November 2, 2023

Tru Earth’s line of concentrated laundry detergent strips is packaged in plastic-free paperboard envelopes.

New York farmers, businesses balk at packaging bill

Business owners and packaging producers in the Empire State argue that elected officials are rushing the process,

October 25, 2023

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Haleon and Bayer Join New Blister Sustainability Initiative

The Blister Pack Collective aims to reduce single-use plastics in tablet packs in over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, nutraceuticals, and confectionary items.

October 20, 2023

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MSU Developing Residential Compostable Food Packaging

The PLA material would ideally work in residential compost piles.

October 11, 2023

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