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Pet Food Packaging Is Big Business Worldwide

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, Recently Ahlstrom, the huge Finnish-based high-performance fiber company, sponsored a two-day seminar in Barcelona, Spain, on pet food packaging for dogs Recently Ahlstrom, the huge Finnish-based “high-performance ...

Foodservice Packaging Market Study

(News | New Products)

April 04, 2002, The Foodservice and Packaging Institute Inc. (FPI) announced recently it's nearing the completion of interviews for the third wave of its bi-annual market research study on foodservice packaging products, ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... changed since September 11. The destruction of the Twin Towers and the bioterroristic use of anthrax through our mail system have changed our sense of security. Today's food packaging products provide protection ...

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2002, Demand for food containers is the US is forecast to increase more than three percent per year until 2005—to $12.6 billion (US) in 2005, according to "Food Containers," a new study conducted and composed ...

Will We Soon be Eating the Film Along with the Food?

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... manufacturers are grappling with ways to keep them fresh longer.” The film can extend the shelf life of fresh foods, prevent them from turning brown, and make the packaging more recyclable. The film ...

Test Protocol Adopted for Foodservice Packaging

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, FALLS CHURCH, VA A taskforce of foodservice packaging manufacturers and suppliers, coordinated through the Foodservice & Packaging Inst. Inc. (FPI), has FALLS CHURCH, VA A taskforce of foodservice packaging ...

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, It seems as if every day we hear of some incident associated with food contamination. Recent outbreaks of contamination associated with meat products It seems as if every day we hear of some incident associated ...

Fido's Food Goes GLOSS

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, With the help of a Prime UV ultraviolet curing system, Canadian-based Bonar Packaging has given glamour to the plain pet food packaging bags of the past. Pet cuisine is like everything else these days: ...

New Test May Detect Pathogens in PE Food Wrap

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, Searching for expiry dates and sniffing food to detect spoilage soon may be things of the past. A development in food packaging will alert consumers to Searching for expiry dates and sniffing food to detect ...

Is Food Contact Notification a Proprietary Right?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, The Food Contact Notification (FCN) program of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), effective Jan. 18, 2000, provides an expedited means for converters The Food Contact Notification (FCN) program of ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... tremendous advances in printing; sophisticated, in-line mechanical operations; controlled-atmosphere applications for food products; and much more. Food packaging is an area in which food-product developers ...

Food Quality Protection Act limits Delaney Clause

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, The FQPA action suggests there may be some momentum for eliminating the Delaney Clause as it applies to food and color additives in any food safety reform The FQPA action suggests there may be some momentum ...

Product liability and food safety reforms move along

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... budget and related issues, "behind the scenes" progress continues to be made in the areas of product liability and food safety reform. There is an apparent stalemate on a third area of reform - the treatment ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

(Magazine)

April 30, 1995, When ICI Films decided to develop the first polyester foodpackaging film using post-consumer recycled (PCR) content nearly a year ago, we did so believing When ICI Films decided to develop the first polyester ...

Merging Innovation and Sustainability in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

November 03, 2024, ... demand for packaged foods and pharmaceutical and nutritional products. Innovative and environmentally friendly flexible packaging options are replacing traditional rigid packaging solutions as sustainability ...

Charter Next Generation Showcases Advanced Materials at Pack Expo 2024, Driving Sustainability and Operational Excellence

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2024, ... will spotlight its comprehensive film portfolio at Pack Expo 2024, addressing key applications in the food, consumer goods, industrial, and healthcare markets. Guided by its purpose of Enhancing Lives ...

Domino Customers Celebrate Best-in-Class at TLMI Awards Dinner

(News | New Products)

October 16, 2024, ...  International Label & Printing was awarded Best-in-Class in the category ‘Promotional & Extended Content’ for the label Laconic Foods Orange Blossom Honey.  This label was produced on their Nilpeter-Domino ...

The Balancing Act of Equipment, Labor and Raw Materials

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 13, 2024, ... food, cosmetics and coatings. It can replace synthetic and non-renewable materials. Its abundance and high cellulose content are key benefits. These are the elements, according to Chris Plotz of Cellucomp... ...

Orion S.A. launches bio-circular PRINTEX® Nature 35 for ink applications

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2024, ... new product provides the same performance as Orion’s PRINTEX® 35 and can be used for a wide variety of printing applications, including food packaging,  books, catalogues, brochures and other printed media. ...

Reducing Energy Use and Optimizing Performance Through UV LED Printing

(White Paper)

September 29, 2024, ... Packaging Demand for LED solutions for primary and secondary packaging in the food industry is growing. Increasing demand for UV and LED inks in the food packaging market may be buoyed by the trend of ...