Americans have twice as much bisphenol-A (BPA) in their systems as Canadians, for reasons that are unclear, according to a new study. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association
Registration and housing for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (September 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center) are open at Packexpo.com.“Pack Expo Las Vegas will easily be the largest processing and packaging
A new, extra-thin can of Diet Pepsi, rolled out for Fall 2011 Fashion Week in New York City, is being criticized on grounds of promoting body-image insecurity among women. The
When is corn syrup corn sugar? When food and beverage processors persuade the government to let them call it that. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a petition by
Beverage companies are adding the new calorie labels to the front of every can, bottle and pack they produce–and displaying the total calories per container on all beverages of 20
Shoppers are going to the store more often, but buying a little less each trip, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal and Nielsen. The Nielsen report classified shopping
PMMI, owner and producer of the Pack Expo family of trade shows, is pleased to announce Pack Expo has signed on as Platinum Sponsor of the World Packaging Organization’s
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) recently announced that paperboard packaging is now collected for recycling in over 60% of all communities in the U.S. With the 60% threshold
The amount of packaging discarded in America is declining, and the rate of recovery for discarded packaging is increasing, according to new statistics from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).In
The plastic packaging market was worth $142 billion, representing 37.4% of the food and drinks packaging market by value in 2009. This market is forecast to grow at a compound
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