A Michigan man is suing H.J. Heinz Co., alleging that the company stole his idea for single-serve condiment packets with thermoformed bottoms. David Wawrzynski sued Heinz in Wayne County, Mich.,
Frito-Lay’s decision to stop using polylactic acid (PLA) for most of its SunChips bags is generating both positive and negative backlash, according to a website that monitors trends in social
Some companies get A’s for their efforts at replacing bisphenol-A (BPA) in can linings, and others get F’s, according to a new report from a pair of environmentally oriented associations.
The Odwalla unit of Coca-Cola will transition to 100% PlantBottle packaging for all of its single-serve beverages in March 2011. The high-density polyethylene bottles comprise up to 100% plant-based material
Canada has become the first nation to declare bisphenol-A (BPA) a toxic substance that poses risks to human beings. The decision by Health Canada added BPA, a plasticizing agent often
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay unit may have retreated from its compostable SunChips bag, but it’s still looking for innovative, sustainable salty-snack packaging across the Atlantic. Richard Evans, president of PepsiCo UK and
The recall last June of 28 million boxes of Kellogg cereal was one of the factors in a downturn in ready-to-eat cereal sales, according to a financial research analyst. David
Food packaging should have information on the front relating to nutrition, but it should be confined to four major negative nutrients, according to a new report from the health arm
Yogurt producer Stonyfield Farms, Montpelier, Vt., has switched to polylactic acid (PLA) for many of its thermoformed containers. Stonyfield announced this week that it will use PLA for its Yo
A municipal government in England has dropped a case against a leading UK grocer over “excessive” packaging. The Lincolnshire county council had cited Sainsbury’s for the packaging of its Taste
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