The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy released several reports in conjunction with the 2010 International Dairy Show held last month in Dallas. One,Leading the Way to a Sustainable U.S.
The Frito-Lay unit of PepsiCo is dropping most uses of its compostable bag for SunChips after complaints that the bag made too much noise when handled. The SunChips pouch was
As part of an overall packaging sustainability initiative, KFC has started serving side dishes in reusable packaging. KFC recently introduced what it touts as the first reusable fast-food packaging with
A federal judge has ordered a supplier of metal drinking containers to stop claiming that plastic water bottles are dangerous. U.S. District Judge Robert Conrad ruled that Eco Canteen of
Cartons of cereal branded by an NFL player are being recalled after a blunder resulted in the number of a phone sex line appearing on the box. Ochocincos cereal, distributed
Packaging and labeling for a “natural” pancake syrup is drawing criticism from politicians and others who represent maple syrup producers. Log Cabin Syrup from Pinnacle Foods rolled out earlier this
In packaging news across the Atlantic, Europe is trying to protect its domestic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) industry, while England is wrestling with how much food packaging materials should be downsized.The
Legislation that would increase the federal government’s authority over food safety probably will be delayed until after the Nov. 2 elections, thanks in part to a provision banning the plastics
British grocer Sainsbury’s is facing charges that one of its cooked-meat products is packaged with too much material. The Lincolnshire County Council followed up on a complaint from a customer
One of the leading scientific critics of bisphenol A (BPA) has ratcheted up the volume, claiming that his new study shows that people are being exposed to it at a
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