Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been temporarily banned in Denmark from food packaging intended for children. The plasticizing additive, widely used in the linings of food and beverage cans as well as
ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., is the latest food company to announce sustainability goals related to reductions that include packaging. Its announced goals for 2015 include: 1. Greenhouse gas emissions:
Up to 40% of the declared weight of some frozen seafood is ice, according to an investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. The four-week investigation, involving more than 21,000
Consumers respond to well-planned packaging color schemes but are put off by packages that are too hard to open, according to a study by the University of Helsinki. The study,
Food shoppers are becoming more vigilant about health-related aspects of food labeling, according to results of a survey released by the National Grocers Association and SupermarketGuru.com. The survey showed that
Fresh Express, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands, unveiled the Your Salad Story micro-site and Leaf Locator tool that enables consumers to identify the growing region of their particular
According to recent research from Mintel, sales of gum, mints and breath fresheners have actually seen an uptick through the recession, increasing over 10% since 2007. The consumer insight company
Asda, Boots, Tesco and Sainsbury’s-some of the UK’s biggest retailers-have voluntarily agreed to reduce the carbon footprint of their grocery packaging by 10% by 2012, according to Waste & Resources
by Rick Lingle, Executive Editor Neuroscience will be useful as a packaging development tool, but convenience is diminishing in prominence, a packaging executive of Campbell Soup said March 3 during
In the most sweeping such action in recent history, the Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 17 food and beverage companies, including three units of Nestlé SA,
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