The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced March 30 its decision to reject a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to ban bisphenol-A (BPA) in food-contact materials. According
Growing demand for carbon neutral products has led to the new exclusive partnership of NSF International and the Carbonfund.org Foundation, owner of the CarbonFree® Product Certification Program. CarbonFree product certification
Where can you locate a control system integrator to perform projects and provide service on your industrial automation equipment and systems? Start with the “Find an Integrator” tool from the
A new report from Research and Markets , Packaging (Plastics) Market Report 2012, analyzes the UK plastic packaging market, currently the fastest growing market in the packaging industry. In 2010,
More than 150 packages were submitted for IoPP AmeriStar awards consideration in North America's most prestigious packaging awards competition. Judges evaluated and analyzed packages from 18 categories at IoPP Headquarters
The EPS Industry Alliance (www.epsindustry.org) has been established as a new trade association to represent the expanded polystyrene (EPS) industry. The EPS Molders Association (EPSMA) and the Alliance of Foam
World demand for aseptic packaging is projected to grow 9.1% per year to $35.8 billion in 2015. Advances will be driven by the increasing number of applications and the cost
IFS Management GmbH (www.ifs-certification.com), owner of the GFSI benchmarked IFS Food standard, IFS Logistics and other food supply chain standards, and The Packaging Association of Canada (PAC; www.pac.ca) have joined
After months of pressure from consumer, public health and concerned parents' organizations, Campbell's Soup Company announced to shareholders recently that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemical
In the most recent research conducted by Perception Research Services (www.prsresearch.com), shoppers demonstrate that they are interested in choosing environmentally-friendly packaging. Significantly more shoppers state they would like to choose environmentally
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