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Canada is banning the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which it declared a hazardous substance, in baby bottles.

Tyson will identify the United States as origin for a majority of its premium beef and pork products, thus meeting federal requirements for country-of-origin labeling (COOL).

Natural Source Printing has introduced its tree-free FiberStone paper.

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) Board of Directors welcomed six new members, and also elected its 2009 Executive Committee.

Mars Inc. will begin including Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) nutrition labels on several of its products, making it the first U.S. confectionery company to include the information.

To cut costs, Unilever is reducing its color palette, used for printing the packaging for more than 200 products, from 100 colors to six.

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group has appointed Dr. Hans-Joachim Kogelnik as president and chief operating officer of the company’s European operations.

EskoArtwork has acquired Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering Inc..

A new milk bottle being sold by Asda supermarkets in the United Kingdom consists of 91% recycled material..

Dairy Farmers of America, the largest U.S. dairy cooperative, has formed a new ingredients and contract manufacturing division.