Takeout food packaging from several leading U.S. grocery stores is likely treated with harmful PFAS chemicals, according to a new study released by Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future. However, PFAS-free alternatives are widely available and in use.
Moisture management in pharmaceutical packaging is a necessity; tablets and capsules in bottles with commonplace solutions like sachet or canister desiccants come to mind. But before considering package designs and desiccant options, it is helpful to look at the sources of moisture for these drug delivery products.
Charter NEX Films has opened a new facility in Blythewood, S.C., which will house state-of-the-art production technologies to manufacture blown films for food, medical and protective packaging.
AXE’s (LYNX in the U.K.) parent company Unilever asked PB Creative to further enhance its gifting experience for 2018, and introduced a new gifting range with a holistic 2D and 3D packaging design for the holidays,
Mars, the global food conglomerate behind pet food brands such as Whiskas, Cesar and Pedigree, has just announced a new partnership with Terracycle to enable pet food packaging to be recycled.
StePac L.A. Ltd. has launched Xflow, a flowpack solution for blueberries that reduces waste through the supply chain, saves labor costs and uses leaner plastic packaging.
Last month’s online poll asked: What is your position on the recent tariffs issue? See how the industry weighed in on material tariffs on plastics and foils.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has announced Tim Boven as the new recycling commercial director for Latin America and North America and Carsten Larsen as recycling commercial director for EMEA & APAC.