PPG Industries' packaging coatings business has announced that INNOVEL HPS coatings, the next generation of internal protective spray lacquers for the beverage can industry, has been approved for use on aluminum and steel beverage cans. ...
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According to the new research report "Epoxy Resin market by Application (Coatings, Electronics, Construction, Wind Turbine, Composites, and Adhesives) and Geography - Trends & Forecast to 2019" by MarketsandMarkets, the market of epoxy ...
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PHILADELPHIA– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 15-year old May Wang from Holland, Pa. with a 2013-2014 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for the experiments she conducted about removing a common ...
As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a survey released today reported that all of the canned foods tested for Bisphenol A (BPA) were safe to consume. BPA was not detected in 98.5 ...
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Food packaging is not dangerous, Australian experts have said Australian experts have reassured Australians that the chemicals in plastic food packaging are not harmful to human health. Dr Ian Musgrave, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty ...
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Herma, a German manufacturer of adhesive materials, has introduced a new white thermal paper for weight/price labeling of pre-packed foods such as fresh meat, sausage and cheese products. Claimed to be made of bisphenol A (BPA)-free ...
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Bisphenol A impairs the function of proteins that C. This finding has been reported by researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The substance, short BPA, is contained in many plastic products and is ...
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Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to harden plastics, has been used since the 1960s to make a number of consumer goods such as bottles and cans. In the past several years, potential health risks associated with the chemical have come to ...
A study with mice suggests that exposure in the womb to the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) could put males at greater risk for prostate cancer later in life. The findings are early, however, and can't prove a causal link between BPA ...
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If you're planning to bottle-feed your baby breast milk or formula, you'll need bottles. Simple, right? Here's the tricky part: Choosing ones that work for your baby. Some babies take to a particular type of nipple or bottle and outright ...
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Advanced Molding Technologies Advanced Molding Technologies LLC nears completion of a two-year expansion at its Circle Pines, Minn., plant. Advanced Molding Technologies LLC is nearing completion of a $3.5 million, two-year expansion at ...
The North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) reminds consumers of the important scientific evidence released in 2013 that supports the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact applications. Data from key studies, including ...
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family and friends, enjoy the fall harvest, and to stuff our faces full of delicious food. ?No matter your specific traditions, I'm certain the stuffing-of-faces is common across all Thanksgiving tables. ...
Austria-based packaging solutions provider Mayr-Melnhof Karton (MMK) has introduced new coated recyclable cartonboard grade 'FOODBOARD' for food packaging. FOODBOARD includes an ecologically sensitive and consumer-friendly barrier ...
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Packaging solutions provider Equipolymers has launched new Bisphenol-A free (BPA) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin, the BISNEINEX, for large bottling purposes. BISNEINEX can be used for production of large volume containers ...