The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...
Tags: bottle, bottled water, drinks packaged, environmental, bottle water ban
Amcor said that its new product has been designed to meet the most stringent packaging requirements of the pharmaceutical and medical industry. It also said that the new product combines the strong barrier of aluminum against light, ...
Tags: aluminum container, high stability of containers, healthcare products
Nestle has recalled containers of its Nesquik milkshake in the US amid concerns an ingredient could be contaminated with salmonella. The company has recalled Nesquik chocolate powder in three sizes of container - 10.9, 21.8 and 40.7 ...
Tags: salmonella, Nestle, milkshake, chocolate powder
By optimizing its product flow, weigh batching and mix-handling systems, Dawn Food Products Inc. decreased the time and labor needed to handle food mixes while containing dust at its facility in Evesham, U.K. Dawn is one of the world's ...
Tags: Dawn Food Products Inc, 55-lb bags, emptying bags, Flexicon
Old South Foods, a leading bottler and co-packer of restaurant foods, has converted its 16-ounce barbecue sauce decanter from glass to hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles from Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world's leading producer ...
Tags: food, bottler, co-packer, barbecue sauce decanter, packaging, decanters
BWAY Corp., a supplier of rigid containers, is acquiring Ropak Packaging, a rigid container manufacturer currently owned by the LINPAC Group. "Ropak is known for innovative products and exceptional customer service," according to Kenneth ...
Tags: BWAY Corp, acquire, Ropak, rigid container, injection molding, cleanroom
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Saladexpress, located in Saint-Rémi, Quebec, has been fined for violating the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations. CFIA noted that Saladexpress marketed the ice ...
Tags: CFIA, Saladexpress, fined, fresh fruit, vegetable
Optical oxygen sensor systems manufacturer OxySense has announced the launch of its new Sidewinder Invasive Measurement Needle, which allows users to measure headspace and dissolved oxygen in closed and opaque containers. According to the ...
Tags: optical oxygen sensor, OxySense, containers
Canada-based Unifiller Systems has launched the iSpot, a compact, mobile and user friendly depositor for the food and bakery industry. The iSpot depositor enables operators to draw and portion smooth flow-able products directly from bowl ...
Tags: Unifiller Systems, food, bakery, hand held nozzle, sanitary hose
Speech by the Mayor As one of the cradles of China's modern industry and the largest port in north China, Tianjin is a modern city with profound historical culture and full of strong passion. Characterized by its prosperous commerce, ...
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Biodegradable plastics manufacturer in the US Casey Container has received a new Letter of Interest from a German investment fund increasing the funding amount to$10m. Casey Container CEO Martin Nason said the increase of fund is the ...
Tags: Casey Container, biodegradable plastics, investment fund
Canadian Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has said the XL Foods plant at the centre of an E.coli outbreak will only re-open when there is written proof that there is no health risk from its products. XL Foods in Alberta had its ...
Tags: Public Concerns, Plant Safety, Equipment
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:45:13 AM U.S. demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5 percent per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016. Gains will be driven by a ...
Tags: plastic recycling, PET, HDPE, beverage bottles, thermoformed containers
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:03:55 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice has announced that Ohio-based Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., the ...
Tags: glass container, pollution control equipment, NOx, SO2
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 6:04:39 PM Barely a month after PACK EXPO International 2012, show owner and producer PMMI announces The Brand Zone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 is nearly sold out. ...
Tags: Packaging InnovationsTM, Containers&Materials Pavilion, Brand Zone