Henkel has recently introduced new food safe modular aliphatic adhesive systems - Loctite Liofol LA 2760 / LA 5891-21 and Loctite Liofol LA 2760 / LA 7371 – to cater to sectors demanding high performance retort processing and flexible ...
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Primary fresh food packaging company Linpac has partnered with Saudi Arabia-based Zultec Group to build a new PET thermoforming facility in Jeddah. The proposed facility will supply Linpac branded rigid and flexible packaging materials ...
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Mondi's proposed acquisition of two industrial packaging plants from Walki in a bid to ensure that the deal is pursuant to the EU Merger Regulation. The regulator is ...
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Tri-Star Packaging has added a new eco-friendly oval bowl to its portfolio for food-to-go operators. The new Oval Eco Street Bowl is made from a fully compostable sugar cane pulp, unbleached bagasse to present food-to-go options such as ...
Film and sheet extrusion machinery firm Macro Engineering & Technology (Canada) has established a 1.8m wide line having nine extruders and a nine-layer die design for a European customer. The line produces various barrier structures to ...
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Researchers at agricultural firm Agrindus in Brazil have discovered that the shelf-life of milk can be extended up to 15 days, by embedding silver nanoparticles in plastic bottles. The shelf life of grade A pasteurised fresh whole milk ...
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Plastics, latex and rubber firm Trinseo has received US Food and Drug Association’s (FDA) approval for considering several grades of its Magnum ABS resins as food contact compliant. The approval of Food Contact Substance ...
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Kellogg's has filed an application for obtaining patent in the US for its food cup packaging assembly system for better stacking and storage of food products. The conventional cups used for yogurt, ice cream, juice, and cereal, are found ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA has identified standard storage period and carbon dioxide level in packaging to avoid histamine formation in pre-packaged fishery products. The agency has recommended a combination of storage ...
Tags: food safety, food packaging, EFSA, frozen food
LiquiGlide has inked a licensing pact with Norway-based branded consumer goods supplier Orkla, allowing the latter to use its slippery coating for mayonnaise products across Nordics, Germany, Benelux and the Baltics. LiquiGlide's ...
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Food packaging firm Tetra Pak has reinforced its Tetra Evero Aseptic carton bottle with high density polyethylene, making it suitable for dairy products that have oxygen sensitive enrichments. The high density polyethylene acts as a ...
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Menasha Packaging is doubling the space at its preprint unit at Neenah, Wisconsin, in the US, to accommodate a new flexographic printing press for preprinted linerboard. The facility will add 45,500ft2 to its existing area of 94,000ft2. ...
Wool Packaging Company will open its new packaging unit at Stone in Staffordshire, UK, next month. Woolcool claims to extend an eco-friendly alternative to polymers for the food and pharmaceutical industries by using wool for packaging. ...
LLC has developed Safkote, a line of food-based coatings that are composed exclusively of (“generally regarded as safe”) components. The water-based coatings can be applied to paper on existing roll coaters at high speeds and ...
KRS Technologies has introduced Safkote, a product lineup of food-based coatings that can be applied to paper to make them grease-resistant. Derived from generally regarded as safe (GRAS) components, the coating is compliant with the ...
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