Toray Plastics (America) has introduced new polyester films, which can be used in gamma irradiation sterilization packaging applications. The firm’s new medical packaging films include Lumirror GA10, GA25 and GA66 PET films, which ...
Packaging films manufacturer Toray Plastics (America) has launched new Torayfan -Over-the-Mountain portfolio of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films for packaging industry. The new films are designed to prevent food packages from ...
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To ensure seal integrity and quality control, products that come off the packaging line should undergo regular testing by using package leak detection equipment. Off-line leak detector testing can be done to detect problems with seal ...
Pictures displayed on food packages, such as cake mix, could be worth hundreds of extra calories, according to research from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. Think of the typical box of cake mix sold at the grocery store: the slice ...
The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
It is a known fact that food is a basic necessity of mankind, a source of survival. From ancient times, man has been involved in finding various elements that serves as an eatable that also fulfils the criteria of being edible and safe to ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients. The move follows requests from some consumer groups for mandatory ...
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Proposed changes to food labels for all manner of information pertaining to fat, calories and carbs will give better, clearer information to shoppers, according to a Kansas State University human nutrition specialist. K-State Research ...
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A large number of food packages contain adhesives developed with Henkel’s renowned expertise and know-how, generating increased confidence among consumers and also, in particular, customers operating in the food industry. And now ...
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Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) today released a statement saying that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed changes on product label of processed food sold in the US market. The main ...
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FDA proposed format nutrition labels The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed certain changes to Nutrition Fact labels on food packages, to highlight key parts of the label such as calories and serving sizes. The agency stated that the revisions reflect the ...
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The left image shows actual eye movements of two different persons choosing among four snack items as recorded with eye-tracking. Number "1" indicates where the first eye movement is made to. The right image shows predicted eye movements ...
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Japanese food maker Maruha Nichiro Holdings is recalling 6.3 million packs of frozen foods including croquettes and pizza after pesticide was detected in some of the products. The affected products were manufactured by the company's ...
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Tetra Pak, a Switzerland-based provider of food processing and packaging solutions, has introduced three new products required for the processing of prepared foods such as fruit preparations, soups and sauces, baby food, tomato products and ...
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