While food packaging materials may comply with government regulations, the study shows these chemicals may not be completely safe, said senior study author Jane Muncke, managing director and chief ...

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are ...

These are just a few types of food packaging that surround humans every ... scientific analyses to verify the safety of their materials. “The report references broad categories of chemistries ...

The packaging industry is on the cusp of a revolution, driven by changing consumer behaviours, technological advancements and ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has extended the deadline and given four more months to food business operators (FBOs) to exhaust all pre-printed packaging materials ...

From industrial machinery to office supplies and stationery ... The inherent question is whether cheap packaging is genuinely ...

Canopy's Pack4Good initiative calls on companies to reduce waste and avoid using packaging materials sourced from endangered forests.

University researchers have developed a small, portable device that can accurately measure microplastics in water samples ...

The plastics industry is evaluating new circularity solutions for materials needed for packaging that may not have a viable alternative compared with other materials targeted for elimination or ...

Today, plastic used as cheap packaging material is so widespread it is hard to imagine everyday life without it. Unfortunately, the resulting mountains of plastic rubbish are just as everyday.