Articles Tagged with ''packaging materials''

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Bioplastic materials

January 10, 2012
Mirel bioplastic materials have physical properties comparable to petroleum-based resins but are biobased and biodegradable in natural soil and water environments, home composting systems and industrial composting facilities.


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Carry handles

January 10, 2012
3M ScotchPad carry handles are custom-printed “strips” that stick directly to packages up to 50 lbs. for 1-handed carrying. Offering adhesion to a variety of surfaces, the handles are available in individually dispensed pads for application by hand or can be integrated into an automated packaging process.


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Patty Paper

August 6, 2012
Hollymatic FDA- and USDA-approved patty paper is designed for the meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, bakery and deli industries.
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TECH FLASH

Ensuring the sustainability of sustainability efforts

August 28, 2012
Making a product “green” often calls for manufacturing changes—sometimes with unexpected results that must be factored into the equation.
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One good innovation program leads to others

September 10, 2012
General Mills learned through its Worldwide Innovation Network that new packaging ideas may not originate from within, but from its own suppliers.
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Reach out and touch me

September 25, 2012
If your packaging doesn’t encourage someone to touch your product, it’s likely to sit on the shelf.
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Packaging Trends Survey: Greener Containers, Faster Speeds

October 4, 2012

Whether they acknowledge it or not, food packaging professionals are operating lines where the goals of sustainable manufacturing are playing out.


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Engineering R&D: Research in the trenches

October 4, 2012
With government funding drying up and businesses curtailing in-house programs, food technology research often has an entrepreneurial feel in the 21st century.
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Coca-Cola to set sustainable packaging goals in Europe

A joint-venture with a PET recycler will make it possible
October 29, 2012
The goals include achieving zero waste in its own operations and recycling more packaging than it uses.
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The 80-foot microwave

November 7, 2012
Shelf-stable foods prepared with microwave-assisted thermal sterilization may soon debut, provided the packaging riddle can be solved.
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The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.

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Food Authentication Using Bioorganic Molecules

This text provides critical tools and data needed to augment routine food analysis and enhance food safety by aiding in the detection of counterfeit, and potentially deleterious, foods.

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