The use of health-harming PFAS chemicals in disposable food packaging and tableware is a widespread practice across Europe, as shown in a recent study undertaken by Czech NGO Arnika, in cooperation with the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), CHEM Trust and six other non-profit organizations in Europe.
S-One Labels & Packaging has launched a free Cannabis Resource Guide to help labelers and packagers navigate the emerging legal cannabis marketplace and also features an educational article exploring child-resistant packaging, how it’s achieved and what this standard means for the wider cannabis packaging industry.
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, partnered with SILBO, a Polish leading producer of compostable packaging, to create a high-strength, paper-based packaging for the Irish farm potato business Meade Farm Group.
Graphic Packaging International, a fiber-based packaging provider, launches ProducePack™ Punnet, a paperboard alternative to plastic punnet trays for fresh fruit and vegetables. Trays are fully recyclable and reduces plastic by up to 100% depending on application.
Purina and nonprofit RedRover expand Purple Leash Project efforts to help ensure 25% of domestic violence shelters are pet-friendly by 2025. May is National Pet Month and Purina is offering specially marked packaging for several of its products in support of the Purple Leash Project.