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Clean Label Packaging Expands to Include Sustainability Considerations

Five years ago, sustainability meant reducing packaging material. Now, the clean label trend has taken on the mantle of sustainability, and its definition includes natural ingredients, decarbonization and recycling under the banner of clean labeling.
Grant Gerke
June 10, 2025

The definition of clean label is evolving to include not only natural ingredients but also decarbonization, reductions in virgin plastic packaging, cleaner processing, energy efficiency and more.


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Plastic water bottles

Phthalates, Packaging Materials and Food Contact: Still a Problem?

While several phthalates have been ruled out of packaging materials, phthalates in food and beverages remain, but are permitted levels safe?
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
January 14, 2025

Over-reacting or not, several consumer groups and clinicians — backed by new data — want phthalates out of the food supply. But is it a doable and practical task?


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UPM Specialty Papers Partners with Eastman on Paper Food Packaging with Compostable Coating

November 6, 2024

The solution integrates Eastman’s biobased and compostable Solus performance additives with BioPBS polymer to form a thin coating on UPM’s compostable and recyclable barrier base papers.


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New England Coffee Company Compostable Pods
Sustainable Packaging

New England Coffee Company Debuts Compostable Single-Serve Pods

September 5, 2024

Developed by PurPod, the pods have replaced all of New England Coffee’s former single-serve plastic pods to deliver a richer aroma and fresher coffee flavor with materials that are friendlier to the environment, reducing plastic waste. 


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Sustainable Packaging

Constantia Flexibles Debuts EcoTwistPaper for Confectionery Industry

June 12, 2024

This wax-free twist-wrap is made entirely from paper, prioritizing recyclability and supporting the global shift toward sustainable products.


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Beverage carton transitions to PolyAl

Upcycling a Good Application for Recycled Content from Beverage Cartons

Consumers want to see a complete and sustainable lifecycle for the packaging of the products they buy.
Wayne Labs
Wayne Labs
June 10, 2024

The ubiquitous milk and juice carton—lined with polymers and often aluminum—can be upcycled into new and useful products ranging from building materials to shoes and furniture. 


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Design/Branding/Marketing

Report Illustrates Gap Between Desire for and Action on Innovative Food Packaging

May 30, 2024

Last year, Industrial Physics found that there is a desire for innovation, with 96% of packaging professionals in food and beverage expressing that new developments in packaging were important. However, this year’s data highlights that in reality, less than a quarter (24%) of organizations are currently taking an innovative approach.


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Paper food packaging on orange background

How Food Packaging Can Engage Customers and Ignite Brand Interest

James Palfrey-Smith_ASC Direct
James Palfrey-Smith
May 10, 2024

By understanding the psychology of packaging design, as well as the demand for sustainable and unique packaging, businesses can better engage customers and distinguish their products in a crowded market.


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Hormel Natural Choice redesign
Design/Branding/Marketing

Hormel Foods Redesigns Packaging for Hormel Natural Choice Brand

March 13, 2024

The brand’s redesign features a reduction of packaging materials, a refreshed logo and a TRUETASTE Commitment.


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Get the PFAS out of food packaging materials ASAP

Get the PFAS Out of Food Packaging Materials ASAP

Carcinogenic PFAS chemicals used in packaging accumulate in human tissue for years.
January 9, 2024

While the feds have been slow to clamp down on PFAS in packaging materials, states and consumer groups are taking their own legal actions.


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