Packaging

COVID-19

FDA allows ingredient swaps without label changes, upsetting some with allergies

Plus, vending machines can temporarily skip posting calorie counts

June 4, 2020

Hundreds of people with food allergies or sensitivities in their families are speaking out against the FDA’s latest move to loosen food labeling rules during the pandemic.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2020

KacePack Cannabis Packaging Range

June 3, 2020

KacePack offers several packaging options for leading cannabis brands across North America, including bottles, jars, tins and pouches.

Pet Food

Packaging trends in pet food production

Packaging is king in the growing market for premium dog and cat food

Rose Shilling

May 28, 2020

Packaging has a key role in the pet food industry’s robust growth, helping showcase quality, safety and sustainability, especially for premium products.

Packaging

Killing pathogens inside cut fruit and vegetable packages

Rose Shilling

May 5, 2020

A new technology for sealed packages of fresh cut produce releases an anti-pathogenic agent inside the container to protect against bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Packaging

Sun-Maid targets millennials with package refresh

Rose Shilling

May 1, 2020

Sun-Maid modernized its logo and packaging graphics for raisins and other fruit snacks to appeal to millennials and highlight key clean label benefits.

New Plant Products

Trayed packaging for raw foods

April 23, 2020

ULMA FS-400 flow wrapper is designed to produce cost-effective packaging for raw food products that often vary in size and shape.

Packaging

Under-tongue CBD pearls have hygienic dispenser

Rose Shilling

April 17, 2020

New hemp extract edibles—little beads that you dissolve under your tongue—come in a sleek dispenser with tiny dosing cap on top so people can avoid touching the product.

Packaging

More companies add options for film over paper-based board

Rose Shilling

April 13, 2020

Two companies have new skin packaging with paper-based board instead of plastic trays.

Packaging

Fresh ideas about where greener packaging is headed

Rose Shilling

April 6, 2020

Companies' ambitious sustainable packaging goals are spurring endless big ideas, analysis and predictions.

FDA provides temporary flexibility regarding egg packaging and labeling

Consumers can buy eggs sold in flats during COVID-19 health crisis

Sharon Spielman

April 3, 2020

The FDA has released a guidance document titled “Temporary Policy Regarding Packaging and Labeling of Shell Eggs Sold by Retail Food Establishments During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” which provides temporary flexibility regarding the packaging and labeling of shell eggs sold to consumers in retail food establishments.