Packaging

TECH FLASH

FDA to examine ‘healthy’ definition

Current standards allow sugary cereal and pudding producers to use the term, while those processing avocados, salmon and nuts cannot.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 16, 2016

FDA currently permits the use of the term “healthy” on food and beverage packaging if the products meet certain nutrition standards.

Food Packaging

Shelf-ready packaging

Debra Schug

May 11, 2016

Moving products quickly and easily through the supply chain has always been an attractive quality of shelf-ready packaging or SRP.

Food Packaging

Flexible pouch makes new beer dispenser possible

Debra Schug

April 22, 2016

The SYNEK countertop appliance refrigerates, pressurizes and dispenses beer for the home consumer.

Food Packaging

Coating chemicals

Debra Schug

April 19, 2016

The Food and Drug Administration recently announced the ban of three chemicals it had previously approved for use in food packaging such as pizza boxes.

Food Packaging

Packaging Assessment

What should processors look for when choosing new packaging?

Debra Schug

April 5, 2016

The decision to use new packaging may be the result of a consumer trend or a desire to spruce up a brand’s image.

Del Monte switches to non-BPA packaging

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2016

Del Monte Foods says it will convert to using non-Bisphenol A (BPA) packaging to meeting evolving consumer preferences.

Food Packaging

Closure and custom-molded products manufacturer HQC Inc. has released a new eight-ounce, rounded-front scoop designed for granular and powdered products packaged in rounded-bottom rigid containers or a bag/pouch flexible packaging format.

Food Packaging

Food packaging: Not so heavy metal

Debra Schug

March 15, 2016

At the ProSweets 2016 show in Cologne, Germany, CROWN Aerosols and Specialty Packaging Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc., displayed its range of innovations in metal packaging.

Food Packaging

Food packaging: Zip to it

Pre-applied zipper packaging film and automatic splicing technology make switching to a reclosable packaging format easier.

Debra Schug

March 8, 2016

Even though the use of reclosable food packaging continues to grow, some companies have not seriously considered making the change from a traditionally sealed package due to the perceived high cost.