AHA Sparkling Water is using new shrink film with recycled plastic for some warehouse club packages.

Mars Inc. is including recycled plastic in its pet food packaging in Europe and plans to expand the pilot to other brands.

Spirits maker Bacardi will bottle all brands in a biodegradable material from plant-based oils, entering the race to replace petroleum-based plastic drink bottles.

Poland Spring bottled water and the University of Maine are trying to develop new packaging materials from trees grown in the state.

Food manufacturers, including Quaker Oats, Mars and Conagra, are updating packaging and branding to eliminate images or names viewed as racially insensitive.

Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottles in Europe will soon be made of one type of plastic so they can be recycled into food-grade PET.

Meijer recalled whole cantaloupes and some cut fruit containers for possible salmonella, found in a sampling investigation by agriculture authorities.